Connecticut State Senate District 8

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ct-sd-008
State
Connecticut
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
008
Land Area
303.6 sq mi
Water Area
9.16 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Connecticut State Senate District 8

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Torrington city18.34 sq mi6.0%46.1%
Northwest Harwinton CDP6.54 sq mi2.2%75.2%
West Simsbury CDP4.63 sq mi1.5%100.0%
Simsbury Center CDP4.56 sq mi1.5%100.0%
New Hartford Center CDP3.19 sq mi1.0%100.0%
Collinsville CDP3.13 sq mi1.0%100.0%
Weatogue CDP3.00 sq mi1.0%100.0%
Canton Valley CDP1.76 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Norfolk CDP1.15 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Tariffville CDP0.64 sq mi0.2%99.9%
Pleasant Valley CDP0.51 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Riverton CDP0.48 sq mi0.2%99.9%

Showing all 12 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 571,69372.8%9.9%46.5%
CT District 126,84527.2%3.7%53.5%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
77,785
Active Voters
71,690 (92.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic23,59330.3%
Republican20,66526.6%
Unaffiliated32,23141.4%
Other parties1,2961.7%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–2026206 (0.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202457,739 (74.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202246,532 (59.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202055,910 (71.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201844,144 (56.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201646,183 (59.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201432,114 (41.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201237,458 (48.2%)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
98,790 (± 958)
Median Age
44.5
Median Household Income
$114,023 (± $4,855)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
95.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
53.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1820,84821.1%
18 to 6457,21657.9%
65 and over20,72621.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)7,1497.2%
White, not Hispanic79,39680.4%
Black, not Hispanic2,5242.6%
Asian, not Hispanic5,3445.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic190.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic4410.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,9174.0%

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
94,553
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
74,229

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic88,54993.7%
Hispanic6,0116.4%
White79,69584.3%
Black2,5072.7%
Asian3,8504.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native170.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races3520.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic70,43694.9%
Hispanic3,7955.1%
White64,67687.1%
Black2,2963.1%
Asian2,7153.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native5280.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races3100.4%

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