The 2024 United States presidential election in Connecticut is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, as part of the 2024 United States elections in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia will participate. Connecticut voters will choose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote. The state of Connecticut has seven electoral votes in the Electoral College, following reapportionment due to the 2020 United States census in which the state neither gained nor lost a seat.
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Incumbent Democratic president Joe Biden is running for reelection to a second term.
Primary elections
Republican primary
The Connecticut Republican primary was held on April 2, 2024, alongside the New York primary.
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bound | Unbound | Total | |||
| Donald Trump | 34,726 | 77.9% | 28 | 28 | |
| Nikki Haley (withdrawn) | 6,230 | 14.0% | |||
| Uncommitted | 2,164 | 4.8% | |||
| Ron DeSantis (withdrawn) | 1,282 | 2.9% | |||
| Ryan Binkley (withdrawn) | 194 | 0.4% | |||
| Total: | 44,596 | 100.0% | 28 | 28 | |
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Democratic primary
The Connecticut Democratic primary was held on April 2, 2024.
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pledged | Unpledged | Total | |||
| Joe Biden (incumbent) | 55,697 | 84.9% | 60 | 60 | |
| Uncommitted | 7,488 | 11.4% | |||
| Marianne Williamson | 1,497 | 2.3% | |||
| Dean Phillips (withdrawn) | 578 | 0.9% | |||
| Cenk Uygur (withdrawn) | 317 | 0.5% | |||
| Total: | 65,577 | 100.0% | 60 | 14 | 79 |
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Libertarian primary
The Libertarian Party of Connecticut held a ranked-choice straw poll on April 2, 2024.
| Candidate | Round 1 | T. | Round 2 | T. | Round 3 | T. | Round 4 | T. | Round 5 | T. | Round 6 | T. | Round 7 | ||||||||||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||||||||
| Chase Oliver | 37 | 34.9% | +1 | 38 | 35.8% | 38 | 37.6% | +3 | 41 | 41.0% | +1 | 42 | 42.4% | +2 | 44 | 44.4% | +5 | 49 | 51.0% | ||||
| Jacob Hornberger | 12 | 11.3% | 12 | 11.3% | +1 | 13 | 12.9% | +1 | 14 | 14.0% | +2 | 16 | 16.2% | +4 | 20 | 20.2% | +4 | 24 | 25.0% | ||||
| Michael Rectenwald | 14 | 14.6% | 14 | 13.2% | 14 | 13.9% | 14 | 14.0% | +2 | 16 | 16.2% | +2 | 18 | 18.2% | +5 | 23 | 24.0% | ||||||
| Joshua Smith | 10 | 9.4% | +1 | 11 | 10.4% | 11 | 10.9% | 11 | 11.0% | +2 | 13 | 13.1% | +4 | 17 | 17.2% | –17 | Eliminated | ||||||
| Mike ter Maat | 9 | 8.5% | 9 | 8.5% | 9 | 8.9% | +1 | 10 | 10.0% | +2 | 12 | 12.1% | –12 | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Lars Mapstead | 7 | 6.6% | +1 | 8 | 7.5% | 8 | 7.9% | +2 | 10 | 10.0% | –10 | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| Charles Ballay | 7 | 6.6% | +1 | 8 | 7.5% | 8 | 7.9% | –8 | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
| None of the above | 6 | 5.7% | 6 | 5.7% | –6 | Eliminated | |||||||||||||||||
| Joseph Collins Jr. | 4 | 3.8% | –4 | Eliminated | |||||||||||||||||||
| Active ballots | 106 | –5 | 101 | –1 | 100 | –1 | 99 | –3 | 96 | ||||||||||||||
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Cook Political Report | Solid D | December 19, 2023 |
| Inside Elections | Solid D | April 26, 2023 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Solid D | June 29, 2023 |
| Decision Desk HQ/The Hill | Solid D | December 14, 2023 |
| CNalysis | Solid D | December 30, 2023 |
| CNN | Solid D | January 14, 2024 |
Polling
- Joe Biden vs. Donald Trump
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Joe Biden Democratic | Donald Trump Republican | Other / Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson College | October 19–21, 2022 | 1,000 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 49% | 40% | 11% |
| Emerson College | September 7–9, 2022 | 1,000 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 49% | 36% | 15% |
| McLaughlin & Associates (R) | July 26–27, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 52% | 39% | 9% |
| Emerson College | May 10–11, 2022 | 1,000 (RV) | ± 3.0% | 51% | 38% | 11% |