Connecticut 8th State House District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | +6.6% |
| 2008 | +16.8% |
| 2012 | +11.8% |
| 2016 | −2.4% |
| 2020 | +5.9% |
| 2024 | +1.6% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 49.9%Harris7,453 | 48.4%Trump7,221 | 1.7% | D+1.6 | R+4.3 | D+3.0 | 14,931 | |
| D | 51.7%Biden7,873 | 45.8%Trump6,974 | 2.6% | D+5.9 | D+8.3 | D+1.4 | 15,236 | |
| R | 45.5%Clinton6,190 | 48.0%Trump6,522 | 6.5% | R+2.4 | R+14.2 | R+4.5 | 13,601 | |
| D | 55.1%Obama7,053 | 43.3%Romney5,542 | 1.6% | D+11.8 | R+5.0 | D+7.9 | 12,806 | |
| D | 57.6%Obama7,643 | 40.7%McCain5,406 | 1.7% | D+16.8 | D+10.2 | D+9.6 | 13,280 | |
| D | 52.3%Kerry6,637 | 45.7%Bush5,798 | 2.0% | D+6.6 | — | D+9.1 | 12,691 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
With a 2024 presidential margin of just 1.6 points, this district sits at the razor's edge of Connecticut's shifting suburban politics, making it a reliable bellwether for statewide legislative control.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 16.8 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 2.4 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 1.6 points.
A population of 23,442, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $117,813 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 81 and State House District 34.
The state-house districts 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.
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Connecticut 8th State House District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-lower/09008/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.