West Hartford Presidential Election Results: Trump Vote Down

WEST HARTFORD, 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 West Hartford 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 7,765 votes in West Hartford in 2020, compared to 8,055 in 2016. In 2020, Joe Biden received 24,375 votes in town, while Clinton collected 23,781 four years ago.

Trump's vote totals were slightly different from 2016 to 2020, and Biden secured just a few more votes than Clinton did in West Hartford.

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.