Counties in Connecticut

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Counties

County government

Ballotpedia does not have any county governments in this state in its coverage scope.

Full list of counties

According to a 2022 study from the U.S. Census Bureau, this state's local governments consist of 179 cities, towns, and villages, and 433 special districts.[1] There are eight counties in Connecticut. Although Connecticut is divided into counties, it does not have any local government at the county level.[2] On June 6, 2022, Governor Ned Lamont (D) announced that the U.S. Census Bureau had approved the use of nine planning regions as county-equivalent geographic units for the purpose of collecting, tabulating, and disseminating census data.[3]


The following table defaults to displaying only 25 counties and county equivalents at a time. To change the number of counties displayed, use the drop-down menu above the upper left-hand corner of the table. You can also use the search bar above the upper-right corner of the table to look up a specific county.

Map of counties

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Elections

Click the links below for information about the elections held in each municipality. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of municipalities that held elections each year in this state; click here to learn more about Ballotpedia's local government coverage scope.

2023

See also: United States municipal elections, 2023 and School board elections, 2023

2022

See also: United States municipal elections, 2022 and School board elections, 2022

Ballotpedia did not cover any local elections in Connecticut that year.

2021

See also: United States municipal elections, 2021 and School board elections, 2021

Ballotpedia did not cover any local elections in Connecticut that year.

2020

See also: United States municipal elections, 2020 and School board elections, 2020

Ballotpedia did not cover any local elections in Connecticut that year.

Past elections


Initiative process availability

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in Connecticut

The powers of initiative and referendum for an amendment, or repeal of an amendment, to the municipal charter is mandated for all charter cities and towns and the process is largely determined by the State Statutes in Title 7 Ch. 99. According to section 7-188 of the State Statutes this power also applies to ordinances enacted before October 1, 1982.[4][5]

Some charter local governments have the initiative and referendum power for local ordinances, but the process is set at the local level.[5]

There was no mention of initiative and referendum powers for general law cities or towns found in the Connecticut Constitution and State Statutes.[5]

For more information on which local governments have Initiative and Referendum powers and what the signature requirements are in each, see: Local Charter Governments with Initiative and Referendum Document

See also

Connecticut Municipal government Other local coverage
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