Connecticut State Senate District 15

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ct-sd-015
State
Connecticut
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
015
Land Area
31.7 sq mi
Water Area
0.5 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Connecticut State Senate District 15

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Waterbury city23.08 sq mi72.7%80.8%
Naugatuck borough4.44 sq mi14.0%27.1%

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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 571,90969.1%10.0%69.0%
CT District 332,18430.9%4.5%31.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
56,257
Active Voters
51,377 (91.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic20,76636.9%
Republican10,01817.8%
Unaffiliated24,73444.0%
Other parties7391.3%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202431,999 (56.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202219,794 (35.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202030,899 (54.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201820,782 (36.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201624,453 (43.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201414,472 (25.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201219,030 (33.8%)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
104,447 (± 2,388)
Median Age
37.9
Median Household Income
$55,225 (± $2,875)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
81.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
20.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1823,58722.6%
18 to 6464,60361.9%
65 and over16,25715.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)37,84836.2%
White, not Hispanic34,44333.0%
Black, not Hispanic22,20521.3%
Asian, not Hispanic3,0102.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic240.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic520.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,5311.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic5,3345.1%

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
94,813
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
72,209

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic61,92265.3%
Hispanic32,88834.7%
White33,90835.8%
Black22,16723.4%
Asian2,3802.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native270.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander880.1%
Two or More Races8600.9%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic50,22969.6%
Hispanic21,97930.4%
White28,71139.8%
Black18,71025.9%
Asian1,9912.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native2590.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander890.1%
Two or More Races5790.8%

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