Connecticut 19th State Senate District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | +9.1% |
| 2008 | +17.7% |
| 2012 | +15.0% |
| 2016 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | +10.0% |
| 2024 | +6.3% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 52.3%Harris25,978 | 46.0%Trump22,827 | 1.7% | D+6.3 | R+3.7 | D+7.8 | 49,656 | |
| D | 53.8%Biden26,868 | 43.8%Trump21,865 | 2.4% | D+10.0 | D+8.7 | D+5.6 | 49,937 | |
| D | 47.6%Clinton20,974 | 46.2%Trump20,372 | 6.2% | D+1.4 | R+13.7 | R+0.7 | 44,061 | |
| D | 56.7%Obama23,858 | 41.7%Romney17,540 | 1.6% | D+15.0 | R+2.7 | D+11.2 | 42,057 | |
| D | 58.1%Obama26,024 | 40.4%McCain18,099 | 1.5% | D+17.7 | D+8.6 | D+10.4 | 44,799 | |
| D | 53.6%Kerry22,783 | 44.5%Bush18,909 | 2.0% | D+9.1 | — | D+11.6 | 42,529 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
With a D+44.4 presidential margin, this district ranks among the most heavily Democratic in the state, a pattern typical of dense, urban constituencies where concentrated demographics consistently produce outsized margins.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 17.7 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 6.3 points.
A population of 98,728, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $89,142 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 9 and State Senate District 20.
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 19th State Senate District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-upper/09019/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.