Connecticut State Senate District 3

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ct-sd-003
State
Connecticut
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
003
Land Area
89.4 sq mi
Water Area
2.17 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Connecticut State Senate District 3

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
East Hartford CDP18.01 sq mi20.1%100.0%
Broad Brook CDP5.93 sq mi6.6%100.0%

Showing all 2 places

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 189,15389.2%12.4%80.9%
CT District 210,81110.8%1.5%19.1%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
69,114
Active Voters
63,957 (92.5%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic25,39836.7%
Republican11,64316.8%
Unaffiliated31,24345.2%
Other parties8301.2%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–2026191 (0.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202445,005 (65.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202231,577 (45.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202044,540 (64.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201832,074 (46.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201635,849 (51.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201422,790 (33.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201229,184 (42.2%)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
100,456 (± 720)
Median Age
40.1
Median Household Income
$91,259 (± $4,173)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
34.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1821,81921.7%
18 to 6461,85761.6%
65 and over16,78016.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)23,70723.6%
White, not Hispanic48,88748.7%
Black, not Hispanic13,52613.5%
Asian, not Hispanic9,1709.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic590.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic310.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic6610.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,4154.4%

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
92,561
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
71,615

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic71,25277.0%
Hispanic21,31323.0%
White49,61453.6%
Black12,89713.9%
Asian5,6936.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native580.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander310.0%
Two or More Races1490.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic57,16579.8%
Hispanic14,44820.2%
White42,17458.9%
Black10,24214.3%
Asian4,2425.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native5130.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander220.0%
Two or More Races880.1%

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