Overview
- District ID
- ct-hd-072
- State
- Connecticut
- Chamber
- Lower chamber
- District Code
- 072
- Land Area
- 7.01 sq mi
- Water Area
- 0.15 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 |
|---|
| Waterbury city | 7.00 sq mi | 99.8% | 24.5% |
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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 5 | 23,279 | 100.0% | 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
- 11,415
- Active Voters
- 10,241 (89.7%)
Party Registration
| Party | Voters | Share |
|---|
| Democratic | 4,730 | 41.4% |
| Republican | 1,408 | 12.3% |
| Unaffiliated | 5,159 | 45.2% |
| Other parties | 118 | 1.0% |
| No party recorded | 0 | 0.0% |
Turnout by Cycle
| Cycle | General | Democratic Primary | Republican Primary |
|---|
| 2023–2024 | 5,656 (49.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2021–2022 | 3,324 (29.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2019–2020 | 5,493 (48.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2017–2018 | 3,184 (27.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2015–2016 | 4,360 (38.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2013–2014 | 2,405 (21.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2011–2012 | 3,482 (30.5%) | 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
- 26,522 (± 1,703)
- Median Age
- 32.9
- Median Household Income
- $48,239 (± $7,814)
- High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
- 78.7%
- Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
- 13.1%
Population by Age
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Under 18 | 6,593 | 24.9% |
| 18 to 64 | 15,979 | 60.2% |
| 65 and over | 3,950 | 14.9% |
Population by Race and Hispanic Origin
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 12,829 | 48.4% |
| White, not Hispanic | 3,986 | 15.0% |
| Black, not Hispanic | 7,520 | 28.4% |
| Asian, not Hispanic | 559 | 2.1% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 21 | 0.1% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 52 | 0.2% |
| Some other race, not Hispanic | 152 | 0.6% |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 1,403 | 5.3% |
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
- 24,158
- Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
- 17,853
Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | Citizens | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 12,677 | 52.5% |
| Hispanic | 11,485 | 47.5% |
| White | 3,880 | 16.1% |
| Black | 7,147 | 29.6% |
| Asian | 464 | 1.9% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 21 | 0.1% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 49 | 0.2% |
| Two or More Races | 524 | 2.2% |
Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | CVAP | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 10,565 | 59.2% |
| Hispanic | 7,287 | 40.8% |
| White | 3,473 | 19.5% |
| Black | 6,141 | 34.4% |
| Asian | 481 | 2.7% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 124 | 0.7% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 54 | 0.3% |
| Two or More Races | 357 | 2.0% |
Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).
