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Connecticut

New England · in the Union from 1816 · 8 electoral votes · 482,301 souls (1860 census)

I · The presidential vote, left against right

Connecticut · left-bloc share0257510018161820182418281832183618401844184818521856186018641868501816: left bloc 41.5%1820: left bloc 41.8%1824: left bloc 44.5%1828: left bloc 11.7%1832: left bloc 41.3%1836: left bloc 47.6%1840: left bloc 42.0%1844: left bloc 41.8%1848: left bloc 42.4%1852: left bloc 41.8%1856: left bloc 52.2%1860: left bloc 49.4%1864: left bloc 46.5%

The gold line is the left bloc's share of the vote — parties left of the spectrum midline against everything from the midline rightward. Hover, tap or tab a cycle for the posted board.

II · The House delegation, cycle by cycle

Connecticut · House delegation02575100161820222426283032343638404244464850525456586062646668501816 delegation1818 delegation1820 delegation1822 delegation1824 delegation1826 delegation1828 delegation1830 delegation1832 delegation1834 delegation1836 delegation1838 delegation1840 delegation1842 delegation1844 delegation1846 delegation1848 delegation1850 delegation1852 delegation1854 delegation1856 delegation1858 delegation1860 delegation1862 delegation1864 delegation1866 delegation

Each line is a party's share of the delegation's seats — above the dashed rule, one party holds the house alone. Hover, tap or tab a cycle to post its full slate.

III · Party control, cycle by cycle

Connecticut · party control161820222426283032343638404244464850525456586062646668Presidential voteNat1816 · President John Quincy Adams · Fed — 58.5% Thomas Worthington · Adm — 41.5%1818 · President Federalist — held — no race1820 · President John Sergeant · Nat — 58.2% Henry Clay · Adm — 41.8%1822 · President National — held — no race1824 · President Francis S. Key · Nat — 55.5% Henry Clay · Adm — 44.5%1826 · President National — held — no race1828 · President Alexander Macomb · Nat — 88.3% Andrew Jackson · Rad — 11.7%1830 · President National — held — no race1832 · President Alexander Macomb · Nat — 58.8% DeWitt Clinton · Rad — 41.3%1834 · President National — held — no race1836 · President Zachary Taylor · Nat — 52.4% Karl von Weishaupt · Lib — 47.6%1838 · President National — held — no race1840 · President Zachary Taylor · Nat — 58.0% Sam Houston · Lib — 42.0%1842 · President National — held — no race1844 · President Daniel Webster · Nat — 50.0% J.B. Stoner · Lib — 41.8% James Buchanan · UC — 8.3%1846 · President National — held — no race1848 · President James A. Pearce · Nat — 57.6% J.B. Stoner · Lib — 42.4%1850 · President National — held — no race1852 · President James A. Pearce · Nat — 58.2% Samuel Houston · Lib — 41.8%1854 · President National — held — no race1856 · President John Motley Morehead · Nat — 47.8% James A. Pearce · PopDem — 35.4% Preston Brooks · Lib — 16.8%1858 · President National — held — no race1860 · President Daniel F. Webster · Nat — 50.6% Abraham Lincoln · PopDem — 49.4% Thomas F. Bowie · SN — 0.0%1862 · President National — held — no race1864 · President Robert E. Lee · Nat — 53.5% Abraham Lincoln · PopDem — 46.5%1866 · President National — held — no race1868 · President National — held — no raceGovernorToryNatNat1816 · Governor Cavalier · CV — 47.0% Admissionist · Adm — 23.4% Roundhead · RH — 22.4% Republican · Rep — 7.2%1818 · Governor Cavalier Federalist — held — no race1820 · Governor Tory · Tory — 47.0% National · Nat — 25.7% Admissionist · Adm — 22.5% Republican · Rep — 4.8%1822 · Governor Tory — held — no race1824 · Governor Tory · Tory — 45.8% Admissionist · Adm — 33.9% National · Nat — 20.4% Republican · Rep — 0.0%1826 · Governor Tory — held — no race1828 · Governor Tory · Tory — 47.7% Radical · Rad — 28.4% National · Nat — 16.9% Whig · Whig — 7.1%1830 · Governor Tory — held — no race1832 · Governor Tory · Tory — 44.8% National · Nat — 29.8% Radical · Rad — 25.3% Whig · Whig — 0.0%1834 · Governor Tory — held — no race1836 · Governor National · Nat — 57.2% Liberal · Lib — 42.8%1838 · Governor National — held — no race1840 · Governor National · Nat — 60.6% Liberal · Lib — 39.4%1842 · Governor National — held — no race1844 · Governor Liberal · Lib — 54.1% National · Nat — 45.9%1846 · Governor Liberal — held — no race1848 · Governor National · Nat — 54.0% Liberal · Lib — 46.0%1850 · Governor National — held — no race1852 · Governor National · Nat — 56.2% Liberal · Lib — 43.8% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 0.0%1854 · Governor National — held — no race1856 · Governor National · Nat — 41.6% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 29.8% Liberal · Lib — 28.6%1858 · Governor National — held — no race1860 · Governor National · Nat — 56.1% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 43.9%1862 · Governor National — held — no race1864 · Governor National · Nat — 61.2% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 38.8%1866 · Governor National — held — no race1868 · Governor National — held — no raceSenate · seat 1ToryNatPopDem1816 · Senate seat 1 Cavalier · CV — 39.5% Admissionist · Adm — 32.3% Roundhead · RH — 22.3% Republican · Rep — 6.0%1818 · Senate seat 1 Cavalier Federalist — held — no race1820 · Senate seat 1 Tory · Tory — 50.7% Admissionist · Adm — 21.6% National · Nat — 20.4% Republican · Rep — 7.3%1822 · Senate seat 1 Tory — held — no race1824 · Senate seat 1 Tory · Tory — 54.7% Admissionist · Adm — 28.1% National · Nat — 17.2% Republican · Rep — 0.0%1826 · Senate seat 1 Tory — held — no race1828 · Senate seat 1 Tory · Tory — 53.6% Radical · Rad — 26.5% National · Nat — 19.9% Whig · Whig — 0.0%1830 · Senate seat 1 Tory — held — no race1832 · Senate seat 1 Tory · Tory — 40.3% National · Nat — 30.8% Radical · Rad — 28.9% Whig · Whig — 0.0%1834 · Senate seat 1 Tory — held — no race1836 · Senate seat 1 National · Nat — 53.7% Liberal · Lib — 46.3%1838 · Senate seat 1 National — held — no race1840 · Senate seat 1 National · Nat — 65.0% Liberal · Lib — 35.0%1842 · Senate seat 1 National — held — no race1844 · Senate seat 1 National · Nat — 53.3% Liberal · Lib — 46.7%1846 · Senate seat 1 National — held — no race1848 · Senate seat 1 National · Nat — 60.5% Liberal · Lib — 39.5%1850 · Senate seat 1 National — held — no race1852 · Senate seat 1 National · Nat — 59.8% Liberal · Lib — 33.9% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 6.4%1854 · Senate seat 1 National — held — no race1856 · Senate seat 1 National · Nat — 49.0% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 32.7% Liberal · Lib — 18.4%1858 · Senate seat 1 National — held — no race1860 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic · PopDem — 55.6% National · Nat — 44.4%1862 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic — held — no race1864 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic · PopDem — 51.1% National · Nat — 48.9%1866 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic — held — no race1868 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic — held — no raceSenate · seat 2ToryNat1816 · Senate seat 2 No race1818 · Senate seat 2 Tory · Tory — 41.3% Admissionist · Adm — 25.3% National · Nat — 21.3% Republican · Rep — 12.2%1820 · Senate seat 2 Tory — held — no race1822 · Senate seat 2 Tory · Tory — 44.0% Admissionist · Adm — 24.7% National · Nat — 22.1% Republican · Rep — 9.2%1824 · Senate seat 2 Tory — held — no race1826 · Senate seat 2 Tory · Tory — 53.5% Admissionist · Adm — 26.0% National · Nat — 20.5% Republican · Rep — 0.0%1828 · Senate seat 2 Tory — held — no race1830 · Senate seat 2 Tory · Tory — 41.4% Radical · Rad — 28.1% National · Nat — 23.5% Whig · Whig — 7.0%1832 · Senate seat 2 Tory — held — no race1834 · Senate seat 2 Tory · Tory — 42.8% National · Nat — 30.3% Radical · Rad — 26.8% Whig · Whig — 0.0%1836 · Senate seat 2 Tory — held — no race1838 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 58.9% Liberal · Lib — 41.1%1840 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1842 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 53.0% Liberal · Lib — 47.0%1844 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1846 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 57.4% Liberal · Lib — 42.6%1848 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1850 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 62.8% Liberal · Lib — 37.2%1852 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1854 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 55.9% Liberal · Lib — 42.6% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 1.5%1856 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1858 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 59.0% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 41.0%1860 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1862 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 55.9% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 44.1%1864 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1866 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 59.8% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 40.3%1868 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no raceHouse delegationToryNat1816 · House Cavalier Federalist — 3 seats · 43% Roundhead Federalist — 2 seats · 29% Admissionist — 1 seat · 14% Republican — 1 seat · 14%1818 · House Tory — 3 seats · 43% Admissionist — 2 seats · 29% Republican — 1 seat · 14% National — 1 seat · 14%1820 · House Tory — 4 seats · 57% Admissionist — 2 seats · 29% National — 1 seat · 14%1822 · House Tory — 3 seats · 50% Admissionist — 1 seat · 17% Republican — 1 seat · 17% National — 1 seat · 17%1824 · House Tory — 3 seats · 50% Admissionist — 2 seats · 33% National — 1 seat · 17%1826 · House Tory — 3 seats · 50% Admissionist — 2 seats · 33% National — 1 seat · 17%1828 · House Tory — 3 seats · 50% Radical — 2 seats · 33% National — 1 seat · 17%1830 · House Tory — 3 seats · 50% Radical — 2 seats · 33% National — 1 seat · 17%1832 · House National — 2 seats · 40% Tory — 2 seats · 40% Radical — 1 seat · 20%1834 · House National — 2 seats · 40% Tory — 2 seats · 40% Radical — 1 seat · 20%1836 · House National — 3 seats · 60% Liberal — 2 seats · 40%1838 · House National — 3 seats · 60% Liberal — 2 seats · 40%1840 · House National — 3 seats · 60% Liberal — 2 seats · 40%1842 · House National — 3 seats · 60% Liberal — 2 seats · 40%1844 · House National — 3 seats · 60% Liberal — 2 seats · 40%1846 · House National — 3 seats · 60% Liberal — 2 seats · 40%1848 · House National — 3 seats · 60% Liberal — 2 seats · 40%1850 · House National — 3 seats · 60% Liberal — 2 seats · 40%1852 · House National — 3 seats · 60% Liberal — 2 seats · 40%1854 · House National — 3 seats · 60% Liberal — 2 seats · 40%1856 · House National — 2 seats · 40% Popular Democratic — 2 seats · 40% Liberal — 1 seat · 20%1858 · House National — 4 seats · 67% Popular Democratic — 2 seats · 33%1860 · House Popular Democratic — 4 seats · 67% National — 2 seats · 33%1862 · House National — 4 seats · 67% Popular Democratic — 2 seats · 33%1864 · House National — 3 seats · 50% Popular Democratic — 3 seats · 50%1866 · House National — 4 seats · 67% Popular Democratic — 2 seats · 33%1868 · House No raceState legislatureToryNat1816 · Legislature Cavalier Federalist — 9 seats · 38% Roundhead Federalist — 6 seats · 25% Admissionist — 5 seats · 21% Republican — 4 seats · 17%1818 · Legislature Tory — 10 seats · 40% Admissionist — 6 seats · 24% National — 5 seats · 20% Republican — 4 seats · 16%1820 · Legislature Tory — 13 seats · 52% Admissionist — 5 seats · 20% National — 5 seats · 20% Republican — 2 seats · 8%1822 · Legislature Tory — 11 seats · 44% Admissionist — 6 seats · 24% National — 6 seats · 24% Republican — 2 seats · 8%1824 · Legislature Tory — 14 seats · 56% Admissionist — 7 seats · 28% National — 4 seats · 16%1826 · Legislature Tory — 13 seats · 52% Admissionist — 7 seats · 28% National — 5 seats · 20%1828 · Legislature Tory — 13 seats · 52% Radical — 7 seats · 28% National — 5 seats · 20%1830 · Legislature Tory — 10 seats · 40% Radical — 7 seats · 28% National — 6 seats · 24% Whig — 2 seats · 8%1832 · Legislature Tory — 10 seats · 40% National — 8 seats · 32% Radical — 7 seats · 28%1834 · Legislature Tory — 10 seats · 40% National — 8 seats · 32% Radical — 7 seats · 28%1836 · Legislature National — 13 seats · 52% Liberal — 12 seats · 48%1838 · Legislature National — 15 seats · 60% Liberal — 10 seats · 40%1840 · Legislature National — 16 seats · 64% Liberal — 9 seats · 36%1842 · Legislature National — 13 seats · 52% Liberal — 12 seats · 48%1844 · Legislature National — 13 seats · 52% Liberal — 12 seats · 48%1846 · Legislature National — 14 seats · 56% Liberal — 11 seats · 44%1848 · Legislature National — 15 seats · 60% Liberal — 10 seats · 40%1850 · Legislature National — 16 seats · 64% Liberal — 9 seats · 36%1852 · Legislature National — 15 seats · 60% Liberal — 8 seats · 32% Popular Democratic — 2 seats · 8%1854 · Legislature National — 14 seats · 56% Liberal — 11 seats · 44%1856 · Legislature National — 12 seats · 48% Popular Democratic — 8 seats · 32% Liberal — 5 seats · 20%1858 · Legislature National — 15 seats · 60% Popular Democratic — 10 seats · 40%1860 · Legislature Popular Democratic — 14 seats · 56% National — 11 seats · 44%1862 · Legislature National — 14 seats · 56% Popular Democratic — 11 seats · 44%1864 · Legislature Popular Democratic — 13 seats · 52% National — 12 seats · 48%1866 · Legislature National — 15 seats · 60% Popular Democratic — 10 seats · 40%1868 · Legislature No race

Pick a cycle — hover, tap, or tab to one — to post its record: winners, margins, and seats as the results were filed.

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Bars run from the election that won them to the next: an office keeps its last winner's colour until the state votes again, and the gold notches mark those elections. Mid-term party changes — collapses, secessions — left no election record and cannot be drawn.