Connecticut US Presidential Election 2024: Votes, Result Information, Candidates and Everything You Need to Know

The presidential elections in the United States (US) are on November 5. Donald Trump (Republican Party) and Kamala Harris (Democratic Party) are the leading contenders in the election.

Millions of eligible voters in the nation’s fifty states will choose their favorite candidate to lead the country for the next four years.

Connecticut’s seven electoral votes have gone to Democratic candidates every four years since 1992, with Republican George HW Bush being the last Republican candidate to win the state, in 1988.

Connecticut is located in the eastern US and lies between the major hubs of New York City (NYC) and Boston along the Northeast Corridor. According to the 2020 census, the state’s population is just over 3.6 million.

Recent polls show that among Connecticut voters, Kamala Harris is favored over former Donald Trump.

> Last day to register in person: October 18

> Last day to register by mail – Must be postmarked by October 18th

> Last date to register online – October 18

The House of Representatives elections will also be held on November 5, electing representatives from all 435 congressional districts.

Connecticut has a total of five congressional districts.

The 1st Congressional District is the most Democratic district in the entire state. According to a report by CT Insider, the last Republican elected in the district was Edwin May, who served one term in Congress from 1957 to 1959.

This year the battle is between Democrat John Larson and Republican Jim Griffin.

Democrat Joe Courtney will face competition from Republican Mike France. In 2018, Courtney defeated France by 18 percentage points.

Veteran Democratic Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, 81, faces Republican Michael Massey. CT Insider reported that before entering politics, Massey served nearly a decade in federal prison for a bank robbery he committed with another man in 2008. While in prison, Massey says he started following Trump.

Incumbent Democrat Jim Himes faces competition from Republican Michael Goldstein and independent Benjamin Wesley.

A political newcomer, Wesley is a mechanical engineer who joined politics in the hope of ending the war between Russia and Ukraine and the war in Gaza.

Democrat Jahana Hayes faces another round of battle against Republican George Logan after she defeated him by a narrow margin in 2022.

Connecticut voted for Joe Biden because he won 59.24 percent of the vote, while Trump won 39.21 percent of the vote.

This section will be updated as results come in after the November 5 election.

(With input from agencies)