Connecticut's 2nd congressional district is a

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in the

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Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...

. Located in the eastern part of the state, the district includes all of

New London County New London County is in the southeastern corner of Connecticut and comprises the Norwich- New London, Connecticut Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Hartford- East Hartford, Connecticut Combined Statistical Area. T ...

, Tolland County, and Windham County, along with parts of

Hartford Hartford is the capital city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It was the seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960. It is the core city in the Greater Hartford metropolitan area. Census estimates since ...

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, and

New Haven New Haven is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is located on New Haven Harbor on the northern shore of Long Island Sound in New Haven County, Connecticut and is part of the New York City metropolitan area. With a population of 134,023 ...

counties. Principal cities include Enfield,

Norwich Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. Norwich is by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. As the seat of the Episcopal see, See of ...

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, and Groton. The district is currently represented by Democrat Joe Courtney. With a

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rating of D+2, it is one of the least Democratic districts in Connecticut, a state with an all-Democratic congressional delegation.

Towns in the district

Hartford County – Enfield,

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(part), Marlborough, and Suffield. Middlesex County –

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, Clinton, Deep River,

East Haddam East Haddam is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut. The population was 8,875 at the time of the 2020 census. History Until 1650, the area of East Haddam was inhabited by at least three Indigenous peoples: the Wangunk, the Mohegan and the N ...

, East Hampton,

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, Haddam,

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Old Saybrook Old Saybrook is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 10,481 at the 2020 census. It contains the incorporated borough of Fenwick, as well as the census-designated places of Old Saybrook Center and Saybrook ...

, and Westbrook. New Haven County –

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. New London County –

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, East Lyme, Franklin, Griswold, Groton,

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, Lisbon, Lyme, Montville,

, North Stonington,

Old Lyme Old Lyme is a coastal town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The main street of the town, Lyme Street, is a historic district with several homes once owned by sea captains. Lyme Academy of Fine Arts is located in Old Lyme and ther ...

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, Salem, Sprague, Stonington,

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, and

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. Tolland County –

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, Somers,

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, Tolland, Union, Vernon, and Willington. Windham County – Ashford,

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, Chaplin, Eastford,

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, Killingly, Plainfield,

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, Thompson, Windham, and

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Voter registration

Recent presidential elections

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List of members representing the district

District organized from

Connecticut's At-large congressional district During the first twenty-four Congresses (from 1789 to 1837), Connecticut elected all its Representatives in Congress from a single multi-member Connecticut at-large congressional district. Connecticut elected a varying number of representatives ...

in 1837.

United States House of Representatives, Connecticut District 2 map

References

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
{{DEFAULTSORT:Connecticut's 2nd Congressional District 2 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