Connecticut 7th State Senate District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | +13.1% |
| 2012 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | −4.2% |
| 2020 | +7.0% |
| 2024 | +2.9% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 50.7%Harris27,562 | 47.7%Trump25,981 | 1.6% | D+2.9 | R+4.1 | D+4.4 | 54,416 | |
| D | 52.6%Biden29,207 | 45.6%Trump25,337 | 1.8% | D+7.0 | D+11.2 | D+2.5 | 55,558 | |
| R | 45.1%Clinton22,561 | 49.3%Trump24,658 | 5.6% | R+4.2 | R+7.8 | R+6.3 | 50,001 | |
| D | 51.2%Obama24,672 | 47.6%Romney22,920 | 1.2% | D+3.6 | R+9.5 | R+0.2 | 48,161 | |
| D | 55.8%Obama27,771 | 42.7%McCain21,234 | 1.5% | D+13.1 | D+12.7 | D+5.9 | 49,761 | |
| D | 49.3%Kerry23,820 | 48.9%Bush23,607 | 1.8% | D+0.4 | — | D+2.9 | 48,298 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
The district recorded a Democratic presidential margin of D+2.9 in 2024 and D+13.1 in 2008, switching sides at least once in between. Catholic adherents were the largest religious group at 46.3% in the 2020 US Religion Census.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 13.1 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 4.2 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 2.9 points.
A population of 100,891, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $99,957 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Worcester and Hampden District and State Senate District 35.
The state-senate 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 7th State Senate District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-upper/09007/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.