2016 United States presidential election in Connecticut

The **2016 United States presidential election in Connecticut** was held on 8 November 2016. It was part of the 2016 United States presidential election, in which all other states plus the District of Columbia voted.

In the presidential election, Hillary Clinton defeated Donald Trump and received 7 electoral votes.

### Polling

Below is a table with the polling results in Connecticut. Connecticut has voted Democrat in the general election since 1992.

|Poll source|Date administered|Democrat|%|Republican|%|Libertarian|%|Green|%|Lead margin|Sample size|Margin of error|||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Emerson College|September 2–5, 2016||**Hillary Clinton**|align=center|**50%**|Donald Trump|align=center|35%|Gary Johnson|align=center|9%|Jill Stein|align=center|4%|align=center|**15**|1,000|± 3.0%|

### Results

|colspan=3|Presidential election||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|**Hillary Clinton** <small>(DEM)</small>|align=right|**897,572**|align=right|**54.57%**|
|Donald Trump <small>(REP)</small>|align=right|673,215|align=right|40.93%|
|Gary Johnson|align=right|48,676|align=right|2.96%|
|Jill Stein|align=right|22,841|align=right|1.39%|
|Darrell Castle|align=right|147|align=right|0.01%|
|Others|align=right|2,464|align=right|0.15%|

### Results by county

||colspan="2"|Hillary Clinton Democratic|colspan="2"|Donald Trump Republican|colspan="2"|Gary Johnson Libertarian|colspan="2"|Jill Stein Green|colspan="2"|Others Write-ins|Total Votes|||||||||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|bgcolor=#B0CEFF align="center"|Fairfield|bgcolor=#B0CEFF align="center"|243,852|bgcolor=#B0CEFF align="center"|57.89%|bgcolor=#FFB6B6 align="center"|160,077|bgcolor=#FFB6B6 align="center"|38.00%|bgcolor=#ECC850 align="center"|11,691|bgcolor=#ECC850 align="center"|2.78%|align="center"|4,866|align="center"|1.16%|align="center" bgcolor=#D3D3D3|723|align="center" bgcolor=#D3D3D3|0.17%|bgcolor=#B0CEFF align="center"|421,209|
|bgcolor=#B0CEFF align="center"|Hartford|bgcolor=#B0CEFF align="center"|240,403|bgcolor=#B0CEFF align="center"|59.09%|bgcolor=#FFB6B6 align="center"|148,173|bgcolor=#FFB6B6 align="center"|36.42%|bgcolor=#ECC850 align="center"|11,997|bgcolor=#ECC850 align="center"|2.95%|align="center"|5,680|align="center"|1.40%|align="center" bgcolor=#D3D3D3|611|align="center" bgcolor=#D3D3D3|0.15%|bgcolor=#B0CEFF align="center"|406,864|
|bgcolor=#FFB6B6 align="center"|Litchfield|bgcolor=#B0CEFF align="center"|39,775|bgcolor=#B0CEFF align="center"|40.82%|bgcolor=#FFB6B6 align="center"|53,051|bgcolor=#FFB6B6 align="center"|54.44%|bgcolor=#ECC850 align="center"|3,004|bgcolor=#ECC850 align="center"|3.08%|align="center"|1,441|align="center"|1.48%|align="center" bgcolor=#D3D3D3|171|align="center" bgcolor=#D3D3D3|0.18%|bgcolor=#FFB6B6 align="center"|97,442|
|bgcolor=#B0CEFF align="center"|Middlesex|bgcolor=#B0CEFF align="center"|45,357|bgcolor=#B0CEFF align="center"|51.18%|bgcolor=#FFB6B6 align="center"|38,867|bgcolor=#FFB6B6 align="center"|43.86%|bgcolor=#ECC850 align="center"|2,760|bgcolor=#ECC850 align="center"|3.11%|align="center"|1,497|align="center"|1.69%|align="center" bgcolor=#D3D3D3|143|align="center" bgcolor=#D3D3D3|0.16%|bgcolor=#B0CEFF align="center"|88,624|
|bgcolor=#B0CEFF align="center"|New Haven|bgcolor=#B0CEFF align="center"|205,609|bgcolor=#B0CEFF align="center"|54.25%|bgcolor=#FFB6B6 align="center"|159,048|bgcolor=#FFB6B6 align="center"|41.96%|bgcolor=#ECC850 align="center"|9,119|bgcolor=#ECC850 align="center"|2.41%|align="center"|4,757|align="center"|1.26%|align="center" bgcolor=#D3D3D3|473|align="center" bgcolor=#D3D3D3|0.12%|bgcolor=#B0CEFF align="center"|379,006|
|bgcolor=#B0CEFF align="center"|New London|bgcolor=#B0CEFF align="center"|62,278|bgcolor=#B0CEFF align="center"|50.42%|bgcolor=#FFB6B6 align="center"|54,058|bgcolor=#FFB6B6 align="center"|43.76%|bgcolor=#ECC850 align="center"|4,744|bgcolor=#ECC850 align="center"|3.84%|align="center"|2,220|align="center"|1.80%|align="center" bgcolor=#D3D3D3|228|align="center" bgcolor=#D3D3D3|0.18%|bgcolor=#B0CEFF align="center"|123,528|
|bgcolor=#B0CEFF align="center"|Tolland|bgcolor=#B0CEFF align="center"|38,506|bgcolor=#B0CEFF align="center"|49.73%|bgcolor=#FFB6B6 align="center"|34,194|bgcolor=#FFB6B6 align="center"|44.16%|bgcolor=#ECC850 align="center"|3,181|bgcolor=#ECC850 align="center"|4.11%|align="center"|1,370|align="center"|1.77%|align="center" bgcolor=#D3D3D3|173|align="center" bgcolor=#D3D3D3|0.22%|bgcolor=#B0CEFF align="center"|77,424|
|bgcolor=#FFB6B6 align="center"|Windham|bgcolor=#B0CEFF align="center"|21,792|bgcolor=#B0CEFF align="center"|42.88%|bgcolor=#FFB6B6 align="center"|25,747|bgcolor=#FFB6B6 align="center"|50.66%|bgcolor=#ECC850 align="center"|2,180|bgcolor=#ECC850 align="center"|4.29%|align="center"|1,010|align="center"|1.99%|align="center" bgcolor=#D3D3D3|94|align="center" bgcolor=#D3D3D3|0.18%|bgcolor=#FFB6B6 align="center"|50,823|

### Democratic

The Democratic primary occurred on 26 April 2016.

|colspan=4|Presidential election||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|**Hillary Clinton**|align=right|**170,045**|align=right|**51.80%**|align=right|**43**|
|Bernie Sanders|align=right|152,379|align=right|46.42%|align=right|27|
|Others|align=right|5,831|align=right|1.78%|align=right|0|

### Republican

The Republican primary occurred on 26 April 2016.

|colspan=4|Presidential election||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|**Donald Trump**|align=right|**123,523**|align=right|**57.86%**|align=right|**28**|
|John Kasich|align=right|60,522|align=right|28.35%|align=right|0|
|Ted Cruz|align=right|24,987|align=right|11.70%|align=right|0|
|Ben Carson|align=right|1,733|align=right|0.81%|align=right|0|
|Others|align=right|2,728|align=right|1.28%|align=right|0|

## Related pages

- Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2016
- Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016

## Other websites

- RNC 2016 Republican Nominating Process
- Green papers for 2016 primaries, caucuses, and conventions
- 2016 Presidential primaries , ElectionProjection.com