† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupMysticConnecticutUnited States
Irish17.0%13.9%9.4%
Italian15.7%15.3%4.8%
English14.0%8.7%9.5%
German11.2%7.8%12.5%
Polish7.5%6.3%2.2%
French7.0%3.8%1.6%
French Canadian4.1%1.9%—
American3.5%3.3%5.3%
Chinese0.6%1.1%1.3%
Asian Indian0.4%1.7%1.4%
Filipino0.3%0.4%0.9%
African American†1.3%6.0%9.9%
Haitian0.4%0.7%0.3%
Jamaican0.2%1.8%0.4%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Mystic
Connecticut
United States
Median age
57
41.2
39.1
Age 18–24
3.3%
9.3%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
38.5%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Mystic
Connecticut
United States
Median household income
$152,559
$95,781
$84,427
Poverty rate
2.1%
10.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
65.0%
42.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Mystic
Connecticut
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.9%
23.4%
22.3%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
1.7%
1.5%
0.7%
Religious landscape
Measure
Mystic
Connecticut
United States
Catholic
—
28.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
6.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
54.0%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Mystic, Connecticut
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+17.3%
2008
+24.4%
2012
+21.5%
2016
+24.4%
2020
+34.7%
2024
+26.1%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
62.3%Harris1,594
36.3%Trump927
1.4%
D+26.1
R+8.6
D+27.6
2,557
D
66.5%Biden1,965
31.8%Trump940
1.7%
D+34.7
D+10.2
D+30.2
2,956
D
60.0%Clinton1,549
35.6%Trump918
4.4%
D+24.4
D+3.0
D+22.4
2,581
D
60.0%Obama1,253
38.5%Romney804
1.6%
D+21.5
R+2.9
D+17.6
2,090
D
61.6%Obama1,606
37.3%McCain971
1.1%
D+24.4
D+7.1
D+17.1
2,606
D
58.0%Kerry1,414
40.7%Bush993
1.4%
D+17.3
—
D+19.7
2,440
Mystic's identity as a historic seaport and aquarium destination drives a transient population layer atop a small permanent base, complicating voter registration trends and turnout comparisons across election cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 34.7 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 8.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 26.1 points.
A population of 4,483, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $152,559 describe the city.
In 2024, Mystic, Connecticut voted Democratic by 26.1 points (D+26.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 2,557 votes cast, 1,594 went Democratic and 927 went Republican.
How many people live in Mystic, Connecticut?
Mystic, Connecticut has a population of 4,483 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mystic, Connecticut?
Median household income in Mystic, Connecticut is $152,559 — above the national median of $80,734. The Connecticut state median is $95,781.
What is the political history of Mystic, Connecticut?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Mystic, Connecticut from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
