Ellington, Somers Presidential Election: Trump Vote Varies

ELLINGTON/SOMERS, CT — President Donald Trump lost Connecticut in both the 2016 and 2020 general elections, and we're taking a look at how his vote total changed between the two elections.

Tuesday was another big night for Democrats across Connecticut as they increased their majority in the General Assembly and swept all five congressional races.

So how did Trump's support in Ellington and Somers compare with his vote totals in 2016, when he was running against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton?

According to the Secretary of the State's Office, Trump earned 4,515 votes in Ellington in 2020, compared to 4,199 in 2016. In 2020, Joe Biden received 4,787 votes in town, while Clinton collected 3,531 four years ago.

In Somers, Trump got 3,204 votes this year, down slightly from the 3,350 from 2016. Biden accumulated 2,445 votes in Somers, a sharp increase from the 2,125 Clinton procured.

Trump's overall vote totals from the two towns were very consistent from 2016 to 2020, but Biden secured more 1,200 additional votes than Clinton did in Ellington, and 320 more than the former first lady did in Somers.

For the entire state of Connecticut, Biden received 974,279 votes compared to Trump's 682,562 in 2020. In 2016, Clinton garnered 897,572 votes to 673,215 for Trump.

Tuesday's vote climaxed a heated battle for control of the White House, unfolding during a pandemic that killed nearly a quarter-million Americans before Election Day.

As of Wednesday afternoon, the presidential election was still too close to call, and votes were still being tallied in several battleground states.

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