Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut
Akashic| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 55.5% | 57,007 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 42.7% | 43,844 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.7% | 1,783 |
Precinct-level results (17 precincts) — table
| Precinct | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 130-Chester | Democratic | D+31.0 |
| 130-Clinton | Democratic | D+9.6 |
| 130-Cromwell | Democratic | D+9.5 |
| 130-Deep River | Democratic | D+22.2 |
| 130-Durham | Republican | R+3.5 |
| 130-East Haddam | Democratic | D+2.1 |
| 130-East Hampton | Democratic | D+0.7 |
| 130-Essex | Democratic | D+29.6 |
| 130-Haddam | Republican | R+4.5 |
| 130-Killingworth | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| 130-Lyme | Democratic | D+32.8 |
| 130-Middlefield | Democratic | D+1.4 |
| 130-Middletown | Democratic | D+29.0 |
| 130-Old Lyme | Democratic | D+18.4 |
| 130-Old Saybrook | Democratic | D+17.2 |
| 130-Portland | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| 130-Westbrook | Democratic | D+4.1 |
Precinct data
Results by precinct
17 precincts · 104,504 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -130-Middletown130-Middletown | 13,986 | 7,611 | 417 | 22,014 | 63.5% | 34.6% | D+29.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -130-Cromwell130-Cromwell | 4,635 | 3,816 | 195 | 8,646 | 53.6% | 44.1% | D+9.5 |
| Precinct -130-East Hampton130-East Hampton | 4,061 | 4,006 | 134 | 8,201 | 49.5% | 48.8% | D+0.7 |
| Precinct -130-Clinton130-Clinton | 4,318 | 3,550 | 126 | 7,994 | 54.0% | 44.4% | D+9.6 |
| Precinct -130-Old Saybrook130-Old Saybrook | 4,150 | 2,921 | 76 | 7,147 | 58.1% | 40.9% | D+17.2 |
| Precinct -130-Portland130-Portland | 3,127 | 2,753 | 104 | 5,984 | 52.3% | 46.0% | D+6.3 |
| Precinct -130-East Haddam130-East Haddam | 2,902 | 2,781 | 101 | 5,784 | 50.2% | 48.1% | D+2.1 |
| Precinct -130-Haddam130-Haddam | 2,640 | 2,892 | 87 | 5,619 | 47.0% | 51.5% | R+4.5 |
| Precinct -130-Old Lyme130-Old Lyme | 3,107 | 2,127 | 97 | 5,331 | 58.3% | 39.9% | D+18.4 |
| Precinct -130-Durham130-Durham | 2,217 | 2,382 | 107 | 4,706 | 47.1% | 50.6% | R+3.5 |
| Precinct -130-Essex130-Essex | 2,892 | 1,554 | 80 | 4,526 | 63.9% | 34.3% | D+29.6 |
| Precinct -130-Killingworth130-Killingworth | 2,270 | 2,061 | 75 | 4,406 | 51.5% | 46.8% | D+4.7 |
| Precinct -130-Westbrook130-Westbrook | 2,178 | 2,006 | 49 | 4,233 | 51.5% | 47.4% | D+4.1 |
| Precinct -130-Deep River130-Deep River | 1,735 | 1,097 | 45 | 2,877 | 60.3% | 38.1% | D+22.2 |
| Precinct -130-Middlefield130-Middlefield | 1,396 | 1,358 | 49 | 2,803 | 49.8% | 48.4% | D+1.4 |
| Precinct -130-Chester130-Chester | 1,666 | 866 | 47 | 2,579 | 64.6% | 33.6% | D+31.0 |
| Precinct -130-Lyme130-Lyme | 1,080 | 537 | 37 | 1,654 | 65.3% | 32.5% | D+32.8 |
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | −2.9% |
| 1880 | −5.9% |
| 1884 | −5.9% |
| 1888 | −8.5% |
| 1892 | No data |
| 1896 | −27.8% |
| 1900 | −22.6% |
| 1904 | −21.7% |
| 1908 | −25.6% |
| 1912 | +6.3% |
| 1916 | −8.3% |
| 1920 | −32.8% |
| 1924 | −37.0% |
| 1928 | −20.0% |
| 1932 | −6.8% |
| 1936 | +5.9% |
| 1940 | −0.8% |
| 1944 | −1.9% |
| 1948 | −4.3% |
| 1952 | −16.5% |
| 1956 | −29.2% |
| 1960 | +0.4% |
| 1964 | +35.1% |
| 1968 | +3.7% |
| 1972 | −17.5% |
| 1976 | −3.2% |
| 1980 | −6.9% |
| 1984 | −19.2% |
| 1988 | −1.2% |
| 1992 | +12.4% |
| 1996 | +20.5% |
| 2000 | +18.1% |
| 2004 | +14.3% |
| 2008 | +22.9% |
| 2012 | +16.0% |
| 2016 | +7.3% |
| 2020 | +16.3% |
| 2024 | +12.8% |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Democratic; the presidential vote runs 3.8 points more Republican.
138,846 registered voters · 2025
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+197 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +3,757 over 2021–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $86,726 in average income, against $120,037 for residents who stayed — 28% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+16.9 on average — 4.1 points more Democratic-leaning than Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT itself (D+12.8).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Capitol Planning Region, CT1,383D+20.1
- South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT1,026D+11.9
- Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT415D+10.7
- Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT303D+11.2
- Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT108D+18.0
- Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT77D+19.6
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Capitol Planning Region, CT1,246
- South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT737
- Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT497
- Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT226
- Suffolk County, MA91
- Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT87
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2021 | +2,555 |
| 2022 | +586 |
| 2023 | +175 |
| 2024 | +244 |
| 2025 | +197 |
Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region sits in New England. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 35.1 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 37.0 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 12.8 points.
A population of 175,822, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $104,428 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region and Ulster County.
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