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Connecticut elections & voting

Electoral votes, voting rules, and presidential results for Connecticut.

How Connecticut votes

In 2024, Connecticut voted Democratic. It has backed the Democratic Party in its last 9 consecutive elections.

7
electoral votes
Voter IDNo-excuse absenteeEarly votingSame-day registrationAutomatic registration

Voting rules

ID Requested
Active

ID requested; voters can sign affidavit if without ID

Voter ID
Effective: 2012
Absentee with Excuse
Expanded

Valid excuse required for absentee voting

Mail-In Voting
Effective: 1950

2023 constitutional amendment expanded to no-excuse absentee

No-Excuse Absentee
Active

Any voter can request absentee ballot

Mail-In Voting
Effective: 2023

Constitutional amendment approved by voters in 2022

Early Voting Begins
Active

14 days of early voting

Early Voting
Effective: 2023

First state to add early voting via 2022 constitutional amendment

Election history

How Connecticut has voted in presidential elections.

  • 2024DemocraticKamala Harris7 EV
  • 2020DemocraticJoe Biden7 EV
  • 2016DemocraticHillary Clinton7 EV
  • 2012DemocraticBarack Obama7 EV
  • 2008DemocraticBarack Obama7 EV
  • 2004DemocraticJohn Kerry7 EV
  • 2000DemocraticAl Gore8 EV
  • 1996DemocraticBill Clinton8 EV
  • 1992DemocraticBill Clinton8 EV
  • 1988RepublicanGeorge H.W. Bush8 EV
  • 1984RepublicanRonald Reagan8 EV
  • 1980RepublicanRonald Reagan8 EV
  • 1976RepublicanGerald Ford8 EV
  • 1972RepublicanRichard Nixon8 EV
  • 1968DemocraticHubert Humphrey8 EV
  • 1964DemocraticLyndon B. Johnson8 EV
  • 1960DemocraticJohn F. Kennedy8 EV
  • 1956RepublicanDwight D. Eisenhower8 EV
  • 1952RepublicanDwight D. Eisenhower8 EV
  • 1948RepublicanThomas E. Dewey8 EV
  • 1944DemocraticFranklin D. Roosevelt8 EV
  • 1940DemocraticFranklin D. Roosevelt8 EV
  • 1936DemocraticFranklin D. Roosevelt8 EV
  • 1932RepublicanHerbert Hoover8 EV
  • 1928RepublicanHerbert Hoover7 EV
  • 1924RepublicanCalvin Coolidge7 EV
  • 1920RepublicanWarren G. Harding7 EV
  • 1916RepublicanCharles Evans Hughes7 EV
  • 1912DemocraticWoodrow Wilson7 EV
  • 1908RepublicanWilliam Howard Taft7 EV
  • 1904RepublicanTheodore Roosevelt7 EV
  • 1900RepublicanWilliam McKinley6 EV
  • 1896RepublicanWilliam McKinley6 EV
  • 1892DemocraticGrover Cleveland6 EV
  • 1888DemocraticGrover Cleveland6 EV
  • 1884DemocraticGrover Cleveland6 EV
  • 1880RepublicanJames A. Garfield6 EV
  • 1876DemocraticSamuel J. Tilden6 EV
  • 1872RepublicanUlysses S. Grant6 EV
  • 1868DemocraticHoratio Seymour6 EV
  • 1864RepublicanAbraham Lincoln6 EV
  • 1860RepublicanAbraham Lincoln6 EV
  • 1856RepublicanJohn C. Frémont6 EV
  • 1852DemocraticFranklin Pierce6 EV
  • 1848WhigZachary Taylor6 EV
  • 1844WhigHenry Clay6 EV
  • 1840WhigWilliam Henry Harrison8 EV
  • 1836DemocraticMartin Van Buren8 EV
  • 1832National RepublicanHenry Clay8 EV
  • 1828National RepublicanJohn Quincy Adams8 EV
  • 1824Democratic-RepublicanJohn Quincy Adams8 EV
  • 1820Democratic-RepublicanJames Monroe9 EV
  • 1816FederalistRufus King9 EV
  • 1812FederalistDeWitt Clinton9 EV
  • 1808FederalistCharles C. Pinckney9 EV
  • 1804FederalistCharles C. Pinckney9 EV
  • 1800FederalistJohn Adams9 EV
  • 1796FederalistJohn Adams9 EV
  • 1792IndependentGeorge Washington9 EV
  • 1789IndependentGeorge Washington7 EV

Timeline

2020s

2024
Election
Democratic
major

2024 Presidential Election

Kamala Harris won CT with 7 electoral votes

2023
Rule Change
Mail Voting
major

No-Excuse Absentee

Any voter can request absentee ballot

2023
Rule Change
Early Voting
moderate

Early Voting Begins

14 days of early voting

2020
Election
Democratic
major

2020 Presidential Election

Joe Biden won CT with 7 electoral votes

2010s

2016
Election
Democratic
major

2016 Presidential Election

Hillary Clinton won CT with 7 electoral votes

2012
Rule Change
Voter ID
major

ID Requested

ID requested; voters can sign affidavit if without ID

2012
Election
Democratic
major

2012 Presidential Election

Barack Obama won CT with 7 electoral votes

2000s

2008
Election
Democratic
major

2008 Presidential Election

Barack Obama won CT with 7 electoral votes

2004
Election
Democratic
major

2004 Presidential Election

John Kerry won CT with 7 electoral votes

2000
Election
Democratic
major

2000 Presidential Election

Al Gore won CT with 8 electoral votes

1990s

1996
Election
Democratic
major

1996 Presidential Election

Bill Clinton won CT with 8 electoral votes

1992
Election
Democratic
major

1992 Presidential Election

Bill Clinton won CT with 8 electoral votes

1980s

1988
Election
Republican
major

1988 Presidential Election

George H.W. Bush won CT with 8 electoral votes

1984
Election
Republican
major

1984 Presidential Election

Ronald Reagan won CT with 8 electoral votes

1980
Election
Republican
major

1980 Presidential Election

Ronald Reagan won CT with 8 electoral votes

1970s

1976
Election
Republican
major

1976 Presidential Election

Gerald Ford won CT with 8 electoral votes

1972
Election
Republican
major

1972 Presidential Election

Richard Nixon won CT with 8 electoral votes

1960s

1968
Election
Democratic
major

1968 Presidential Election

Hubert Humphrey won CT with 8 electoral votes

1964
Election
Democratic
major

1964 Presidential Election

Lyndon B. Johnson won CT with 8 electoral votes

1960
Election
Democratic
major

1960 Presidential Election

John F. Kennedy won CT with 8 electoral votes

1950s

1956
Election
Republican
major

1956 Presidential Election

Dwight D. Eisenhower won CT with 8 electoral votes

1952
Election
Republican
major

1952 Presidential Election

Dwight D. Eisenhower won CT with 8 electoral votes

1950
Rule Change
Mail Voting
major

Absentee with Excuse

Valid excuse required for absentee voting

1940s

1948
Election
Republican
major

1948 Presidential Election

Thomas E. Dewey won CT with 8 electoral votes

1944
Election
Democratic
major

1944 Presidential Election

Franklin D. Roosevelt won CT with 8 electoral votes

1940
Election
Democratic
major

1940 Presidential Election

Franklin D. Roosevelt won CT with 8 electoral votes

1930s

1936
Election
Democratic
major

1936 Presidential Election

Franklin D. Roosevelt won CT with 8 electoral votes

1932
Election
Republican
major

1932 Presidential Election

Herbert Hoover won CT with 8 electoral votes

1920s

1928
Election
Republican
major

1928 Presidential Election

Herbert Hoover won CT with 7 electoral votes

1924
Election
Republican
major

1924 Presidential Election

Calvin Coolidge won CT with 7 electoral votes

1920
Election
Republican
major

1920 Presidential Election

Warren G. Harding won CT with 7 electoral votes

1910s

1916
Election
Republican
major

1916 Presidential Election

Charles Evans Hughes won CT with 7 electoral votes

1912
Election
Democratic
major

1912 Presidential Election

Woodrow Wilson won CT with 7 electoral votes

1900s

1908
Election
Republican
major

1908 Presidential Election

William Howard Taft won CT with 7 electoral votes

1904
Election
Republican
major

1904 Presidential Election

Theodore Roosevelt won CT with 7 electoral votes

1900
Election
Republican
major

1900 Presidential Election

William McKinley won CT with 6 electoral votes

1890s

1896
Election
Republican
major

1896 Presidential Election

William McKinley won CT with 6 electoral votes

1892
Election
Democratic
major

1892 Presidential Election

Grover Cleveland won CT with 6 electoral votes

1880s

1888
Election
Democratic
major

1888 Presidential Election

Grover Cleveland won CT with 6 electoral votes

1884
Election
Democratic
major

1884 Presidential Election

Grover Cleveland won CT with 6 electoral votes

1880
Election
Republican
major

1880 Presidential Election

James A. Garfield won CT with 6 electoral votes

1870s

1876
Election
Democratic
major

1876 Presidential Election

Samuel J. Tilden won CT with 6 electoral votes

1872
Election
Republican
major

1872 Presidential Election

Ulysses S. Grant won CT with 6 electoral votes

1860s

1868
Election
Democratic
major

1868 Presidential Election

Horatio Seymour won CT with 6 electoral votes

1864
Election
Republican
major

1864 Presidential Election

Abraham Lincoln won CT with 6 electoral votes

1860
Election
Republican
major

1860 Presidential Election

Abraham Lincoln won CT with 6 electoral votes

1850s

1856
Election
Republican
major

1856 Presidential Election

John C. Frémont won CT with 6 electoral votes

1852
Election
Democratic
major

1852 Presidential Election

Franklin Pierce won CT with 6 electoral votes

1840s

1848
Election
Whig
major

1848 Presidential Election

Zachary Taylor won CT with 6 electoral votes

1844
Election
Whig
major

1844 Presidential Election

Henry Clay won CT with 6 electoral votes

1840
Election
Whig
major

1840 Presidential Election

William Henry Harrison won CT with 8 electoral votes

1830s

1836
Election
Democratic
major

1836 Presidential Election

Martin Van Buren won CT with 8 electoral votes

1832
Election
National Republican
major

1832 Presidential Election

Henry Clay won CT with 8 electoral votes

1820s

1828
Election
National Republican
major

1828 Presidential Election

John Quincy Adams won CT with 8 electoral votes

1824
Election
Democratic-Republican
major

1824 Presidential Election

John Quincy Adams won CT with 8 electoral votes

1820
Election
Democratic-Republican
major

1820 Presidential Election

James Monroe won CT with 9 electoral votes

1810s

1816
Election
Federalist
major

1816 Presidential Election

Rufus King won CT with 9 electoral votes

1812
Election
Federalist
major

1812 Presidential Election

DeWitt Clinton won CT with 9 electoral votes

1800s

1808
Election
Federalist
major

1808 Presidential Election

Charles C. Pinckney won CT with 9 electoral votes

1804
Election
Federalist
major

1804 Presidential Election

Charles C. Pinckney won CT with 9 electoral votes

1800
Election
Federalist
major

1800 Presidential Election

John Adams won CT with 9 electoral votes

1790s

1796
Election
Federalist
major

1796 Presidential Election

John Adams won CT with 9 electoral votes

1792
Election
Independent
major

1792 Presidential Election

George Washington won CT with 9 electoral votes

1780s

1789
Election
Independent
major

1789 Presidential Election

George Washington won CT with 7 electoral votes