Connecticut voters head to the polls on Nov. 5, casting their ballots in the presidential race and several down-ballot races.

The state winner gets its seven electoral votes. Connecticut polls are open from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. local time, and voting by mail is allowed only in circumstances that allow absentee ballots.

The meaning of the state

Connecticut is a Democratic stronghold, having voted for the party’s nominee in every election since 1992. The closest result in the last 32 years was Hillary Clinton’s 14 percentage point victory over the former president. Donald Trump in 2016. President Joe Biden beat Trump by more than 20 percentage points in 2020.

Although Connecticut currently only allows mail-in voting for absentee purposes, a measure that will pave the way for unexcused absentee voting will be on the ballot.

Counties are colored red or blue when the expected voting percentage reaches a set threshold. This threshold varies by state and is based on past voting reporting patterns and expectations of how voting will be reported this year.