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2022 population: 722,029
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 425,983 | 59.00% | |
| Black: | 76,449 | 10.59% | |
| Indian: | 595 | 0.08% | |
| Asian: | 43,175 | 5.98% | |
| 2+ races: | 22,672 | 3.14% | |
| Hispanic: | 147,589 | 20.44% | |
| Total non-White: | 296,046 | 41.00% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 283,120 | |
| Median Value | $602,800 | |
| Occupied | 263,617 | 93.1% |
| Vacant | 19,503 | 6.9% |
| Owned | 169,068 | 64.1% |
| Rented | 94,549 | 35.9% |
| Median Rent | $1,774 | |
| Single-Family Units | 174,432 | 61.6% |
| Detached | 155,639 | 55.0% |
| Attached | 18,793 | 6.6% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 62,660 | 22.1% |
| Mobile Homes | 348 | 0.1% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 10,517 | 4.0% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 8,330 | 3.2% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 6,711 | 2.5% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 6,841 | 2.6% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 6,920 | 2.6% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 6,081 | 2.3% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 7,312 | 2.8% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 6,829 | 2.6% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 6,105 | 2.3% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 12,518 | 4.7% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 18,052 | 6.8% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 25,234 | 9.6% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 22,753 | 8.6% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 16,168 | 6.1% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 27,870 | 10.6% |
| $200,000 or more | 75,376 | 28.6% |
| Median Household Income | 110,391 | |
| Per Capita Income | 71,676 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 10,933 | 4.1% |
| Public Assistance | 5,858 | 2.2% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 26,477 | 10.0% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 264,603 | 72.1% |
| Unemployed | 17,315 | 4.7% |
| In Armed Forces | 281 | 0.1% |
| Total Labor Force | 282,199 | 76.9% |
| Not in Labor Force | 84,598 | 23.1% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 27.8% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 140,789 | 106,874 | 56.8% |
| Non-Profit | 11,668 | 22,761 | 33.9% |
| Self-Employed | 29,019 | 17,674 | 62.1% |
| Local Government | 8,998 | 13,713 | 39.6% |
| State Government | 2,932 | 4,521 | 39.3% |
| Federal Government | 1,976 | 1,716 | 53.5% |
| Total Private + Self | 169,808 | 124,548 | 57.7% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 25,574 | 42,711 | 37.5% |
| Total | 195,382 | 167,259 | 53.9% |
| Pct. Govt. | 9.3% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 88,850 | 24.4% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 73,580 | 20.2% |
| Professional, Technical | 93,946 | 25.9% |
| Service Occupations | 55,847 | 15.4% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 538 | 0.1% |
| All others | 51,194 | 14.1% |
| White Collar | 70.5% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Professional, scientific, management | 41,185 | 11.3% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 38,326 | 10.5% |
| Retail trade | 36,241 | 10.0% |
| Educational services and health care | 32,623 | 9.0% |
| Manufacturing | 25,766 | 7.1% |
| Construction | 23,368 | 6.4% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 18,307 | 5.0% |
| Other services | 18,187 | 5.0% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 11,454 | 3.2% |
| Information | 10,642 | 2.9% |
| Wholesale trade | 8,765 | 2.4% |
| Public administration | 8,621 | 2.4% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 563 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 17,357 | 2.40% |
| Puerto Rican | 38,478 | 5.33% |
| Cuban | 3,538 | 0.49% |
| Dominican | 12,430 | 1.72% |
| Total Central American | 29,037 | 4.02% |
| Costa Rican | 2,553 | 0.35% |
| Guatemalan | 15,145 | 2.10% |
| Honduran | 5,734 | 0.79% |
| Nicaraguan | 916 | 0.13% |
| Panamanian | 523 | 0.07% |
| Salvadoran | 3,631 | 0.50% |
| Other Central American | 535 | 0.07% |
| Total South American | 38,398 | 5.32% |
| Argentinean | 1,892 | 0.26% |
| Bolivian | 650 | 0.09% |
| Chilean | 1,418 | 0.20% |
| Colombian | 13,539 | 1.88% |
| Ecuadorian | 11,271 | 1.56% |
| Paraguayan | 268 | 0.04% |
| Peruvian | 6,227 | 0.86% |
| Uruguayan | 1,064 | 0.15% |
| Venezuelan | 1,794 | 0.25% |
| Other South American | 275 | 0.04% |
| Other Hispanic | 8,351 | 1.16% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Indian | 15,554 | 2.15% |
| Chinese | 9,595 | 1.33% |
| Filipino | 3,625 | 0.50% |
| Korean | 2,512 | 0.35% |
| Vietnamese | 2,194 | 0.30% |
| Japanese | 1,355 | 0.19% |
| Laotian | 1,284 | 0.18% |
| Cambodian | 1,081 | 0.15% |
| Bangladeshi | 841 | 0.12% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 472,316 | 69.2% |
| Spanish | 111,517 | 16.3% |
| Other Indo-European | 43,123 | 6.3% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 14,266 | 2.1% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 11,592 | 1.7% |
| Chinese | 7,896 | 1.2% |
| Other Asian | 6,258 | 0.9% |
| Other | 4,546 | 0.7% |
| German, other Germanic | 3,152 | 0.5% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Italian | 106,795 | 14.8% |
| Irish | 94,360 | 13.1% |
| English | 55,172 | 7.6% |
| German | 52,079 | 7.2% |
| Polish | 33,796 | 4.7% |
| American | 33,540 | 4.6% |
| Jamaican | 13,709 | 1.9% |
| Russian | 13,557 | 1.9% |
| French | 12,327 | 1.7% |
| Brazilian | 9,848 | 1.4% |
| Scottish | 9,747 | 1.3% |
| Haitian | 9,646 | 1.3% |
| Hungarian | 9,400 | 1.3% |
| Greek | 9,194 | 1.3% |
| European | 9,150 | 1.3% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 640,744 | 88.7% |
| Not a citizen | 81,285 | 11.3% |
| Native | 553,579 | 76.7% |
| Foreign-born | 168,450 | 23.3% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 27,036 | 5.5% | 19,362 | 3.9% | 94,215 | 19.1% | 91,425 | 18.5% | 141,549 | 28.7% | 120,400 | 24.4% |
| Average years of education: 14.4 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 27,036 | 5.5% |
| 9-12 Years | 19,362 | 3.9% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 94,215 | 19.1% |
| Some College | 91,425 | 18.5% |
| Bach. Degree | 141,549 | 28.7% |
| Grad Degree | 120,400 | 24.4% |
| Average years of education: 14.4 | ||
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 | CT04 | Jim Himes* (D) | 140,262 | 59.4% | Jayme Stevenson (R,Prog) | 95,822 | 40.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 236,084 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | CT04 | Jim Himes* (D) | 223,832 | 62.2% | Jonathan Riddle (R) | 130,627 | 36.3% | 5,666 | 1.6% | 360,125 |
| 2018-11-06 | CT04 | Jim Himes* (D) | 168,726 | 61.2% | Harry Arora (R,In) | 106,921 | 38.8% | 4 | 0.0% | 275,651 |
| 2016-11-08 | CT04 | Jim Himes* (D) | 187,811 | 59.9% | John Shaban (R,In) | 125,724 | 40.1% | 5 | 0.0% | 313,540 |
| 2014-11-04 | CT04 | Jim Himes* (D,WF) | 106,873 | 53.8% | Dan Debicella (R,In) | 91,922 | 46.2% | 5 | 0.0% | 198,800 |
| 2012-11-06 | CT04 | Jim Himes* (D,WF) | 175,929 | 60.0% | Steve Obsitnik (R) | 117,503 | 40.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 293,432 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | CT04 | Jim Himes* (D,WF) | 115,351 | 53.1% | Dan Debicella (R) | 102,030 | 46.9% | 10 | 0.0% | 217,391 |
| 2008-11-04 | CT04 | Jim Himes (D,WF) | 158,475 | 51.3% | Chris Shays* (R) | 146,854 | 47.6% | 3,447 | 1.1% | 308,776 |
| 2006-11-07 | CT04 | Chris Shays* (R) | 106,510 | 51.0% | Diane Farrell (D) | 99,450 | 47.6% | 3,059 | 1.5% | 209,019 |
| 2004-11-02 | CT04 | Chris Shays* (R) | 152,493 | 52.4% | Diane Farrell (D) | 138,333 | 47.6% | 4 | 0.0% | 290,830 |
| 2002-11-05 | CT04 | Chris Shays* (R) | 113,197 | 64.4% | Stephanie Sanchez (D) | 62,491 | 35.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 175,688 |
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 2% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | CT04 | Chris Shays* (R) | 119,155 | 57.6% | Stephanie Sanchez (D) | 84,472 | 40.9% | 3,131 | 1.5% | 206,758 |
| 1998-11-03 | CT04 | Chris Shays* (R) | 94,767 | 69.1% | Jonathan Kantrowitz (D) | 40,988 | 29.9% | 1,449 | 1.1% | 137,204 |
| 1996-11-05 | CT04 | Chris Shays* (R) | 121,949 | 60.5% | Bill Finch (D) | 75,902 | 37.6% | 3,861 | 1.9% | 201,712 |
| 1994-11-08 | CT04 | Chris Shays* (R) | 109,436 | 74.4% | Jonathan Kantrowitz (D) | 34,962 | 23.8% | 2,664 | 1.8% | 147,062 |
| 1992-11-03 | CT04 | Chris Shays* (R) | 147,816 | 67.3% | Dave Schropfer (D) | 58,666 | 26.7% | 13,133 | 6.0% | 219,615 |
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-11-06 | CT04 | Chris Shays* (R) | 105,682 | 76.5% | Al Smith (D) | 32,352 | 23.4% | 34 | 0.0% | 138,068 |
| 1988-11-08 | CT04 | Chris Shays* (R) | 147,843 | 71.8% | Roger Pearson (D) | 55,751 | 27.1% | 2,379 | 1.2% | 205,973 |
| 1987-08-18 sp | CT04 | Chris Shays (R) | 50,518 | 57.2% | Christine Niedermeier (D) | 37,293 | 42.2% | 524 | 0.6% | 88,335 |
| 1986-11-04 | CT04 | Stewart McKinney* (R) | 77,212 | 53.5% | Christine Niedermeier (D) | 66,999 | 46.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 144,211 |
| 1984-11-06 | CT04 | Stewart McKinney* (R) | 165,644 | 70.4% | John Ormon (D) | 69,666 | 29.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 235,310 |
| 1982-11-02 | CT04 | Stewart McKinney* (R) | 93,660 | 56.5% | John Phillips (D) | 71,110 | 42.9% | 1,137 | 0.7% | 165,907 |
| Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
| 1980-11-04 | CT04 | Stewart McKinney* (R) | 124,285 | 62.6% | John Phillips (D) | 74,326 | 37.4% | 14 | 0.0% | 198,625 |
| 1978-11-07 | CT04 | Stewart McKinney* (R) | 83,990 | 58.4% | Michael Morgan (D) | 59,918 | 41.6% | 11 | 0.0% | 143,919 |
| 1976-11-02 | CT04 | Stewart McKinney* (R) | 126,314 | 61.0% | Geoffrey Peterson (D) | 76,722 | 37.1% | 4,022 | 1.9% | 207,058 |
| 1974-11-04 | CT04 | Stewart McKinney* (R) | 83,630 | 53.2% | James Kellis (D) | 71,047 | 45.2% | 2,558 | 1.6% | 157,235 |
| 1972-11-07 | CT04 | Stewart McKinney* (R) | 135,883 | 63.1% | James McLoughlin (D) | 79,515 | 36.9% | 35 | 0.0% | 215,433 |
| Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1970. | ||||||||||
| 1970-11-03 | CT04 | Stewart McKinney (R) | 104,494 | 56.6% | Gilroy Daly (D) | 78,699 | 42.6% | 1,428 | 0.8% | 184,621 |
| 1968-11-05 | CT04 | Lowell Weicker (R) | 113,749 | 51.4% | Donald Irwin* (D) | 104,723 | 47.3% | 2,805 | 1.3% | 221,277 |
| 1966-11-08 | CT04 | Donald Irwin* (D) | 89,709 | 50.9% | Abner Sibal (R) | 86,337 | 49.0% | 105 | 0.1% | 176,151 |
| 1964-11-03 | CT04 | Donald Irwin (D) | 117,220 | 51.8% | Abner Sibal* (R) | 109,027 | 48.2% | 17 | 0.0% | 226,264 |
| 1962-11-06 | CT04 | Abner Sibal* (R) | 132,595 | 52.0% | Francis Lennon (D) | 122,362 | 48.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 254,958 |
| 1960-11-08 | CT04 | Abner Sibal (R) | 160,654 | 51.3% | Donald Irwin* (D) | 150,205 | 48.0% | 2,350 | 0.8% | 313,209 |
| 1958-11-04 | CT04 | Donald Irwin (D) | 119,766 | 50.9% | Albert Morano* (R) | 115,505 | 49.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 235,271 |
| 1956-11-06 | CT04 | Albert Morano* (R) | 194,333 | 68.4% | Jack Stock (D) | 88,487 | 31.1% | 1,456 | 0.5% | 284,276 |
| 1954-11-02 | CT04 | Albert Morano* (R) | 123,890 | 56.2% | Edward Fay (D) | 91,184 | 41.4% | 5,413 | 2.5% | 220,487 |
| 1952-11-04 | CT04 | Albert Morano* (R) | 164,689 | 60.1% | Joseph Lyford (D) | 107,881 | 39.3% | 1,618 | 0.6% | 274,188 |
| 1950-11-07 | CT04 | Albert Morano (R) | 111,939 | 53.1% | Dennis Carroll (D) | 88,682 | 42.1% | 10,255 | 4.9% | 210,876 |
| 1948-11-02 | CT04 | John Lodge* (R) | 117,727 | 55.2% | William Gaston (D) | 92,618 | 43.4% | 3,116 | 1.5% | 213,461 |
| 1946-11-05 | CT04 | John Lodge (R) | 93,513 | 57.1% | Henry Mucci (D) | 57,913 | 35.4% | 12,261 | 7.5% | 163,687 |
| 1944-11-07 | CT04 | Clare Boothe Luce* (R) | 102,043 | 50.5% | Margaret Connor (D) | 100,035 | 49.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 202,078 |
| 1942-11-03 | CT04 | Clare Boothe Luce (R) | 63,719 | 46.2% | Leroy Downs* (D) | 57,861 | 41.9% | 16,487 | 11.9% | 138,067 |
| 1940-11-05 | CT04 | Leroy Downs (D,Union) | 91,192 | 49.1% | Albert Austin* (R) | 90,239 | 48.6% | 4,268 | 2.3% | 185,699 |
| 1938-11-08 | CT04 | Albert Austin (R) | 61,660 | 43.3% | Alfred Phillips* (D) | 44,626 | 31.3% | 36,256 | 25.4% | 142,542 |
| 1936-11-03 | CT04 | Alfred Phillips (D) | 80,875 | 50.0% | Schuyler Merritt* (R) | 67,768 | 41.9% | 13,214 | 8.2% | 161,857 |
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Joe Biden (D) | 230,411 | 64.8% | Donald Trump* (R) | 120,230 | 33.8% | 4,815 | 1.4% | 355,456 | -5 | -13 | 19.48% | |
| 2020 | 65% | Joe Biden (D) | 237,245 | 64.2% | Donald Trump* (R) | 127,566 | 34.5% | 4,980 | 1.3% | 369,791 | -5 | -12 | 20.27% |
| 2016 | 59% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 195,494 | 59.6% | Donald Trump (R) | 119,976 | 36.6% | 12,728 | 3.9% | 328,198 | -4 | -9 | 19.95% |
| 2012 | 57% | Barack Obama* (D) | 170,827 | 55.1% | Mitt Romney (R) | 136,527 | 44.0% | 2,735 | 0.9% | 310,089 | 3 | -3 | 19.89% |
| 2008 | 61% | Barack Obama (D) | 190,995 | 59.7% | John McCain (R) | 126,849 | 39.6% | 2,130 | 0.7% | 319,974 | 1 | -6 | 19.43% |
| 2004 | 61% | John Kerry (D) | 162,166 | 52.4% | George W. Bush* (R) | 143,280 | 46.3% | 4,121 | 1.3% | 309,567 | 2 | -4 | 19.61% |
| 2000 | 51% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 125,843 | 54.8% | George W. Bush (R) | 94,079 | 41.0% | 9,729 | 4.2% | 229,651 | 3 | -7 | 15.73% |
| 1996 | 49% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 113,411 | 52.4% | Robert Dole (R) | 88,181 | 40.7% | 14,825 | 6.9% | 216,417 | 6 | 0 | 15.54% |
| 1992 | 61% | George Bush* (R) | 110,072 | 42.3% | Bill Clinton (D) | 109,122 | 42.0% | 40,802 | 15.7% | 259,996 | 7 | 5 | 16.09% |
| 1988 | 60% | George Bush (R) | 128,702 | 57.2% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 96,177 | 42.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 224,879 | 5 | 4 | 15.58% |
| 1984 | 64% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 154,515 | 63.5% | Walter Mondale (D) | 88,941 | 36.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 243,456 | 3 | 5 | 16.60% |
| 1980 | 64% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 110,273 | 53.1% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 76,569 | 36.9% | 20,723 | 10.0% | 207,565 | 5 | 2 | 14.76% |
| 1976 | 64% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 118,716 | 56.6% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 91,058 | 43.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 209,774 | 5 | 9 | 15.18% |
| 1972 | 65% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 138,496 | 62.9% | George McGovern (D) | 81,802 | 37.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 220,298 | 4 | 2 | 15.91% |
| 1968 | n/a | Richard Nixon (R) | 118,374 | 51.0% | Hubert Humphrey (D) | 100,018 | 43.1% | 13,607 | 5.9% | 231,999 | 7 | 8 | 18.47% |
| 1964 | n/a | Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 61.8% | Barry Goldwater (R) | 38.2% | 0.0% | 6 | 0 | n/a | ||||
| 1960 | 76% | Richard Nixon (R) | 167,778 | 53.4% | John Kennedy (D) | 146,442 | 46.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 314,220 | 7 | 4 | 25.70% |
| 1956 | 76% | Dwight Eisenhower* (R) | 199,841 | 70.2% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 84,890 | 29.8% | 116 | 0.0% | 284,847 | 6 | 13 | 25.50% |
| 1952 | 81% | Dwight Eisenhower (R) | 167,278 | 61.1% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 106,403 | 38.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 273,681 | 5 | 6 | 24.95% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 718,640 | 56.1% | 11.8% | 5.9% | 3.6% | 21.9% | |
| 2020 | 737,733 | 57.7% | 12.4% | 5.5% | 3.6% | 20.8% | |
| 2012 | 726,619 | 63.6% | 12.0% | 0.2% | 5.0% | 1.7% | 17.5% |
| 2010 | 706,740 | 65.2% | 11.2% | 0.1% | 4.6% | 1.4% | 17.5% |
| 2002 | 681,113 | 70.9% | 10.9% | 0.1% | 3.2% | 1.7% | 12.8% |
| 2000 | 574,101 | 65.3% | 13.4% | 0.2% | 3.5% | 2.8% | 14.8% |
| 1992 | 547,765 | 73.4% | 13.1% | 0.2% | 2.2% | 11.1% | |
| 1990 | 518,981 | 72.5% | 13.7% | 2.2% | 11.6% | ||
| 1982 | 518,577 | 80.0% | 11.2% | 0.1% | 1.0% | 7.7% | |
| 1980 | 478,265 | 12.0% | 1.0% | 8.0% | |||
| 1972 | 505,366 | 10.0% | 5.0% | ||||
| 1970 | 546,964 | 6.0% | 1.0% | ||||
| 1960 | 653,589 | ||||||
| 1950 | 504,342 |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
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