Connecticut Electoral College Guide
Connecticut casts 7 electoral votes in presidential elections. Connecticut's 7 EV are safely Democratic. Not competitive at the presidential level since 1988.
Role in the Electoral College
Connecticut's 7 EV are safely Democratic. Not competitive at the presidential level since 1988.
Electoral Vote History
Last Republican win was Bush in 1988. Safely Democratic since Clinton 1992.
Electoral College Basics
The United States uses an Electoral College system to elect the president. Each state receives electoral votes equal to its total congressional representation: number of House seats + 2 (senators). Connecticut has 5 House seats + 2 senators = 7 electoral votes.
A candidate needs 270 out of 538 electoral votes to win the presidency. Connecticut’s 7 electoral votes represent 1.3% of the total needed.
Most states use a winner-take-all system — the popular vote winner receives all electoral votes. The exception is Maine and Nebraska, which allocate electoral votes by congressional district. Connecticut uses the winner-take-all system.