Connecticut's 2nd congressional district is a
congressional district
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in the
U.S. state
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of
Connecticut
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. Located in the eastern part of the state, the district includes all of
New London County,
Tolland County, and
Windham County, along with parts of
Hartford
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,
Middlesex
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, and
New Haven
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counties. Principal cities include
Enfield,
Norwich
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,
New London, and
Groton.
The district is currently represented by
Democrat Joe Courtney. With a
Cook Partisan Voting Index
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rating of D+4, it is one of the least Democratic districts in Connecticut, a state with an all-Democratic congressional delegation.
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Composition
For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), Connecticut's 2nd district contains all or portions of five planning regions and 64 municipalities.[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST09/CD118_CT02.pdf]
Capitol Planning Region (15)
: Andover, Bolton
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, Columbia, Coventry
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, Ellington, Enfield, Glastonbury
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(part; also 1st
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), Hebron
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, Mansfield
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, Marlborough, Somers, Stafford
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, Suffield, Tolland, Vernon, Willington
Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region (12)
: Chester
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, Clinton, Deep River, East Haddam, East Hampton, Essex
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, Haddam, Killingworth
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Killingworth was built as a new town in the 1960s, next to Killingworth Village, which existed for centuries before the new town ...
, Lyme, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, Westbrook
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region (16)
: All 16 municipalities
South Central Connecticut Planning Region (1)
: Madison
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region (20)
: All 20 municipalities
Voter registration
Recent election results from statewide races
Recent elections
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024
List of members representing the district
District organized from Connecticut's at-large congressional district in 1837.
References
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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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Hartford County, Connecticut
Middlesex County, Connecticut
New Haven County, Connecticut
New London County, Connecticut
Tolland County, Connecticut
Windham County, Connecticut
Constituencies established in 1837
1837 establishments in Connecticut