HarrisDemocratic55.0%144,287TrumpRepublican43.1%112,959OtherAll other candidates1.9%4,988
D+11.9
Lead
31,328
Total
262,234
vs nation
D+13.4
BidenDemocratic58.0%159,869TrumpRepublican40.6%111,942OtherAll other candidates1.3%3,598
D+17.4
Lead
47,927
Total
275,409
vs nation
D+12.9
ClintonDemocratic54.2%135,476TrumpRepublican42.0%104,797OtherAll other candidates3.8%9,454
D+12.3
Lead
30,679
Total
249,727
vs nation
D+10.2
ObamaDemocratic60.7%144,298RomneyRepublican38.3%91,168OtherAll other candidates1.0%2,436
D+22.3
Lead
53,130
Total
237,902
vs nation
D+18.5
ObamaDemocratic61.0%153,912McCainRepublican37.8%95,310OtherAll other candidates1.2%3,062
D+23.2
Lead
58,602
Total
252,284
vs nation
D+16.0
KerryDemocratic54.3%131,161BushRepublican43.8%105,681OtherAll other candidates1.9%4,574
D+10.6
Lead
25,480
Total
241,416
vs nation
D+13.0
GoreDemocratic58.0%130,415BushRepublican36.0%80,991OtherAll other candidates5.9%13,344
D+22.0
Lead
49,424
Total
224,750
vs nation
D+21.5
ClintonDemocratic54.7%117,497DoleRepublican32.7%70,262OtherAll other candidates12.6%26,971
D+22.0
Lead
47,235
Total
214,730
vs nation
D+13.5
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupSouth Central Connecticut Planning RegionConnecticutUnited States
Italian19.0%15.3%4.8%
Irish14.2%13.9%9.4%
German7.1%7.8%12.5%
English7.1%8.7%9.5%
Polish5.3%6.3%2.2%
American3.0%3.3%5.3%
French2.4%3.8%1.6%
French Canadian1.4%1.9%—
Puerto Rican9.7%8.1%1.8%
Mexican2.8%1.8%11.3%
Ecuadorian1.4%1.4%—
Dominican1.2%1.6%0.7%
Guatemalan0.9%0.9%0.5%
Colombian0.9%0.9%0.4%
Cuban0.5%0.3%0.7%
Salvadoran0.3%—0.7%
African American†10.1%6.0%9.9%
Jamaican0.9%1.8%0.4%
African0.7%0.5%0.5%
Haitian0.3%0.7%0.3%
Nigerian0.2%—0.2%
Trinidadian and Tobagonian0.2%——
Chinese1.4%1.1%1.3%
Asian Indian0.9%1.7%1.4%
Filipino0.4%0.4%0.9%
Korean0.4%0.3%0.4%
Vietnamese0.2%0.2%0.6%
Pakistani0.2%0.2%—
Afghan0.2%——
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
South Central Connecticut Planning Region
Connecticut
United States
Median age
40.2
41.2
39.1
Age 18–24
10.4%
9.3%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.6%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
South Central Connecticut Planning Region
Connecticut
United States
Median household income
$88,197
$95,781
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.4%
10.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
42.0%
42.5%
35.6%
Housing and tenure
Measure
South Central Connecticut Planning Region
Connecticut
United States
Owner-occupied homes
60.5%
66.5%
65.2%
Renter-occupied homes
39.5%
33.5%
34.8%
Median home value
$353,100
$366,900
$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)
$1,525
$1,488
$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income
53.5%
52.6%
51.1%
Vacant housing units
7.1%
7.0%
10.1%
Getting to work
Measure
South Central Connecticut Planning Region
Connecticut
United States
Mean commute
23.5 min
26.5 min
26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more
6.1%
8.7%
8.6%
Drives alone to work
69.4%
68.8%
68.8%
Takes public transit
3.0%
3.3%
3.2%
Works from home
14.3%
16.0%
15.1%
Languages at home
Measure
South Central Connecticut Planning Region
Connecticut
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
22.3%
23.4%
22.3%
Spanish
13.4%
12.8%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
2.5%
4.0%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
1.2%
0.9%
1.1%
Other languages
1.0%
0.7%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
South Central Connecticut Planning Region
Connecticut
United States
Catholic
19.7%
28.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
4.3%
6.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
69.2%
54.0%
51.5%
Origins and service
Measure
South Central Connecticut Planning Region
Connecticut
United States
Foreign-born residents
13.7%
15.7%
14.1%
Naturalized citizens
7.3%
8.7%
7.4%
Not U.S. citizens
6.5%
7.1%
6.8%
Veterans (18+)
4.5%
4.7%
6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.477
0.499
0.483
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).
county2024 presidential electionSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region, CTHarrisD+11.9
18762024
2024 precinct map of South Central Connecticut Planning RegionPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for South Central Connecticut Planning Region, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin, and gold where an independent or third-party candidate carried the precinct. Detailed per-precinct vote counts, search, sorting, and CSV export are available in the collapsed precinct data section below this map.
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic
55.0%
144,287
Donald TrumpRepublican
43.1%
112,959
OtherAll other candidates
1.9%
4,988
Harris +50Trump +50
15 precincts · 262,234 votes. Hover any precinct for its result.
Connecticut replaced its eight counties with nine planning regions, the Census county-equivalents since 2022; the presidential series here is apportioned onto these boundaries from the historical county returns by town population share, not re-counted. The timeline scrubs this planning region’s overall result across 1876–2024.
Precinct-level results (15 precincts) — table
2024 presidential result by precinct for South Central Connecticut Planning Region — winner and Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
Precinct
Winner
Margin
170-Bethany
Democratic
D+2.8
170-Branford
Democratic
D+15.2
170-East Haven
Republican
R+11.5
170-Guilford
Democratic
D+30.3
170-Hamden
Democratic
D+47.4
170-Madison
Democratic
D+24.3
170-Meriden
Democratic
D+13.4
170-Milford
Democratic
D+0.6
170-New Haven
Democratic
D+63.0
170-North Branford
Republican
R+17.3
170-North Haven
Republican
R+7.7
170-Orange
Democratic
D+0.6
170-Wallingford
Democratic
D+2.6
170-West Haven
Democratic
D+21.3
170-Woodbridge
Democratic
D+31.6
Explore precinct resultsSearch, sort, compare years, or export CSV · 15 precincts
Precinct data
Results by precinct
15 precincts · 265,008 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
South Central Connecticut Planning Region precinct-level presidential election results for 2024
Precinct -170-New Haven170-New Haven
30,662
6,626
857
38,145
80.4%
17.4%
D+63.0
Precinct -170-Milford170-Milford
14,575
14,405
1,840
30,820
47.3%
46.7%
D+0.6
Precinct -170-Hamden170-Hamden
20,222
7,066
460
27,748
72.9%
25.5%
D+47.4
Precinct -170-Wallingford170-Wallingford
12,465
11,812
425
24,702
50.5%
47.8%
D+2.6
Precinct -170-Meriden170-Meriden
13,326
10,131
347
23,804
56.0%
42.6%
D+13.4
Precinct -170-West Haven170-West Haven
12,310
7,949
258
20,517
60.0%
38.7%
D+21.3
Precinct -170-Branford170-Branford
9,898
7,251
282
17,431
56.8%
41.6%
D+15.2
Precinct -170-North Haven170-North Haven
6,819
7,977
198
14,994
45.5%
53.2%
R+7.7
Precinct -170-Guilford170-Guilford
9,334
4,943
217
14,494
64.4%
34.1%
D+30.3
Precinct -170-East Haven170-East Haven
6,116
7,728
142
13,986
43.7%
55.3%
R+11.5
Precinct -170-Madison170-Madison
7,373
4,454
186
12,013
61.4%
37.1%
D+24.3
Precinct -170-Orange170-Orange
4,393
4,336
170
8,899
49.4%
48.7%
D+0.6
Precinct -170-North Branford170-North Branford
3,452
4,921
104
8,477
40.7%
58.1%
R+17.3
Precinct -170-Woodbridge170-Woodbridge
3,515
1,800
110
5,425
64.8%
33.2%
D+31.6
Precinct -170-Bethany170-Bethany
1,788
1,688
77
3,553
50.3%
47.5%
D+2.8
presidential history
Party record book
South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 37 presidential cycles · 35 with a vote-share denominator · 33 with a national benchmark
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
69.1%
144,130 votes · D+38.2
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 61.0%
Republican
William McKinley1896
71.2%
3,573 votes · R+45.9
Runner-up · Warren G. Harding, 1920 · 60.2%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
159,869votes
58.0% of the vote · D+17.4
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 153,912 votes
Republican
Ronald Reagan1984
139,796votes
59.8% of the vote · R+20.1
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 132,319 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Seats representing South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT. A county elects none of these itself — they are the members for the 4 congressional, 8 state senate and 7 state house districts it falls inside, so parts of the county are represented by different members.
U.S. House elections · 1 House
U.S. House
Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
South Central Connecticut Planning Region · Akashic carries this place’s presidential nominating contests, but not at this place’s own grain.
Connecticut’s presidential primary returns are aggregated to the eight counties retired as county-equivalents in 2022. Akashic publishes the nine planning regions that replaced them, and their boundaries cross the old county lines. The presidential record elsewhere on this page crosses that boundary because a general-election county row carries each party’s votes, and votes can be apportioned and disclosed as an estimate. A primary county row carries a leader and a lead over the runner-up and nothing else: there is no per-candidate vote to apportion, and who led is not a quantity that can be weighted. So the record is complete and published — at Connecticut’s state contest, not at this grain. See Connecticut’s Democratic presidential primary.
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2025D+22.7
vs
Presidential vote · 2024D+11.9
Registration leans Democratic; the presidential vote runs 11 points more Republican than the rolls.
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−1,672 net domestic migration · 2025
20212025
Net −2,466 over 2021–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $74,908 in average income, against $100,215 for residents who stayed — 25% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+22.2 on average — 10 points more Democratic-leaning than South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT itself (D+11.9).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT1,515D+11.2
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT1,376D+19.6
Capitol Planning Region, CT1,185D+20.1
Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT737D+12.8
Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT736D+18.0
Bronx County, NY355D+45.1
Where departures went households, 2022–23
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT1,655
Capitol Planning Region, CT1,459
Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT1,026
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT827
Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT511
New York County, NY476
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.
Domestic migration in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2021
+3,670
2022
−2,029
2023
−1,430
2024
−1,005
2025
−1,672
South Central Connecticut Planning Region sits in New England. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 38.2 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 45.9 points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 5.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 11.9 points.
A population of 570,598, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $88,197 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Naugatuck Valley Planning Region and Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region.
Akashic
Political twins — counties
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
How did South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut vote in 2024?
In 2024, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut voted Democratic by 11.9 points (D+11.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 262,234 votes cast, 144,287 went Democratic and 112,959 went Republican.
When did South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut?
South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut has a population of 570,598 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut?
Median household income in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut is $88,197 — above the national median of $80,734. The Connecticut state median is $95,781.
What is the political history of South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 13 went Republican.
