 The redistricting committee intended to more or less retain the partisan balance of the district, which heavily favored Democrats to begin with, and swapped Middletown for Enfield, similarly sized towns with similarly Democratic heritages.The demographics of the 2nd district vary widely, ranging from the liberal and culturally diverse population centers of New London, Norwich, and Windham, to the blue-collar towns of Enfield and Vernon, to the wealthy (and traditionally Republican) towns along the coast like Old Saybrook and Mystic where many millionaires from both Connecticut and New York maintain vacation homes.Statistically, Democrats dominate the 2nd district, although Republicans have recently fared well here in both congressional and statewide elections.