Connecticut State House District 117

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ct-hd-117
State
Connecticut
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
117
Land Area
10.5 sq mi
Water Area
0.95 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Connecticut State House District 117

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Orange CDP5.54 sq mi53.1%32.3%
Milford city (balance)2.39 sq mi22.9%10.9%
West Haven city2.24 sq mi21.5%20.9%
Woodmont borough0.27 sq mi2.6%99.8%

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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 323,803100.0%3.3%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
18,857
Active Voters
17,351 (92.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic6,55934.8%
Republican4,16622.1%
Unaffiliated7,81541.4%
Other parties3171.7%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202414,773 (78.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202211,361 (60.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202014,220 (75.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201811,261 (59.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201611,839 (62.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20148,504 (45.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20128,036 (42.6%)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
24,316 (± 1,911)
Median Age
47.7
Median Household Income
$118,228 (± $10,171)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
46.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 184,26217.5%
18 to 6413,89257.1%
65 and over6,16225.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,3169.5%
White, not Hispanic20,46284.2%
Black, not Hispanic4071.7%
Asian, not Hispanic6522.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic00.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic70.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic780.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3941.6%

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
23,627
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
19,380

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic21,62891.5%
Hispanic1,9978.5%
White20,38286.3%
Black4101.7%
Asian5772.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native00.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races380.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic18,18693.8%
Hispanic1,1906.1%
White17,31889.4%
Black4242.2%
Asian4062.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native360.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races120.1%

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