Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Litchfield County, CT — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Litchfield County, Connecticut voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+8.0 — 47,940 Democratic to 56,452 Republican of 105,969 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 2.9 points toward Republicans. That makes it 22.5 points more Republican 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 Litchfield 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 Litchfield County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 47,940 | 56,452 | 1,577 | 45.2% | 53.3% | R+8.0 |
| 2020 | 50,164 | 55,601 | 1,779 | 46.6% | 51.7% | R+5.1 |
| 2016 | 39,775 | 53,051 | 4,616 | 40.8% | 54.4% | R+13.6 |
| 2012 | 43,856 | 47,201 | 1,370 | 47.4% | 51.1% | R+3.6 |
| 2008 | 51,037 | 46,176 | 1,657 | 51.6% | 46.7% | D+4.9 |
| 2004 | 44,647 | 50,160 | 1,861 | 46.2% | 51.9% | R+5.7 |
| 2000 | 41,806 | 39,172 | 6,360 | 47.9% | 44.9% | D+3.0 |
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Litchfield County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Litchfield County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Litchfield County, Connecticut in 2024 by R+8.0, with 105,969 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Litchfield County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Litchfield County shifted 2.9 points toward Republicans between 2020 (R+5.1) and 2024 (R+8.0).
Is Litchfield County more Democratic or Republican than Connecticut overall?+
In 2024, Litchfield County went R+8.0 while Connecticut overall went D+14.5 — 22.5 points more Republican 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.