Ridgefield Presidential Election Results: Trump's Support Dropped

RIDGEFIELD, CT - President Trump's loss in Connecticut on Tuesday was in contrast to his performance in 2016, as his share of the vote fell from 39.73 percent to 35.02 percent.

Connecticut has been a reliable blue state in presidential elections dating back to the early 1990s. The last Republican presidential candidate to win Connecticut was President George H.W. Bush in 1988. Connecticut voted for Bill Clinton in the 1992 election.

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

According to Denise Merrill, the Connecticut Secretary of the State, Trump lost support in Ridgefield in 2020.

Although he earned 5,680 votes in 2016 compared to 5,689 votes in 2020, the number does not take into account the much greater voter turnout this year. He may have gained nine votes, but percentage-wise, the president's support dropped by over 4.7 points.

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.

Trump had struggled to overcome polling deficits in key states in the campaign's final days. He ran strong as expected in rural areas, but lost support among other critical voting groups, including suburban women in several battleground states.

CNN reported in October that polling put Biden up by 25 points among women voters. According to the final 2016 pre-election polls, Clinton won women voters by 13 points among likely voters and 14 points among registered voters.