Connecticut State Senate District 6

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ct-sd-006
State
Connecticut
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
006
Land Area
43.8 sq mi
Water Area
0.99 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Connecticut State Senate District 6

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
New Britain city13.40 sq mi30.6%100.0%
Kensington CDP5.99 sq mi13.7%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 577,60179.4%10.8%40.0%
CT District 120,17520.6%2.8%60.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
59,374
Active Voters
49,497 (83.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic22,16337.3%
Republican10,66218.0%
Unaffiliated25,77543.4%
Other parties7741.3%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202437,287 (62.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202226,351 (44.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202036,814 (62.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201826,392 (44.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201629,916 (50.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201418,633 (31.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201222,122 (37.3%)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
97,797 (± 432)
Median Age
37.2
Median Household Income
$72,555 (± $4,719)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
85.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
26.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1820,93221.4%
18 to 6460,44361.8%
65 and over16,42216.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)32,55033.3%
White, not Hispanic49,26550.4%
Black, not Hispanic8,0738.3%
Asian, not Hispanic3,0493.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic810.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic100.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3900.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,3794.5%

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
91,148
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
70,831

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic60,85166.8%
Hispanic30,29233.2%
White47,63552.3%
Black7,3398.1%
Asian2,3502.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native800.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander70.0%
Two or More Races2100.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic50,51471.3%
Hispanic20,31428.7%
White41,01057.9%
Black7,0319.9%
Asian2,0522.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native3970.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander100.0%
Two or More Races1710.2%

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