Overview
- District ID
- ct-sd-023
- State
- Connecticut
- Chamber
- Upper chamber (state senate)
- District Code
- 023
- Land Area
- 11.6 sq mi
- Water Area
- 2.92 sq mi
Boundary
Boundary as GeoJSON
Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.
Places
| Place | Overlap | Share of district land | Share of place land |
|---|
| Bridgeport city | 9.89 sq mi | 85.5% | 61.6% |
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Overlapping Congressional Districts
| Congressional district | Population in both | Share of this district's population | Share of the congressional district's population | Share of this district's land |
|---|
| CT District 4 | 91,151 | 91.8% | 12.6% | 85.5% |
| CT District 3 | 8,187 | 8.2% | 1.1% | 14.5% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).
Voters
- Registered Voters
- 50,336
- Active Voters
- 37,115 (73.7%)
Party Registration
| Party | Voters | Share |
|---|
| Democratic | 30,036 | 59.7% |
| Republican | 3,282 | 6.5% |
| Unaffiliated | 16,703 | 33.2% |
| Other parties | 315 | 0.6% |
| No party recorded | 0 | 0.0% |
Turnout by Cycle
| Cycle | General | Democratic Primary | Republican Primary |
|---|
| 2023–2024 | 23,453 (46.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2021–2022 | 11,661 (23.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2019–2020 | 23,480 (46.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2017–2018 | 14,005 (27.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2015–2016 | 18,875 (37.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2013–2014 | 9,255 (18.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2011–2012 | 14,492 (28.8%) | 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
- 94,522 (± 2,471)
- Median Age
- 35.7
- Median Household Income
- $51,551 (± $3,365)
- High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
- 73.9%
- Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
- 16.5%
Population by Age
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Under 18 | 22,114 | 23.4% |
| 18 to 64 | 61,014 | 64.6% |
| 65 and over | 11,394 | 12.1% |
Population by Race and Hispanic Origin
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 48,519 | 51.3% |
| White, not Hispanic | 14,915 | 15.8% |
| Black, not Hispanic | 21,978 | 23.3% |
| Asian, not Hispanic | 4,061 | 4.3% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 132 | 0.1% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 0 | 0.0% |
| Some other race, not Hispanic | 1,068 | 1.1% |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 3,849 | 4.1% |
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
- 75,750
- Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
- 55,907
Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | Citizens | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 37,595 | 49.6% |
| Hispanic | 38,153 | 50.4% |
| White | 14,081 | 18.6% |
| Black | 19,378 | 25.6% |
| Asian | 2,673 | 3.5% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 230 | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 4 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 170 | 0.2% |
Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | CVAP | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 30,890 | 55.3% |
| Hispanic | 25,021 | 44.8% |
| White | 13,274 | 23.7% |
| Black | 14,993 | 26.8% |
| Asian | 2,188 | 3.9% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 408 | 0.7% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 4 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 132 | 0.2% |
Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).
