How did CT-SD-28, Connecticut vote in the 2024 presidential election?

CT-SD-28, Connecticut voted Democratic in 2024 with a margin of D+18.5. Kamala D Harris received 35,750 votes and Donald Trump received 24,409 out of 61,278 total votes cast, a 6.3-point shift toward Republicans from 2020.

What is CT-SD-28, Connecticut's political history?

CT-SD-28, Connecticut has 5 presidential elections on record, spanning 2008 to 2024. Democrats have won 4 and Republicans 1 of those contests. The largest single-election swing was 13.8 points in 2020.

What are the demographics of CT-SD-28, Connecticut?

CT-SD-28, Connecticut has a population of 104,779 according to the 2020 Census. The racial composition is 82.0% non-Hispanic white, 7.5% Hispanic, 2.0% Black.

Which places are most similar to CT-SD-28, Connecticut?

Based on demographic and electoral similarity analysis, the three most similar state senate districts to CT-SD-28, Connecticut are Connecticut State Senate District 36, Massachusetts State Senate District D31, Connecticut State Senate District 8. Similarity is computed using a vector embedding of demographic, economic, and electoral characteristics.

Connecticut State Senate District 28

Connecticut · Latest: 2024↓ R+6.3 vs 2020

Safe Democratic — shifted 6.3pp toward Republicans in 2024 — 105K residents

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Similar state senate districts

Nearest neighbors matched on the same place-page feature set used across the dossier system.

8 visible matches

Connecticut State Senate District 36CT

Urban Competitive

D+17.5

Similarity score96%

Massachusetts State Senate District D31MA

Urban Competitive

D+18.2

Similarity score96%

Connecticut State Senate District 8CT

Urban Competitive

D+9.7

Similarity score95%

Minnesota State Senate District 36MN

Urban Competitive

D+9.1

Similarity score95%

Massachusetts State Senate District D21MA

Urban Competitive

D+22.3

Similarity score95%

Nebraska Legislative District 20NE

Urban Competitive

D+10.8

Similarity score94%

New Hampshire State Senate District 11NH

Urban Competitive

D+6.1

Similarity score93%

Iowa State Senate District 22IA

Urban Competitive

D+6.8

Similarity score92%

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Race & Ancestry

Who Lives Here

A race-first Census view with ancestry expansion where source coverage is strong enough to support detail.

CT-SD-28Census ACS 2024

Census race profile

Major Census race and ethnicity groups shown as a share of total population.

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White (Non-Hispanic) 82.0%Hispanic 7.5%Asian 4.2%Multiracial 4.1%Black 2.0%

Group	CT-SD-28	State	National
White (Non-Hispanic)	82.0%	63.2%	57.4%
Hispanic / Latino	7.5%	17.3%	19.3%
Asian	4.2%	4.8%	6.0%
Multiracial / Other	4.1%	3.5%	4.0%
Black / African American	2.0%	10.8%	12.2%
Native American / Alaska Native	0.1%	0.4%	0.9%

Method notes

Census treats race and Hispanic/Latino origin as separate questions. Race categories other than Hispanic reflect total populations (small Hispanic overlap in Black, Asian, AIAN, NHPI). “Multiracial / Other” is derived as a non-overlapping remainder.

Detailed ancestry data unavailable for this geography.

Who lives in Connecticut State Senate District 28? 104,779 residents as of the 2020 Census.

Demographic Comparison

Demographics

Read this geography's profile in three layers: local, state (where available), and national baseline.

CT-SD-28 vs Connecticut vs National105K residents

Population & electorate

Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.

Total population

Local vs state vs U.S.

105K

local

105KState 3.6MNational 334.9M

Share of U.S. population

Local vs state vs U.S.

0.03%

local

0.03%National 100%

Voting-age population

Local vs state vs U.S.

77.7%

local

77.7%State 79.6%National 75.7%

Economic profile

Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.

Median household income

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState $105,287National $83,960

Poverty rate

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 10.0%National 12.5%

College degree

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 42.5%National 35.6%

Homeownership

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 66.5%National 65.2%

Community profile

Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.

Median age

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 41.5 yrsNational 39.1 yrs

Age 18–29

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/ANational 15.7%

Age 65+

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/ANational 17.0%

Foreign born

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 15.8%National 14.1%

Non-English at home

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState N/ANational 22.2%

English only

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState N/ANational 77.8%

Voter Turnout

Turnout in CT-SD-28

Estimated using 2020 Census voting-age population.

2024 Turnout

75.3%

vs Previous

-65.0pp

Voting-Age Pop

81,398

History

2008–2024

Competitiveness

How competitive is CT-SD-28?

Safe DAvg margin: D+18.1 (last 3 elections)

2008

D+9.0

2012

R+1.3

2016

D+11.0

2020

D+24.8

2024

D+18.5

Elasticity

26.1pp

margin range

Party Flips

last 30 years

5-Elec Avg

D+12.4

Other Connecticut State Senate Districts

35 total

Name	Margin ↓
CT-SD-02	D+59.3
CT-SD-11	D+56.6
CT-SD-10	D+48.4
CT-SD-01	D+42.8
CT-SD-23	D+42.2
CT-SD-05	D+37.7
CT-SD-26	D+33.3
CT-SD-25	D+27.4
CT-SD-04	D+26.2
CT-SD-27	D+26.1
CT-SD-03	D+22.2
CT-SD-22	D+18.9
CT-SD-20	D+18.1
CT-SD-36	D+17.5
CT-SD-09	D+15.4
CT-SD-13	D+15.0
CT-SD-17	D+13.9
CT-SD-12	D+13.8
CT-SD-06	D+12.2
CT-SD-08	D+9.7
CT-SD-33	D+9.4
CT-SD-24	D+8.2
CT-SD-15	D+6.5
CT-SD-19	D+6.4
CT-SD-14	D+5.2

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