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2022 population: 723,724
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 573,107 | 79.19% | |
| Black: | 24,633 | 3.40% | |
| Indian: | 1,580 | 0.22% | |
| Asian: | 26,237 | 3.63% | |
| 2+ races: | 27,007 | 3.73% | |
| Hispanic: | 68,136 | 9.41% | |
| Total non-White: | 150,617 | 20.81% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 313,809 | |
| Median Value | $298,000 | |
| Occupied | 285,998 | 91.1% |
| Vacant | 27,811 | 8.9% |
| Owned | 209,543 | 73.3% |
| Rented | 76,455 | 26.7% |
| Median Rent | $1,273 | |
| Single-Family Units | 234,777 | 74.8% |
| Detached | 221,697 | 70.6% |
| Attached | 13,080 | 4.2% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 36,656 | 11.7% |
| Mobile Homes | 5,869 | 1.9% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 10,451 | 3.7% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 7,920 | 2.8% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 7,460 | 2.6% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 7,764 | 2.7% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 8,992 | 3.1% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 8,026 | 2.8% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 7,378 | 2.6% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 8,516 | 3.0% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 8,748 | 3.1% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 15,999 | 5.6% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 24,951 | 8.7% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 37,003 | 12.9% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 32,781 | 11.5% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 24,195 | 8.5% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 32,878 | 11.5% |
| $200,000 or more | 42,936 | 15.0% |
| Median Household Income | 92,263 | |
| Per Capita Income | 48,153 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 11,935 | 4.2% |
| Public Assistance | 7,955 | 2.8% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 28,185 | 9.9% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 307,622 | 72.7% |
| Unemployed | 16,922 | 4.0% |
| In Armed Forces | 4,971 | 1.2% |
| Total Labor Force | 329,515 | 77.9% |
| Not in Labor Force | 93,536 | 22.1% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 26.1% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 130,927 | 108,089 | 54.8% |
| Non-Profit | 11,363 | 23,719 | 32.4% |
| Self-Employed | 20,300 | 11,828 | 63.2% |
| Local Government | 11,115 | 19,205 | 36.7% |
| State Government | 9,939 | 9,194 | 51.9% |
| Federal Government | 5,095 | 2,539 | 66.7% |
| Total Private + Self | 151,227 | 119,917 | 55.8% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 37,512 | 54,657 | 40.7% |
| Total | 188,739 | 174,574 | 51.9% |
| Pct. Govt. | 15.7% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 65,396 | 18.0% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 70,010 | 19.2% |
| Professional, Technical | 100,414 | 27.6% |
| Service Occupations | 61,260 | 16.8% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 1,077 | 0.3% |
| All others | 66,858 | 18.4% |
| White Collar | 64.8% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Manufacturing | 47,513 | 13.1% |
| Educational services and health care | 44,609 | 12.3% |
| Retail trade | 39,773 | 10.9% |
| Professional, scientific, management | 24,011 | 6.6% |
| Construction | 22,508 | 6.2% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 21,750 | 6.0% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 21,106 | 5.8% |
| Public administration | 15,147 | 4.2% |
| Other services | 13,743 | 3.8% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 12,341 | 3.4% |
| Wholesale trade | 7,655 | 2.1% |
| Information | 4,910 | 1.3% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 2,707 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 9,299 | 1.28% |
| Puerto Rican | 36,375 | 5.03% |
| Cuban | 1,435 | 0.20% |
| Dominican | 3,830 | 0.53% |
| Total Central American | 3,547 | 0.49% |
| Costa Rican | 173 | 0.02% |
| Guatemalan | 1,599 | 0.22% |
| Honduran | 530 | 0.07% |
| Nicaraguan | 93 | 0.01% |
| Panamanian | 397 | 0.05% |
| Salvadoran | 755 | 0.10% |
| Total South American | 8,620 | 1.19% |
| Argentinean | 749 | 0.10% |
| Bolivian | 77 | 0.01% |
| Chilean | 340 | 0.05% |
| Colombian | 1,655 | 0.23% |
| Ecuadorian | 2,840 | 0.39% |
| Paraguayan | 34 | 0.00% |
| Peruvian | 2,240 | 0.31% |
| Uruguayan | 41 | 0.01% |
| Venezuelan | 551 | 0.08% |
| Other South American | 93 | 0.01% |
| Other Hispanic | 5,030 | 0.70% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Chinese | 9,417 | 1.30% |
| Indian | 6,209 | 0.86% |
| Filipino | 3,754 | 0.52% |
| Korean | 1,535 | 0.21% |
| Vietnamese | 1,223 | 0.17% |
| Thai | 355 | 0.05% |
| Japanese | 339 | 0.05% |
| Cambodian | 329 | 0.05% |
| Bangladeshi | 200 | 0.03% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 613,058 | 88.8% |
| Spanish | 36,315 | 5.3% |
| Other Indo-European | 11,914 | 1.7% |
| Chinese | 6,599 | 1.0% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 5,750 | 0.8% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 4,470 | 0.6% |
| Other Asian | 4,007 | 0.6% |
| Tagalog | 2,344 | 0.3% |
| German, other Germanic | 1,920 | 0.3% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Irish | 127,818 | 17.7% |
| Italian | 104,011 | 14.4% |
| English | 92,780 | 12.8% |
| German | 72,790 | 10.1% |
| French | 56,971 | 7.9% |
| Polish | 55,849 | 7.7% |
| French Canadian | 33,268 | 4.6% |
| American | 25,034 | 3.5% |
| Scottish | 17,135 | 2.4% |
| Swedish | 14,408 | 2.0% |
| Portuguese | 11,350 | 1.6% |
| European | 8,306 | 1.1% |
| Russian | 7,108 | 1.0% |
| Dutch | 6,036 | 0.8% |
| Greek | 5,986 | 0.8% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 701,171 | 96.9% |
| Not a citizen | 22,553 | 3.1% |
| Native | 670,611 | 92.7% |
| Foreign-born | 53,113 | 7.3% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 11,549 | 2.3% | 21,300 | 4.2% | 140,685 | 27.6% | 140,376 | 27.5% | 110,387 | 21.6% | 85,795 | 16.8% |
| Average years of education: 14.0 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 11,549 | 2.3% |
| 9-12 Years | 21,300 | 4.2% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 140,685 | 27.6% |
| Some College | 140,376 | 27.5% |
| Bach. Degree | 110,387 | 21.6% |
| Grad Degree | 85,795 | 16.8% |
| Average years of education: 14.0 | ||
Click on the District to view county-level data for that election (where available).
NOTE: Results prior to 2022 are for districts which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.
| Date | District | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-08 | CT02 | Joe Courtney* (D) | 165,946 | 58.2% | Mike France (R) | 114,506 | 40.2% | 4,579 | 1.6% | 285,031 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | CT02 | Joe Courtney* (D,WF) | 217,982 | 59.4% | Justin Anderson (R) | 140,340 | 38.2% | 8,850 | 2.4% | 367,172 |
| 2018-11-06 | CT02 | Joe Courtney* (D,WF) | 179,731 | 62.2% | Danny Postemski (R) | 102,483 | 35.4% | 6,900 | 2.4% | 289,114 |
| 2016-11-08 | CT02 | Joe Courtney* (D,WF) | 208,818 | 63.2% | Daria Novak (R) | 111,149 | 33.7% | 10,290 | 3.1% | 330,257 |
| 2014-11-04 | CT02 | Joe Courtney* (D,WF) | 141,948 | 62.3% | Lori Cavanagh (R) | 80,837 | 35.5% | 5,151 | 2.3% | 227,936 |
| 2012-11-06 | CT02 | Joe Courtney* (D,WF) | 204,708 | 68.2% | Paul Formica (R) | 88,103 | 29.4% | 7,149 | 2.4% | 299,960 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | CT02 | Joe Courtney* (D,WF) | 147,748 | 59.9% | Janet Peckinpaugh (R) | 95,671 | 38.8% | 3,390 | 1.4% | 246,809 |
| 2008-11-04 | CT02 | Joe Courtney* (D,WF) | 212,148 | 65.7% | Sean Sullivan (R) | 104,574 | 32.4% | 6,319 | 2.0% | 323,041 |
| 2006-11-07 | CT02 | Joe Courtney (D) | 121,248 | 50.0% | Rob Simmons* (R) | 121,165 | 50.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 242,413 |
| 2004-11-02 | CT02 | Rob Simmons* (R) | 166,412 | 54.2% | Jim Sullivan (D) | 140,536 | 45.8% | 130 | 0.0% | 307,078 |
| 2002-11-05 | CT02 | Rob Simmons* (R) | 117,434 | 54.1% | Joe Courtney (D) | 99,674 | 45.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 217,108 |
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 2% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | CT02 | Rob Simmons (R) | 114,380 | 50.6% | Sam Gejdenson* (D) | 111,520 | 49.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 225,900 |
| 1998-11-03 | CT02 | Sam Gejdenson* (D) | 99,567 | 61.0% | Gary Koval (R) | 57,860 | 35.5% | 5,775 | 3.5% | 163,202 |
| 1996-11-05 | CT02 | Sam Gejdenson* (D,ACP) | 115,175 | 51.6% | Edward Munster (R) | 100,332 | 44.9% | 7,742 | 3.5% | 223,249 |
| 1994-11-08 | CT02 | Sam Gejdenson* (D) | 79,188 | 42.6% | Edward Munster (R) | 79,167 | 42.5% | 27,718 | 14.9% | 186,073 |
| 1992-11-03 | CT02 | Sam Gejdenson* (D,ACP) | 123,291 | 50.8% | Edward Munster (R) | 119,416 | 49.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 242,707 |
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-11-06 | CT02 | Sam Gejdenson* (D) | 105,085 | 59.7% | John Ragsdale (R) | 70,922 | 40.3% | 8 | 0.0% | 176,015 |
| 1988-11-08 | CT02 | Sam Gejdenson* (D) | 143,326 | 63.6% | Glenn Carberry (R) | 81,965 | 36.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 225,291 |
| 1986-11-04 | CT02 | Sam Gejdenson* (D) | 109,229 | 67.4% | Bud Mullen (R) | 52,869 | 32.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 162,098 |
| 1984-11-06 | CT02 | Sam Gejdenson* (D) | 124,110 | 54.4% | Roberta Koontz (R) | 103,119 | 45.2% | 1,024 | 0.4% | 228,253 |
| 1982-11-02 | CT02 | Sam Gejdenson* (D) | 95,254 | 55.8% | Tony Guglielmo (R) | 74,294 | 43.5% | 1,266 | 0.7% | 170,814 |
| Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
| 1980-11-04 | CT02 | Sam Gejdenson (D) | 119,176 | 53.4% | Tony Guglielmo (R) | 104,107 | 46.6% | 28 | 0.0% | 223,311 |
| 1978-11-07 | CT02 | Christopher Dodd* (D) | 116,624 | 69.9% | Thomas Connell (R) | 50,167 | 30.1% | 23 | 0.0% | 166,814 |
| 1976-11-02 | CT02 | Christopher Dodd* (D) | 142,684 | 65.1% | Richard Jackson (R) | 74,743 | 34.1% | 1,881 | 0.9% | 219,308 |
| 1974-11-04 | CT02 | Christopher Dodd (D) | 104,436 | 59.0% | Samuel Hellier (R) | 69,380 | 39.2% | 3,133 | 1.8% | 176,949 |
| 1972-11-07 | CT02 | Robert Steele* (R) | 142,094 | 65.9% | Roger Hilsman (D) | 73,400 | 34.1% | 18 | 0.0% | 215,512 |
| Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1970. | ||||||||||
| 1970-11-03 | CT02 | Robert Steele (R) | 92,846 | 53.3% | John Pickett (D) | 81,492 | 46.7% | 4 | 0.0% | 174,342 |
| 1970-11-03 sp | CT02 | Robert Steele (R) | 92,816 | 53.3% | John Pickett (D) | 81,333 | 46.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 174,149 |
| 1968-11-05 | CT02 | William St. Onge* (D) | 106,203 | 54.1% | Peter Mariani (R) | 89,098 | 45.3% | 1,185 | 0.6% | 196,486 |
| 1966-11-08 | CT02 | William St. Onge* (D) | 90,298 | 56.1% | Joseph Goldberg (R) | 69,402 | 43.2% | 1,120 | 0.7% | 160,820 |
| 1964-11-03 | CT02 | William St. Onge* (D) | 119,530 | 63.2% | Belton Copp (R) | 69,403 | 36.7% | 57 | 0.0% | 188,990 |
| 1962-11-06 | CT02 | William St. Onge (D) | 83,652 | 50.8% | Moses Savin (R) | 81,010 | 49.2% | 1 | 0.0% | 164,663 |
| 1960-11-08 | CT02 | Horace Seely-Brown (R) | 93,971 | 50.1% | William St. Onge (D) | 93,515 | 49.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 187,486 |
| 1958-11-04 | CT02 | Chester Bowles (D) | 79,672 | 53.3% | Horace Seely-Brown* (R) | 69,837 | 46.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 149,509 |
| 1956-11-06 | CT02 | Horace Seely-Brown* (R) | 99,274 | 59.0% | Douglas Bennet (D) | 68,847 | 40.9% | 6 | 0.0% | 168,127 |
| 1954-11-02 | CT02 | Horace Seely-Brown* (R) | 72,833 | 50.7% | Henry Pierce (D) | 70,853 | 49.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 143,686 |
| 1952-11-04 | CT02 | Horace Seely-Brown* (R) | 90,827 | 55.5% | William Citron (D) | 72,868 | 44.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 163,695 |
| 1950-11-07 | CT02 | Horace Seely-Brown (R) | 68,747 | 50.8% | Chase Woodhouse* (D) | 66,523 | 49.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 135,270 |
| 1948-11-02 | CT02 | Chase Woodhouse (D) | 69,339 | 51.6% | Horace Seely-Brown* (R) | 64,916 | 48.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 134,255 |
| 1946-11-05 | CT02 | Horace Seely-Brown (R) | 59,828 | 55.3% | Chase Woodhouse* (D) | 48,376 | 44.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 108,204 |
| 1944-11-07 | CT02 | Chase Woodhouse (D) | 63,013 | 51.2% | John McWilliams* (R) | 59,973 | 48.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 122,986 |
| 1942-11-03 | CT02 | John McWilliams (R) | 46,426 | 51.4% | William Fitzgerald* (D) | 43,934 | 48.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 90,360 |
| 1940-11-05 | CT02 | William Fitzgerald (D) | 63,021 | 52.4% | Thomas Ball* (R) | 56,825 | 47.3% | 374 | 0.3% | 120,220 |
| 1938-11-08 | CT02 | Thomas Ball (R,Union) | 48,290 | 48.4% | William Fitzgerald* (D) | 45,056 | 45.2% | 6,333 | 6.4% | 99,679 |
| 1936-11-03 | CT02 | William Fitzgerald (D) | 55,369 | 50.9% | William Higgins* (R) | 50,369 | 46.3% | 2,946 | 2.7% | 108,684 |
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Joe Biden (D) | 214,158 | 54.7% | Donald Trump* (R) | 169,366 | 43.3% | 7,825 | 2.0% | 391,349 | 4 | -4 | 21.45% | |
| 2020 | 66% | Joe Biden (D) | 205,929 | 54.5% | Donald Trump* (R) | 164,480 | 43.5% | 7,578 | 2.0% | 377,987 | 4 | -3 | 20.72% |
| 2016 | 60% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 165,799 | 48.7% | Donald Trump (R) | 155,975 | 45.8% | 18,984 | 5.6% | 340,758 | 5 | 0 | 20.72% |
| 2012 | 57% | Barack Obama* (D) | 177,522 | 55.9% | Mitt Romney (R) | 135,212 | 42.6% | 4,908 | 1.5% | 317,642 | 2 | -5 | 20.37% |
| 2008 | 63% | Barack Obama (D) | 204,221 | 58.5% | John McCain (R) | 139,945 | 40.1% | 5,056 | 1.4% | 349,222 | 2 | -6 | 21.21% |
| 2004 | 63% | John Kerry (D) | 180,235 | 53.9% | George W. Bush* (R) | 147,819 | 44.2% | 6,208 | 1.9% | 334,262 | 0 | -6 | 21.17% |
| 2000 | 57% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 137,128 | 55.5% | George W. Bush (R) | 92,844 | 37.5% | 17,319 | 7.0% | 247,291 | -1 | -10 | 16.94% |
| 1996 | 53% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 123,595 | 54.4% | Robert Dole (R) | 73,863 | 32.5% | 29,790 | 13.1% | 227,248 | -2 | -8 | 16.32% |
| 1992 | 63% | Bill Clinton (D) | 113,553 | 42.8% | George Bush* (R) | 79,110 | 29.8% | 72,782 | 27.4% | 265,445 | -6 | -8 | 16.42% |
| 1988 | 58% | George Bush (R) | 119,947 | 50.9% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 115,813 | 49.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 235,760 | -1 | -3 | 16.33% |
| 1984 | 60% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 141,593 | 60.9% | Walter Mondale (D) | 90,869 | 39.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 232,462 | 0 | 2 | 15.85% |
| 1980 | 66% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 108,219 | 46.9% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 89,252 | 38.7% | 33,388 | 14.5% | 230,859 | -1 | -4 | 16.42% |
| 1976 | 64% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 111,161 | 50.1% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 110,616 | 49.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 221,777 | -2 | 2 | 16.05% |
| 1972 | 65% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 127,923 | 60.0% | George McGovern (D) | 85,382 | 40.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 213,305 | 1 | -1 | 15.41% |
| 1968 | n/a | Hubert Humphrey (D) | 102,339 | 50.4% | Richard Nixon (R) | 89,943 | 44.3% | 10,883 | 5.4% | 203,165 | 0 | 1 | 16.17% |
| 1964 | n/a | Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 69.5% | Barry Goldwater (R) | 30.5% | 0.0% | -2 | -8 | n/a | ||||
| 1960 | 75% | John Kennedy (D) | 97,463 | 51.8% | Richard Nixon (R) | 90,681 | 48.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 188,144 | 2 | -1 | 15.39% |
| 1956 | 74% | Dwight Eisenhower* (R) | 104,858 | 62.2% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 63,832 | 37.8% | 22 | 0.0% | 168,712 | -2 | 5 | 15.10% |
| 1952 | 80% | Dwight Eisenhower (R) | 91,750 | 56.0% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 72,056 | 44.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 163,806 | 0 | 1 | 14.93% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 729,071 | 77.4% | 3.2% | 0.3% | 3.6% | 5.1% | 9.8% |
| 2020 | 701,590 | 79.9% | 4.3% | 3.8% | 3.0% | 9.0% | |
| 2012 | 711,006 | 82.7% | 4.3% | 0.2% | 2.8% | 3.1% | 6.9% |
| 2010 | 729,771 | 84.5% | 3.6% | 0.4% | 2.9% | 1.9% | 6.7% |
| 2002 | 681,113 | 88.6% | 3.3% | 0.5% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 4.3% |
| 2000 | 568,007 | 86.5% | 4.2% | 0.6% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 4.7% |
| 1992 | 548,041 | 91.5% | 3.7% | 0.4% | 1.4% | 3.0% | |
| 1990 | 564,477 | 92.2% | 3.6% | 1.3% | 2.9% | ||
| 1982 | 518,244 | 94.4% | 2.9% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 1.7% | |
| 1980 | 537,988 | 3.0% | 1.0% | 2.0% | |||
| 1972 | 505,493 | 2.0% | 1.0% | ||||
| 1970 | 533,627 | 7.0% | 1.0% | ||||
| 1960 | 411,919 | ||||||
| 1950 | 318,621 |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|