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The state of Connecticut has seven electoral votes in the Electoral College, following reapportionment due to the 2020 United States census in which the state neither gained nor lost a seat. [2] Like most of New England, Connecticut is considered a strongly blue state, having voted for Joe Biden in 2020 by more than 20%.
Per exit polls by the Associated Press, Biden's strength in Connecticut came from college-educated and high income voters. [37] Biden won a combined 70% in large cities and 62% in suburban areas, a key demographic in a heavily suburban state.
The office of the Connecticut Secretary of State oversees the election process, including voting and vote counting. [2] In a 2020 study, Connecticut was ranked as the 20th easiest state for citizens to vote in. [3] Historically, Connecticut was a bastion of Republicanism, although this was typically a liberal "Yankee" brand of the Republican Party.
With 99% of votes counted as of 7:30 a.m., Harris is at 64.4% of the vote, or 235,689 votes cast for her. Trump has 119,349 votes. He won Vermont's northeastern counties, Essex and Orleans.
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Under the Electoral College, all 50 states and the District of Columbia are allocated a certain number of electoral votes equal to their two senators and their number of representatives.
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the United States. [1] One of the original Thirteen Colonies, Connecticut has participated in all sixty U.S. presidential elections since the American Revolution. [2] In the early days of the United States, Connecticut was known for supporting the conservative Federalist Party. [3]
Map based on last Senate election in each state as of 2024. Starting with the 2000 United States presidential election, the terms "red state" and "blue state" have referred to US states whose voters vote predominantly for one party—the Republican Party in red states and the Democratic Party in blue states—in presidential and other statewide elections.