Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Hartford County, CT — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Hartford County, Connecticut voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+22.5 — 259,366 Democratic to 162,572 Republican of 429,325 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 5.2 points toward Republicans. That makes it 8.0 points more Democratic than Connecticut overall (D+14.5).
Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse.
Connecticut election results are reported for its eight legacy counties, like Hartford County. These no longer function as governments and don't match the planning-region boundaries used on modern Connecticut maps, but they remain the grain of the official returns.
Margin by election, 2000–2024
Democratic minus Republican, in points of all votes cast — blue bars Democratic, red Republican.
Every election in Hartford County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 259,366 | 162,572 | 7,387 | 60.4% | 37.9% | D+22.5 |
| 2020 | 283,368 | 159,024 | 6,944 | 63.1% | 35.4% | D+27.7 |
| 2016 | 240,403 | 148,173 | 18,288 | 59.1% | 36.4% | D+22.7 |
| 2012 | 244,639 | 143,238 | 4,363 | 62.4% | 36.5% | D+25.9 |
| 2008 | 268,301 | 138,716 | 4,768 | 65.2% | 33.7% | D+31.5 |
| 2004 | 229,902 | 154,919 | 6,987 | 58.7% | 39.5% | D+19.1 |
| 2000 | 221,167 | 127,468 | 18,921 | 60.2% | 34.7% | D+25.5 |
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Hartford County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Hartford County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Hartford County, Connecticut in 2024 by D+22.5, with 429,325 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Hartford County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Hartford County shifted 5.2 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+27.7) and 2024 (D+22.5).
Is Hartford County more Democratic or Republican than Connecticut overall?+
In 2024, Hartford County went D+22.5 while Connecticut overall went D+14.5 — 8.0 points more Democratic than the state.
Where does this election data come from?+
County-level presidential returns (2000–2024) come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), published on the Harvard Dataverse. pumsdata is an independent product that makes the data easy to map and compare, and is not affiliated with MEDSL or Harvard.