Overview
- District ID
- ct-hd-005
- State
- Connecticut
- Chamber
- Lower chamber
- District Code
- 005
- Land Area
- 13.4 sq mi
- Water Area
- 0.73 sq mi
Boundary
Boundary as GeoJSON
Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.
Places
| Place | Overlap | Share of district land | Share of place land |
|---|
| Hartford city | 3.27 sq mi | 24.3% | 18.8% |
Showing all 1 place
Overlapping Congressional Districts
| Congressional district | Population in both | Share of this district's population | Share of the congressional district's population | Share of this district's land |
|---|
| CT District 1 | 24,363 | 100.0% | 3.4% | 100.0% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).
Voters
- Registered Voters
- 16,311
- Active Voters
- 15,478 (94.9%)
Party Registration
| Party | Voters | Share |
|---|
| Democratic | 8,784 | 53.9% |
| Republican | 1,318 | 8.1% |
| Unaffiliated | 6,075 | 37.2% |
| Other parties | 134 | 0.8% |
| No party recorded | 0 | 0.0% |
Turnout by Cycle
| Cycle | General | Democratic Primary | Republican Primary |
|---|
| 2023–2024 | 10,249 (62.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2021–2022 | 6,764 (41.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2019–2020 | 10,260 (62.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2017–2018 | 7,438 (45.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2015–2016 | 8,447 (51.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2013–2014 | 5,263 (32.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2011–2012 | 6,937 (42.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.
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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 11/04/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".
Demographics
- Total Population
- 24,797 (± 1,367)
- Median Age
- 36.6
- Median Household Income
- $75,770 (± $7,358)
- High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
- 86.6%
- Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
- 29.2%
Population by Age
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Under 18 | 6,010 | 24.2% |
| 18 to 64 | 15,301 | 61.7% |
| 65 and over | 3,486 | 14.1% |
Population by Race and Hispanic Origin
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 5,596 | 22.6% |
| White, not Hispanic | 5,273 | 21.3% |
| Black, not Hispanic | 11,215 | 45.2% |
| Asian, not Hispanic | 1,345 | 5.4% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 11 | 0.0% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 0 | 0.0% |
| Some other race, not Hispanic | 226 | 0.9% |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 1,131 | 4.6% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.
Citizen Voting Age Population
- Total Citizen Population
- 22,837
- Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
- 17,131
Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | Citizens | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 17,427 | 76.3% |
| Hispanic | 5,412 | 23.7% |
| White | 5,468 | 23.9% |
| Black | 10,499 | 46.0% |
| Asian | 441 | 1.9% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 14 | 0.1% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 146 | 0.6% |
Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | CVAP | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 13,628 | 79.6% |
| Hispanic | 3,508 | 20.5% |
| White | 4,701 | 27.4% |
| Black | 8,416 | 49.1% |
| Asian | 343 | 2.0% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 40 | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 146 | 0.9% |
Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).
