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1876–2024
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region·Connecticut

Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region votes the way the country votes.

18762024·38 elections
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut · Marty Aligata · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+9
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
96,312
2024 ACS
Most similar
Androscoggin County
ME · similarity 0.96
16 precincts · 46,897 votes cast
Trump · R+9
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−9.4%
20,86525,28446,897
2020R
−3.5%
22,19623,85347,067
2016R
−7.2%
18,10221,13041,933
2012D
+13.4%
21,45416,29438,457
2008D
+14.9%
23,71517,45241,951
2004D
+6.7%
21,06218,36040,294
2000D
+16.6%
19,82213,78636,268
1996D
+20.7%
18,20010,92535,221
1992D
+9.7%
16,19412,31540,037
1988R
−3.0%
16,48617,53234,451
1984R
−23.7%
12,66020,55233,367
1980R
−8.7%
12,70315,52732,489
1976D
+6.8%
16,73114,57931,506
1972R
−13.8%
13,47817,85231,740
1968D
+13.9%
15,64111,68028,502
1964D
+46.8%
20,6577,49028,163
1960D
+13.6%
16,41012,48828,898
1956R
−19.4%
11,05716,38527,441
1952R
−7.4%
12,66814,69427,423
1948D
+5.8%
12,55911,16723,998
1944D
+10.5%
12,1239,81622,025
1940D
+10.7%
12,1959,84122,071
1936D
+4.6%
10,2689,32720,290
1932D
+6.0%
8,7767,77016,721
1928R
−3.3%
7,6688,20015,924
1924R
−25.4%
4,4347,72412,936
1920R
−25.6%
4,1207,00811,303
1916R
−5.5%
3,1013,4716,702
1912R
−2.0%
2,3612,4835,961
1908R
−29.7%
2,1524,0436,375
1904R
−26.1%
2,3244,0276,526
1900R
−31.0%
2,1044,0336,225
1896R
−49.5%
8732,9494,191
1892
No data
1888R
−12.8%
2,6113,4156,263
1884R
−19.9%
2,2513,3665,617
1880R
−21.9%
2,3053,6015,907
1876R
−19.7%
2,2663,3775,643
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
African American
1.1%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
10.9%
Other Christian
5.5%
Mainline Protestant
2.1%
Baptist
1.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.0%
Methodist
0.8%
Non-Christian
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 78.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region in New England has, for decades, voted very close to the way the country has voted. Its margins are typically narrow, and the candidate who carries Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region more often than not also wins the national popular vote.

The Democratic margin in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region has rarely exceeded forty-seven points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty points. 2024 delivered the county to the Republican candidate by nine points.

Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 87% non-Hispanic-white share, a 8% poverty rate, and a median household income of $90,589 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Androscoggin County and St. Lawrence County.