Connecticut 11th State Senate District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
86.6%
27,493 votes · D+73.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 81.4%
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1956
37.1%
8,304 votes · D+25.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Warren G. Harding, 1920 · 35.2%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
29,359votes
81.0% of the vote · D+63.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 27,529 votes
Republican
Ronald Reagan1984
9,197votes
34.0% of the vote · D+31.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 8,749 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.
Democratic
Al Smith1928
+66.9pts D vs U.S.
Place D+49.4 · U.S. R+17.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Al Gore, 2000 · +60.5 pts
Republican
William H. Taft1912
−20.4pts R vs U.S.
Place D+39.9 · U.S. D+19.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Herbert Hoover, 1932 · −30.4 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DMartin LooneyState Senate · 11
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 2 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year
Vote lead
Democratic
Republican
Total
2020
D
58.3%22,456
41.7%16,054
38,510
2018
D
60.8%20,532
39.2%13,217
33,749
Connecticut 11th State Senate District sits in New England. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 73.3 points in 1964. The 2024 margin was 56.5 points.
A population of 95,706, a 45% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,423 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 1 and State Senate District 1.
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How did Connecticut 11th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Connecticut 11th State Senate District voted Democratic by 56.5 points (D+56.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 32,245 votes cast, 24,947 went Democratic and 6,714 went Republican.
How many people live in Connecticut 11th State Senate District?
Connecticut 11th State Senate District has a population of 95,706 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Connecticut 11th State Senate District?
Median household income in Connecticut 11th State Senate District is $70,423 — below the national median of $80,734. The Connecticut state median is $95,781.
What is the political history of Connecticut 11th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Connecticut 11th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 38 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.