Connecticut 30th State Senate District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | −2.9% |
| 2008 | +8.5% |
| 2012 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | −4.4% |
| 2020 | +4.8% |
| 2024 | +0.9% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 49.7%Harris29,896 | 48.8%Trump29,336 | 1.5% | D+0.9 | R+3.8 | D+2.4 | 60,141 | |
| D | 51.6%Biden31,448 | 46.9%Trump28,553 | 1.5% | D+4.8 | D+9.1 | D+0.3 | 60,890 | |
| R | 45.4%Clinton24,828 | 49.8%Trump27,225 | 4.9% | R+4.4 | R+4.9 | R+6.5 | 54,713 | |
| D | 49.6%Obama24,874 | 49.1%Romney24,608 | 1.3% | D+0.5 | R+8.0 | R+3.3 | 50,155 | |
| D | 53.4%Obama29,577 | 44.9%McCain24,862 | 1.7% | D+8.5 | D+11.4 | D+1.2 | 55,403 | |
| R | 47.7%Kerry25,749 | 50.5%Bush27,289 | 1.8% | R+2.9 | — | R+0.4 | 54,021 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
Connecticut Senate District 30 backed the 2024 Republican presidential candidate by 7.7 points, a notably wide margin for a state that has trended Democratic statewide, suggesting a distinct suburban or rural demographic profile within its boundaries.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 8.5 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 4.4 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 0.9 points.
A population of 104,454, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $102,758 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 32.
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 30th State Senate District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-upper/09030/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.