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Here’s a look at voter turnout in New Canaan on Election Day:
New Canaan Election 2024: Voter Turnout, Hourly Count
| Hour | Votes 2024 |
|---|---|
| 7 to 8 p.m. | 117 |
| 6 to 7 p.m. | 285 |
| 5 to 6 p.m. | 320 |
| 4 to 5 p.m. | 289 |
| 3 to 4 p.m. | 274 |
| 2 to 3 p.m. | 338 |
| 1 to 2 p.m. | 289 |
| 12 to 1 p.m. | 343 |
| 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. | 465 |
| 10 to 11 a.m. | 451 |
| 9 to 10 a.m. | 569 |
| 8 to 9 a.m. | 515 |
| 7 to 8 a.m. | 491 |
| 6 to 7 a.m. | 313 |
| Early voters | 5,511 |
| Premarked absentees | 1,205 |
| Total* | 11,775 |
*cumulative percentage tracked throughout the day
Original Article
Outside the polls at Saxe Middle School on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024. Credit: Michael Dinan
In an election that’s seen a high number of early voters, New Canaan constituents on Nov. 5 will vote for candidates seeking offices including U.S. president, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, state Senate and state House.
In all, the town saw 5,371 ballots cast before Nov. 3 in the first year that early voting was made available in the state, according to the Registrars of Voters. There are 14,534 total eligible voters in the town.
The town also has issued an additional 1,446 absentee ballots, of which 1,211 had been returned by Monday morning, according to Town Clerk Claudia Weber. That figure is down by about 500 from the 2020 national election, held during pandemic, Weber said. Yet Town Hall saw some 300 to 500 people voting early every day it was available, “and you know a lot of those people normally would have voted by absentee [ballot],” Weber told NewCanaanite.com.
Here’s a look at New Canaan’s overall voter turnout in recent national election years:
New Canaan Voter Turnout, Recent National Election Years
Source: Secretary of the State
Year Voter Turnout
2020 12,706
2016 11,066
2012 10,941
Among the absentee ballots issued, 453 went to Democrats, 415 to Republicans and 519 to unaffiliated voters, Weber said.
Here’s a look at the party breakdown in New Canaan as of Nov. 1:
New Canaan Voter Count—Nov. 1, 2024
Source: Registrars of Voters
Democrat Republican Unafilliated Other Total
26.6% (3,851) 35.2% (5,103) 37.1% (5,381) 1% (156) 14,491
According to a sample ballot issued by the Connecticut Secretary of the State: candidates for president and vice president include Democrats Kamala Harris and Tim Walz and Republicans Donald Trump and JD Vance; candidates for U.S. Senate include Democrat Christopher Murphy (incumbent), Republican Matthew Corey and Green Party candidate Justin Paglino; candidates for U.S. Representative (CT-4) include Democrat Jim Himes (incumbent), Republican Michael Goldstein and Independent Benjamin Wesley; candidates for state Senate (26th) are Democrat Ceci Maher (incumbent) and Republican Kami Evans; state Senate (36th) are Democrat Nick Simmons and Republican Ryan Fazio (incumbent); candidates for state House (42nd) are Democrat Savet Constantine and Republican Kim Healy; candidates for state House (125th) are Democrat Jason Bennett and Republican Tom O’Dea (incumbent). Town resident and state Rep. Lucy Dathan (D-142nd) is running unopposed for re-election.
New Canaan Registrars of Voters Joan McLaughlin (Republican) and Elizabeth Orteig (Democrat) also are on the ballot.
Not sure where you’re going to vote? Check here. Here’s a map of New Canaan voting districts.