Connecticut 29th State Senate District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | +18.5% |
| 2008 | +26.9% |
| 2012 | +24.7% |
| 2016 | +10.7% |
| 2020 | +7.9% |
| 2024 | +3.6% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 51.0%Harris22,933 | 47.4%Trump21,313 | 1.7% | D+3.6 | R+4.3 | D+5.1 | 45,006 | |
| D | 52.9%Biden23,144 | 44.9%Trump19,678 | 2.2% | D+7.9 | R+2.8 | D+3.5 | 43,782 | |
| D | 52.2%Clinton22,875 | 41.5%Trump18,179 | 6.3% | D+10.7 | R+14.0 | D+8.6 | 43,824 | |
| D | 61.4%Obama23,381 | 36.8%Romney13,987 | 1.8% | D+24.7 | R+2.2 | D+20.8 | 38,057 | |
| D | 62.5%Obama26,780 | 35.6%McCain15,269 | 1.9% | D+26.9 | D+8.3 | D+19.6 | 42,865 | |
| D | 58.2%Kerry23,634 | 39.7%Bush16,103 | 2.1% | D+18.5 | — | D+21.0 | 40,609 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
The 2024 presidential margin was D+3.6, one of the narrower results among Connecticut's state senate districts, compared with D+26.9 in 2008. About 77,000 residents lived here, with White alone at 80.2% in the 2024 ACS 5-year.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 26.9 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 3.6 points.
A population of 104,548, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,123 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 6 and State Senate District 19.
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 29th State Senate District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-upper/09029/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.