The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around New Haven County. Darker red areas have almost entirely Republican voters, dark blue areas vote mostly for Democrats, and areas in lighter shades or in light purple are areas where the vote is usually split between parties.
Politics Key
Very liberal
Split evenly
Very conservative
New Haven County tends to be democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, New Haven County has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, New Haven County leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In New Haven County, 34.62% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in New Haven County women make up 51.79% of the population.
Older Americans tend to vote more conservatively. Members of the Boomer and Silent generations (born 1928-1964) more often vote for republicans while GenX, Millennials (born 1965-1996) and younger generations consistently support democrats. The median age in New Haven County is 40.9, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is New Haven County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in New Haven County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 14% of the time.
Note: Federal, local, and state elections are weighed based on the recency of the election and the importance most voters assign to each seat.
Nearby Counties
- Middlesex County, CT: more conservative voters
- Fairfield County, CT: more conservative voters
- Hartford County, CT: more liberal voters
- Litchfield County, CT: more conservative voters
- Suffolk County, NY: more conservative voters
- Putnam County, NY: more conservative voters
- New London County, CT: more conservative voters
- Tolland County, CT: more conservative voters
- Westchester County, NY: more liberal voters
- Dutchess County, NY: more conservative voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Ventura County, CA: more conservative voters
- San Francisco County, CA: more liberal voters
- Kern County, CA: more conservative voters
- Hidalgo County, TX: more liberal voters
- El Paso County, TX: more liberal voters
- Pierce County, WA: more conservative voters
- Macomb County, MI: more conservative voters
- Baltimore County, MD: more conservative voters
- Middlesex County, NJ: more conservative voters
- Hartford County, CT: more liberal voters
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