Politics & Government

Middletown Presidential Election Results: Trump Vote Increases

President Donald Trump was unlikely to win Connecticut. See how he fared in Middletown in 2020 compared to 2016.

MIDDLETOWN, 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 Middletown compare with his vote totals in 2016, when he was running against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton?

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According to the Secretary of the State's Office, Trump garnered 7,569 votes in 2020 and in 2016 he had 7,126 votes in Middletown. In 2020, Joe Biden received 15,359 votes and in 2016 Clinton had 12,959 votes in Middletown.

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

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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 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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