Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut: New American county. In 2024, voted D+11%. Democratic peak: D+37 in 1964.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+11MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- New AmericanAkashic typology
- Population
- 454,9692024 5-year
- Median household income
- $86,1912024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 64.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 11.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 19.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+37 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+30 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Naugatuck Valley Planning RegionPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | +7.4% |
| 1880 | +3.7% |
| 1884 | +6.6% |
| 1888 | +4.4% |
| 1892 | No data |
| 1896 | −30.1% |
| 1900 | −10.5% |
| 1904 | −19.8% |
| 1908 | −21.4% |
| 1912 | +3.3% |
| 1916 | −1.2% |
| 1920 | −27.5% |
| 1924 | −30.1% |
| 1928 | −4.1% |
| 1932 | +0.9% |
| 1936 | +16.9% |
| 1940 | +7.7% |
| 1944 | +4.8% |
| 1948 | −1.6% |
| 1952 | −11.5% |
| 1956 | −27.4% |
| 1960 | +11.7% |
| 1964 | +37.2% |
| 1968 | +7.3% |
| 1972 | −18.5% |
| 1976 | −5.5% |
| 1980 | −10.6% |
| 1984 | −21.4% |
| 1988 | −4.5% |
| 1992 | +5.0% |
| 1996 | +19.2% |
| 2000 | +18.7% |
| 2004 | +8.8% |
| 2008 | +21.3% |
| 2012 | +18.2% |
| 2016 | +10.7% |
| 2020 | +16.5% |
| 2024 | +11.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 117,877 | 93,772 | 215,498 | ||
| D | 129,538 | 92,358 | 225,030 | ||
| D | 108,632 | 86,787 | 203,655 | ||
| D | 113,544 | 78,326 | 193,988 | ||
| D | 123,371 | 79,560 | 205,504 | ||
| D | 105,485 | 88,123 | 197,232 | ||
| D | 103,149 | 68,961 | 182,897 | ||
| D | 93,042 | 59,469 | 174,460 | ||
| D | 85,108 | 74,857 | 204,534 | ||
| R | 85,715 | 93,821 | 181,906 | ||
| R | 73,019 | 113,026 | 186,847 | ||
| R | 69,017 | 87,929 | 178,686 | ||
| R | 82,583 | 92,325 | 176,128 | ||
| R | 71,554 | 104,483 | 178,276 | ||
| D | 82,033 | 70,140 | 163,614 | ||
| D | 111,096 | 50,864 | 162,090 | ||
| D | 92,467 | 73,165 | 165,634 | ||
| R | 55,605 | 97,524 | 153,130 | ||
| R | 67,004 | 84,497 | 152,059 | ||
| R | 59,331 | 61,334 | 123,849 | ||
| D | 60,700 | 55,124 | 116,697 | ||
| D | 60,537 | 51,821 | 112,616 | ||
| D | 55,927 | 39,048 | 99,716 | ||
| D | 41,253 | 40,481 | 85,460 | ||
| R | 38,212 | 41,474 | 80,341 | ||
| R | 17,037 | 34,811 | 59,025 | ||
| R | 18,114 | 32,771 | 53,378 | ||
| R | 14,746 | 15,131 | 31,083 | ||
| D | 10,809 | 9,884 | 27,766 | ||
| R | 10,374 | 16,375 | 28,069 | ||
| R | 10,505 | 16,016 | 27,846 | ||
| R | 11,634 | 14,418 | 26,589 | ||
| R | 4,144 | 7,920 | 12,528 | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| D | 10,918 | 9,967 | 21,435 | ||
| D | 9,839 | 8,626 | 18,465 | ||
| D | 9,234 | 8,568 | 17,802 | ||
| D | 8,480 | 7,308 | 15,789 |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Italian
17.3%
Irish
13.1%
German
6.6%
English
6.6%
Polish
6.2%
French
4.5%
American
3.1%
African American
9.2%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 41.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$86,191
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region$86,191
Connecticut$95,781
United States$80,734
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region ranks in the top 25% of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.8%
Working age (18–64)9.9%
Seniors (65+)10.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
76.7%
speak English only
Spanish12.9%
Other Indo-European7.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.0%
Other languages1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 67.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region sits in New England. In 23% of its households, a language other than English is spoken at home — among the highest shares at this geographic scale. That linguistic profile, more than any single country of origin, defines its political character.
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region has leaned Democratic in recent presidential elections, reaching a Democratic margin of thirty-seven points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 it moved five points toward the Republican candidate — part of the sharpest rightward shift recorded among any group of places in the country.
Its demographics describe the shift: a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $86,191, and a population of 454,969. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of South Central Connecticut Planning Region and Camden County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut vote in 2024?
In 2024, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut voted Democratic by 11.2 points (D+11), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 215,498 votes cast, 117,877 went Democratic and 93,772 went Republican.
What is Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut's political typology?
Akashic places Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut in the "New American" typology — Communities where a large share of households speak a language other than English — multilingual, Democratic-leaning overall, yet the hardest-swinging bloc toward the Republican Party in 2024. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.
When did Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut?
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut has a population of 454,969 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut?
Median household income in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut is $86,191 — above the national median of $80,734. The Connecticut state median is $95,781.
What is the political history of Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The county's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.