Connecticut State House District 36

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ct-hd-036
State
Connecticut
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
036
Land Area
83.9 sq mi
Water Area
5.22 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Connecticut State House District 36

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Higganum CDP6.21 sq mi7.4%100.0%
Essex Village CDP3.84 sq mi4.6%100.0%
Deep River Center CDP3.80 sq mi4.5%100.0%
Chester Center CDP2.68 sq mi3.2%100.0%

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Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
CT District 223,349100.0%3.2%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
19,354
Active Voters
17,772 (91.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic6,42033.2%
Republican4,70824.3%
Unaffiliated7,95441.1%
Other parties2721.4%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202415,685 (81.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202212,568 (64.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202014,985 (77.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201811,985 (61.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201612,505 (64.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20148,948 (46.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20129,978 (51.6%)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
23,721 (± 344)
Median Age
47.8
Median Household Income
$105,353 (± $7,181)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
96.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
49.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 184,35318.4%
18 to 6413,75058.0%
65 and over5,61823.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,2105.1%
White, not Hispanic20,50586.4%
Black, not Hispanic3971.7%
Asian, not Hispanic5332.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic80.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic480.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,0204.3%

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
23,198
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
18,879

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic22,19095.7%
Hispanic1,0064.3%
White20,78989.6%
Black3291.4%
Asian4872.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native60.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander30.0%
Two or More Races850.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic18,27596.8%
Hispanic6103.2%
White17,19291.1%
Black4182.2%
Asian4332.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native1740.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races480.3%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).