Newtown Presidential Election Results: Trump Vote Down

Newtown CT

05 November, 2020

1:29 PM

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NEWTOWN, 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. On Tuesday night it 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 Newtown compare with his vote totals in 2016, when he was running against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton? According to the Secretary of State's Office, Trump earned 7,292 votes in 2020 and in 2016 he secured 7,154 votes in Newtown. In 2020, Joe Biden received 9,750 votes and in 2016 Hillary Clinton received 7,448 votes. Trump's vote totals were very consistent from 2016 to 2020 but Biden secured about 2,300 more votes than Clinton did in Newtown. For the entire state of Connecticut, Biden received more than 1 million votes compared to Trump's 700,000 in 2020. In 2016, Clinton received 897,572 votes and Trump received 673,215 votes.Tuesday's vote climaxed a heated battle for control of the White House, unfolding during a pandemic that killed nearly a quarter of a million Americans before Election Day. As of Thursday afternoon, the presidential election was still too close to call and votes were still being tallied in several battleground states. Stay on top of all the election news from across Connecticut: Election Results: Keep Up-To-Date On Every Race In CTCT Presidential Election Results: Donald Trump Vs. Joe BidenCT Election Results: 5 Congressional House Races