Let’s be kind and say that Election Day didn’t exactly galvanize Connecticut voters, who turned out at a mediocre 55.57 percent. That’s a whopping one percent higher than the 2010 throwdown between Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Republican Tom Foley of Greenwich.
Secretary of the State Denise Merrill just released the final numbers that indicate that Litchfield County’s Cornwall had the highest turnout – 74.77% of registered voters – while Hartford had the lowest with 32.18%.
“Overall we had a very healthy and respectable voter turnout of just about 56% of registered voters in Connecticut,” said Merrill, the state’s head elections official, in a statement, complete with exclamation. “Once again we saw strong voter turnout in our small towns, while the cities continue to lag behind. Election Day problems in Hartford may have had a depressing impact on voter turnout in that city, which is truly unfortunate. One thing I am very proud of is the large number of new voters – nearly 14,000 – who were able to participate in democracy due to Election Day Registration! This was a total success and implemented statewide without any serious problems. This speaks volumes about the preparation undertaken by local election officials to accommodate new crowds of voters across the state. Due to their efforts we were really able to expand the voting franchise in 2014, which is something truly worth celebrating!”
See where you rank:
TOWN |
Total Names on Registry List |
Total Names Checked as Voting |
Turnout Percentage |
Election Day Registration Voters |
Cornwall |
983 |
735 |
74.77% |
5 |
Bridgewater |
1284 |
942 |
73.36% |
7 |
Bolton |
3224 |
2346 |
72.77% |
26 |
Norfolk |
1033 |
738 |
71.44% |
17 |
Guilford |
14132 |
10056 |
71.16% |
100 |
Litchfield |
5210 |
3663 |
70.31% |
43 |
Goshen |
2048 |
1439 |
70.26% |
20 |
New Hartford |
4394 |
3086 |
70.23% |
56 |
Hampton |
1183 |
829 |
70.08% |
9 |
Old Lyme |
5114 |
3577 |
69.95% |
33 |
Franklin |
1207 |
843 |
69.84% |
8 |
Columbia |
3623 |
2527 |
69.75% |
54 |
Salem |
2432 |
1695 |
69.70% |
30 |
Essex |
4657 |
3242 |
69.62% |
52 |
Glastonbury |
21095 |
14547 |
68.96% |
140 |
Portland |
5480 |
3773 |
68.85% |
96 |
Sharon |
1625 |
1114 |
68.55% |
25 |
Bethlehem |
2503 |
1715 |
68.52% |
22 |
East Lyme |
10907 |
7465 |
68.44% |
113 |
Roxbury |
1691 |
1157 |
68.42% |
4 |
Prospect |
6126 |
4181 |
68.25% |
55 |
Marlborough |
4011 |
2735 |
68.19% |
37 |
Killingworth |
4306 |
2936 |
68.18% |
33 |
Lyme |
1788 |
1218 |
68.12% |
5 |
Berlin |
12912 |
8794 |
68.11% |
91 |
East Hampton |
7775 |
5294 |
68.09% |
57 |
Cheshire |
17057 |
11602 |
68.02% |
102 |
Granby |
7058 |
4800 |
68.01% |
56 |
Kent |
1891 |
1284 |
67.90% |
16 |
Coventry |
7111 |
4823 |
67.82% |
56 |
Avon |
11558 |
7781 |
67.32% |
91 |
Voluntown |
1371 |
922 |
67.25% |
13 |
Andover |
2036 |
1368 |
67.19% |
26 |
Union |
603 |
405 |
67.16% |
1 |
Tolland |
9274 |
6216 |
67.03% |
46 |
Lebanon |
4318 |
2884 |
66.79% |
41 |
Chester |
2471 |
1643 |
66.49% |
38 |
Sprague |
1674 |
1113 |
66.49% |
16 |
Bloomfield |
12707 |
8444 |
66.45% |
132 |
Willington |
3178 |
2109 |
66.36% |
40 |
Somers |
5602 |
3693 |
65.92% |
30 |
Westbrook |
4248 |
2799 |
65.89% |
38 |
Thomaston |
4350 |
2864 |
65.84% |
41 |
South Windsor |
15566 |
10181 |
65.41% |
92 |
East Granby |
3519 |
2299 |
65.33% |
40 |
Warren |
982 |
641 |
65.27% |
8 |
Durham |
5036 |
3283 |
65.19% |
24 |
Haddam |
5772 |
3761 |
65.16% |
39 |
Wethersfield |
16484 |
10713 |
64.99% |
99 |
Simsbury |
16208 |
10520 |
64.91% |
101 |
Burlington |
6081 |
3919 |
64.45% |
42 |
Middletown |
22142 |
14260 |
64.40% |
407 |
Colebrook |
1075 |
692 |
64.37% |
16 |
Middlefield |
3132 |
2015 |
64.34% |
22 |
Bethany |
3893 |
2501 |
64.24% |
29 |
Chaplin |
1330 |
854 |
64.21% |
8 |
Ashford |
2658 |
1706 |
64.18% |
19 |
Southington |
25861 |
16514 |
63.86% |
14 |
Vernon |
14044 |
8955 |
63.76% |
134 |
Montville |
8451 |
5377 |
63.63% |
67 |
Brookfield |
9878 |
6282 |
63.60% |
67 |
Suffield |
8268 |
5251 |
63.51% |
49 |
Pomfret |
2488 |
1575 |
63.30% |
16 |
Rocky Hill |
10853 |
6858 |
63.19% |
103 |
Canton |
7061 |
4456 |
63.11% |
57 |
Hebron |
6447 |
4065 |
63.05% |
44 |
East Haddam |
5834 |
3678 |
63.04% |
58 |
Middlebury |
5215 |
3255 |
62.42% |
38 |
North Haven |
15308 |
9533 |
62.27% |
81 |
Southbury |
13571 |
8439 |
62.18% |
84 |
Manchester |
26832 |
16615 |
61.92% |
274 |
Newington |
17406 |
10771 |
61.88% |
119 |
Morris |
1657 |
1025 |
61.86% |
23 |
Wallingford |
24960 |
15430 |
61.82% |
147 |
Eastford |
1174 |
725 |
61.75% |
10 |
Old Saybrook |
7585 |
4682 |
61.73% |
59 |
Westport |
16302 |
10049 |
61.64% |
96 |
Derby |
5398 |
3327 |
61.63% |
51 |
Barkhamsted |
2604 |
1602 |
61.52% |
18 |
Monroe |
11779 |
7239 |
61.46% |
47 |
Washington |
2402 |
1474 |
61.37% |
50 |
Farmington |
17311 |
10599 |
61.23% |
117 |
Deep River |
3153 |
1930 |
61.21% |
33 |
Hartland |
1530 |
932 |
60.92% |
12 |
Salisbury |
2898 |
1761 |
60.77% |
30 |
Scotland |
1118 |
679 |
60.73% |
7 |
Ellington |
9402 |
5709 |
60.72% |
91 |
Madison |
13259 |
8044 |
60.67% |
120 |
Lisbon |
2576 |
1561 |
60.60% |
28 |
Canaan |
778 |
471 |
60.54% |
14 |
Waterford |
12514 |
7575 |
60.53% |
115 |
Wilton |
11489 |
6952 |
60.51% |
56 |
Ledyard |
8402 |
5073 |
60.38% |
60 |
Branford |
18025 |
10869 |
60.30% |
112 |
Weston |
6094 |
3672 |
60.26% |
49 |
Woodstock |
4895 |
2947 |
60.20% |
39 |
Harwinton |
4082 |
2453 |
60.09% |
20 |
Colchester |
10136 |
6080 |
59.98% |
74 |
Newtown |
17125 |
10264 |
59.94% |
66 |
Canterbury |
3315 |
1981 |
59.76% |
22 |
Wolcott |
11019 |
6567 |
59.60% |
60 |
Watertown |
14525 |
8630 |
59.41% |
108 |
Cromwell |
9328 |
5522 |
59.20% |
71 |
Bozrah |
1706 |
1008 |
59.09% |
13 |
Greenwich |
32376 |
19117 |
59.05% |
186 |
Stonington |
12514 |
7373 |
58.92% |
89 |
Darien |
12251 |
7171 |
58.53% |
91 |
Shelton |
23231 |
13593 |
58.51% |
174 |
Stafford |
7531 |
4406 |
58.50% |
48 |
Woodbridge |
6513 |
3785 |
58.11% |
50 |
Easton |
5177 |
3008 |
58.10% |
38 |
Windsor Locks |
7259 |
4194 |
57.78% |
70 |
Preston |
2964 |
1710 |
57.69% |
22 |
Enfield |
21637 |
12423 |
57.42% |
131 |
North Branford |
8956 |
5141 |
57.40% |
48 |
Woodbury |
7449 |
4272 |
57.35% |
35 |
Sherman |
2603 |
1492 |
57.32% |
14 |
Seymour |
9495 |
5415 |
57.03% |
61 |
Fairfield |
36865 |
20998 |
56.96% |
159 |
Ridgefield |
16644 |
9446 |
56.75% |
74 |
Plainville |
10587 |
6001 |
56.68% |
51 |
West Haven |
24698 |
13977 |
56.59% |
199 |
Bethel |
11320 |
6404 |
56.57% |
63 |
Hamden |
33235 |
18726 |
56.34% |
244 |
Orange |
10354 |
5833 |
56.34% |
43 |
West Hartford |
39509 |
22248 |
56.31% |
326 |
Windsor |
20046 |
11275 |
56.25% |
116 |
Bristol |
31760 |
17835 |
56.16% |
209 |
Oxford |
8751 |
4911 |
56.12% |
38 |
Trumbull |
24092 |
13483 |
55.96% |
117 |
North Stonington |
3794 |
2123 |
55.96% |
20 |
Milford |
33249 |
18602 |
55.95% |
193 |
Torrington |
18909 |
10553 |
55.81% |
119 |
New Canaan |
12857 |
7172 |
55.78% |
74 |
Griswold |
6618 |
3690 |
55.76% |
74 |
North Canaan |
1982 |
1103 |
55.65% |
31 |
Clinton |
9285 |
5156 |
55.53% |
68 |
Groton |
17996 |
9917 |
55.11% |
203 |
Redding |
6957 |
3831 |
55.07% |
44 |
East Haven |
15047 |
8174 |
54.32% |
100 |
Beacon Falls |
3908 |
2113 |
54.07% |
30 |
Plymouth |
7383 |
3873 |
52.46% |
52 |
Winchester |
6786 |
3542 |
52.20% |
50 |
Brooklyn |
4683 |
2441 |
52.12% |
35 |
New Milford |
16401 |
8455 |
51.55% |
83 |
Ansonia |
9454 |
4858 |
51.39% |
51 |
Meriden |
28312 |
14546 |
51.38% |
183 |
Stamford |
58769 |
30125 |
51.26% |
285 |
New Britain |
25640 |
13112 |
51.14% |
235 |
Windham |
10350 |
5278 |
51.00% |
107 |
East Windsor |
7198 |
3647 |
50.67% |
57 |
Norwalk |
44394 |
22492 |
50.66% |
287 |
Thompson |
5329 |
2689 |
50.46% |
26 |
Stratford |
31600 |
15934 |
50.42% |
162 |
Mansfield |
11357 |
5704 |
50.22% |
383 |
Naugatuck |
16888 |
8329 |
49.32% |
110 |
New Fairfield |
9503 |
4600 |
48.41% |
26 |
Sterling |
2205 |
1055 |
47.85% |
16 |
East Hartford |
25531 |
12205 |
47.80% |
233 |
Killingly |
9283 |
4409 |
47.50% |
76 |
Danbury |
34631 |
16129 |
46.57% |
158 |
Putnam |
5203 |
2422 |
46.55% |
32 |
Plainfield |
8643 |
3845 |
44.49% |
58 |
Norwich |
19546 |
8411 |
43.03% |
109 |
New Haven |
70832 |
27127 |
38.30% |
616 |
Bridgeport |
58076 |
21760 |
37.47% |
270 |
Waterbury |
56574 |
20731 |
36.64% |
225 |
New London |
14462 |
5253 |
36.32% |
145 |
Hartford |
48694 |
15668 |
32.18% |
383 |
Total Statewide Turnout |
1,973,332 |
1,096,509 |
55.57% |
13,995 |
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