Connecticut 12th State Senate District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | +16.5% |
| 2012 | +9.5% |
| 2016 | +8.2% |
| 2020 | +16.9% |
| 2024 | +13.8% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 56.1%Harris35,041 | 42.3%Trump26,439 | 1.5% | D+13.8 | R+3.2 | D+15.3 | 62,430 | |
| D | 57.7%Biden36,914 | 40.8%Trump26,089 | 1.5% | D+16.9 | D+8.8 | D+12.5 | 63,939 | |
| D | 52.1%Clinton29,521 | 43.9%Trump24,892 | 4.0% | D+8.2 | R+1.3 | D+6.1 | 56,662 | |
| D | 54.2%Obama26,299 | 44.7%Romney21,695 | 1.1% | D+9.5 | R+7.0 | D+5.6 | 48,513 | |
| D | 57.6%Obama32,114 | 41.2%McCain22,944 | 1.2% | D+16.5 | D+12.2 | D+9.2 | 55,730 | |
| D | 51.4%Kerry27,554 | 47.2%Bush25,290 | 1.5% | D+4.2 | — | D+6.7 | 53,636 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
With a 2024 presidential margin of D+32, this district anchors the heavily Democratic end of Connecticut's state senate map, likely reflecting dense urban settlement and a Democratic voter registration base.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 16.9 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 13.8 points.
A population of 97,405, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $122,925 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 33 and State Senate District 30.
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 12th State Senate District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-upper/09012/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.