See main article: 2016 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 2016 United States presidential election in Connecticut |
| Country: | Connecticut |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States presidential election in Connecticut |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Next Election: | 2020 United States presidential election in Connecticut |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
| Turnout: | 76.94% |
| Image1: | Hillary Clinton by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Hillary Clinton |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | New York |
| Running Mate1: | Tim Kaine |
| Electoral Vote1: | 7 |
| Popular Vote1: | 897,572 |
| Percentage1: | 54.57% |
| Nominee2: | Donald Trump |
| Running Mate2: | Mike Pence |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | New York |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 673,215 |
| Percentage2: | 40.93% |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Barack Obama |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Donald Trump |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 2016 United States presidential election in Connecticut was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Connecticut voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, businessman Donald Trump, and running mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and her running mate Virginia Senator Tim Kaine. Connecticut has seven electoral votes in the Electoral College.[1]
Clinton won the state by 13.64%, a smaller margin of victory than outgoing President Barack Obama's 17.33% in 2012.[2] Clinton carried six of the state's eight counties; however, Trump was the first Republican presidential candidate who won Windham County since George H. W. Bush in 1988.
Trump's strongest county in the state was rural Litchfield County, while Clinton's biggest win was in adjacent, more urban Hartford County.[3] Areas that swung in Clinton's favor were mainly concentrated in suburban Fairfield County, in towns like Greenwich, Darien, New Canaan, and Westport.[4] [3] This area is home to many New York City commuters. Other Democratic swings happened in suburbs outside Hartford, such as Avon, Granby, East Granby, and Glastonbury, as well as outside New Haven, in towns like Guilford, Madison, and Woodbridge.[4] [3] This was the first time since 1888 that Darien and the first time since 1912 that Easton voted Democratic, largely due to opposition to the populist Trump among historically Republican affluent and educated voters. By contrast, areas that swung hard for Trump were mainly located in Windham County and northern New London County, in towns like Killingly, Sterling, Plainfield, and Voluntown.[5] This mirrored a national trend of Trump gaining White working-class support.
See main article: 2016 Connecticut Democratic presidential primary. Three candidates appeared on the Democratic presidential primary ballot:[6]
See also: Results of the 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries.
Four candidates appeared on the Republican presidential primary ballot:
See also: Results of the 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries.
Clinton won every pre-election poll conducted. An average of the final 3 polls showed Clinton leading 49% to 38%, and the final poll showed Clinton leading Trump 50% to 35%.[7]
| County | Hillary Clinton Democratic | Donald Trump Republican | Gary Johnson Libertarian | Jill Stein Green | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairfield | 243,852 | 57.89% | 160,077 | 38.00% | 11,691 | 2.78% | 4,866 | 1.16% | 723 | 0.18% | 83,775 | 19.89% | 421,209 | ||||||||||||||
| Hartford | 240,403 | 59.09% | 148,173 | 36.42% | 11,997 | 2.95% | 5,680 | 1.40% | 611 | 0.15% | 92,230 | 22.67% | 406,864 | ||||||||||||||
| Litchfield | 39,775 | 40.82% | 53,051 | 54.44% | 3,004 | 3.08% | 1,441 | 1.48% | 171 | 0.17% | -13,276 | -13.62% | 97,442 | ||||||||||||||
| Middlesex | 45,357 | 51.18% | 38,867 | 43.86% | 2,760 | 3.11% | 1,497 | 1.69% | 143 | 0.16% | 6,490 | 7.32% | 88,624 | ||||||||||||||
| New Haven | 205,609 | 54.25% | 159,048 | 41.96% | 9,119 | 2.41% | 4,757 | 1.26% | 473 | 0.13% | 46,561 | 12.29% | 379,006 | ||||||||||||||
| New London | 62,278 | 50.42% | 54,058 | 43.76% | 4,744 | 3.84% | 2,220 | 1.80% | 228 | 0.19% | 8,220 | 6.66% | 123,528 | ||||||||||||||
| Tolland | 38,506 | 49.73% | 34,194 | 44.16% | 3,181 | 4.11% | 1,370 | 1.77% | 173 | 0.23% | 4,312 | 5.57% | 77,424 | ||||||||||||||
| Windham | 21,792 | 42.88% | 25,747 | 50.66% | 2,180 | 4.29% | 1,010 | 1.99% | 94 | 0.18% | -3,955 | -7.78% | 50,823 | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 897,572 | 54.57% | 673,215 | 40.93% | 48,676 | 2.96% | 22,841 | 1.39% | 2,616 | 0.16% | 224,357 | 13.64% | 1,644,920 | ||||||||||||||
According to Connecticut's Secretary of State Elections Night Reporting website, voter turnout was 76.94% with 1,675,934 voters checked reported out of 2,178,169 Registered Voters Reported.[9]
Clinton won all 5 congressional districts.[10]
| District | Clinton | Trump | Representative | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59.4% | 36.32% | John B. Larson | |||
| 48.66% | 45.77% | Joe Courtney | |||
| 55.88% | 40.38% | Rosa DeLauro | |||
| 59.57% | 36.56% | Jim Himes | |||
| 49.93% | 45.83% | Elizabeth Esty | |||