Connecticut 55th State House District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | +14.1% |
| 2012 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | +10.0% |
| 2024 | +8.8% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 53.6%Harris8,697 | 44.8%Trump7,276 | 1.6% | D+8.8 | R+1.2 | D+10.2 | 16,234 | |
| D | 53.9%Biden8,978 | 43.9%Trump7,315 | 2.2% | D+10.0 | D+8.4 | D+5.5 | 16,652 | |
| D | 48.0%Clinton7,073 | 46.4%Trump6,838 | 5.5% | D+1.6 | R+1.7 | R+0.5 | 14,726 | |
| D | 50.9%Obama7,295 | 47.6%Romney6,818 | 1.4% | D+3.3 | R+10.8 | R+0.5 | 14,320 | |
| D | 56.3%Obama8,240 | 42.2%McCain6,171 | 1.5% | D+14.1 | D+11.5 | D+6.9 | 14,628 | |
| D | 50.4%Kerry7,107 | 47.8%Bush6,737 | 1.8% | D+2.6 | — | D+5.1 | 14,099 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
Its 2024 presidential margin of D+8.8 ranked among Connecticut's closest, against D+14.1 in 2008. Catholic adherents were the largest religious group at 46.9% in the 2020 US Religion Census.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 14.1 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 8.8 points.
A population of 24,746, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $148,103 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 62 and State House District 28.
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 55th State House District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-lower/09055/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.