House districts / Connecticut
Connecticut's 2nd congressional district
CT-2. Same lines in 2026 as in 2022.
Fundraising
- Joseph Courtney Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $967kSpent $932k · Cash $386k
- George Patrick Austin Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $315kSpent $218k · Cash $97k
- Kyle Gauck Das of Jul 11, 2026Raised $23kSpent $21k · Cash $27
2 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates). 1 other candidate has not filed.
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 53.0% | Trump 45.3% | 1.7% | D+7.7 |
| 2020 | Biden 54.7% | Trump 43.2% | 2.0% | D+11.5 |
| 2016 | Clinton 48.8% | Trump 45.4% | 5.7% | D+3.4 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 722,183 | |
| Adults (18+) | 587,054 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 96.5% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 19.4% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 22.4% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 33.6% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 24.6% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 77.5% | 57.4% |
| Black | 3.4% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 10.2% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 3.5% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 5.3% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 39.7% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $97,479 | $80,734 |
American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for this district. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current lines (2022 on) post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2024 | Joe Courtney Democrat | 58.0% | Mike France Republican | 42.0% | D+16.0 |
| 2022 | Joe Courtney Democrat | 58.2% | Mike France Republican others 1.6% | 40.2% | D+18.1 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2020 | Joe Courtney Democrat + Working Families | 59.4% | Justin Anderson Republican others 2.4% | 38.2% | D+21.2 |
| 2018 | Joe Courtney Democrat + Working Families | 62.2% | Danny Postemski, Jr. Republican others 2.4% | 35.5% | D+26.7 |
| 2016 | Joe Courtney Democrat + Working families | 63.2% | Daria Novak Republican others 3.1% | 33.7% | D+29.6 |
| 2014 | Joe Courtney Democrat + Working families | 62.3% | Lori Hopkins-Cavanagh Republican others 2.3% | 35.5% | D+26.8 |
| 2012 | Joe Courtney Democrat + Working families | 68.5% | Paul M. Formica Republican others 2.1% | 29.5% | D+39.0 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 seat count changed from 6 to 5 after the census | |||||
| 2010 | Joe Cortney Democrat + Working families | 59.9% | Janet Peckinpaugh Republican others 1.4% | 38.8% | D+21.1 |
| 2008 | Joe Courtney Democrat + Working families | 65.7% | Sean Sullivan Republican others 2.0% | 32.4% | D+33.3 |
| 2006 | Joe Courtney Democrat | 50.0% | Rob Simmons Republican | 50.0% | D+0.0 |
| 2004 | Rob Simmons Republican | 54.2% | Jim Sullivan Democrat | 45.8% | R+8.4 |
| 2002 | Rob Simmons Republican | 54.1% | Joe Courtney Democrat | 45.9% | R+8.2 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2000 | Rob Simmons Republican + Independence | 50.6% | Sam Gejdenson Democrat | 49.4% | R+1.3 |
| 1998 | Sam Gejdenson Democrat | 61.0% | Gary M. Koval Republican others 3.5% | 35.5% | D+25.6 |
| 1996 | Sam Gjdenson Democrat + A connecticut party | 51.6% | Edward W. Munster Republican others 3.5% | 44.9% | D+6.7 |
| 1994 | Sam Gejdenson Democrat | 42.6% | Edward W. Munster Republican others 14.9% | 42.5% | D+0.0 |
| 1992 | Sam Gejdenson Democrat + A connecticut party | 50.8% | Edward W. Munster Republican | 49.2% | D+1.6 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 1990 | Sam Gejdenson Democrat | 59.7% | John M. Ragsdale Republican | 40.3% | D+19.4 |
| 1988 | Sam Gejdenson Democrat | 63.6% | Glenn Carberry Republican | 36.4% | D+27.2 |
| 1986 | Samuel Gejdenson Democrat | 67.4% | Bud Mullen Republican | 32.6% | D+34.8 |
| 1984 | Samuel Gejdenson Democrat | 54.4% | Roberta F. Koontz Republican others 0.5% | 45.2% | D+9.2 |
| 1982 | Samuel Gejdenson Democrat | 55.8% | Tony Guglielmo Republican others 0.7% | 43.5% | D+12.3 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Samuel Gejdenson Democrat | 53.4% | Tony Guglielmo Republican | 46.6% | D+6.8 |
| 1978 | Christopher J. Dodd Democrat | 69.9% | Thomas Hudson Connell Republican | 30.1% | D+39.8 |
| 1976 | Christopher J. Dodd Democrat | 65.1% | Richard M. Jackson Republican others 0.9% | 34.1% | D+31.0 |
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020 are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits