Connecticut 47th State House District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | +9.5% |
| 2012 | +7.0% |
| 2016 | −18.0% |
| 2020 | −11.3% |
| 2024 | −15.7% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 41.4%Harris5,339 | 57.0%Trump7,362 | 1.6% | R+15.7 | R+4.3 | R+14.2 | 12,905 | |
| R | 43.2%Biden5,811 | 54.6%Trump7,336 | 2.2% | R+11.3 | D+6.7 | R+15.8 | 13,445 | |
| R | 37.6%Clinton4,546 | 55.6%Trump6,728 | 6.8% | R+18.0 | R+25.1 | R+20.1 | 12,097 | |
| D | 52.6%Obama5,571 | 45.6%Romney4,826 | 1.8% | D+7.0 | R+2.4 | D+3.2 | 10,584 | |
| D | 53.7%Obama6,580 | 44.3%McCain5,419 | 2.0% | D+9.5 | D+8.1 | D+2.2 | 12,243 | |
| D | 49.5%Kerry5,822 | 48.1%Bush5,657 | 2.3% | D+1.4 | — | D+3.9 | 11,755 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
Connecticut House District 47 bucks the state's overall Democratic lean, posting a 15.7-point Republican presidential margin in 2024 — a gap that makes it an outlier in a state where such spreads are comparatively rare.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 9.5 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 18.0 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 15.7 points.
A population of 24,738, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $86,707 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 51 and State House District 45.
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 47th State House District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-lower/09047/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.