Connecticut State Senate District 28

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ct-sd-028
State
Connecticut
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
028
Land Area
126.6 sq mi
Water Area
4.19 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Connecticut State Senate District 28

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Sandy Hook CDP16.06 sq mi12.7%100.0%
Bethel CDP3.68 sq mi2.9%59.7%
Newtown borough2.30 sq mi1.8%100.0%
Murray CDP1.48 sq mi1.2%100.0%
Plattsville CDP1.00 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Southport CDP0.87 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Botsford CDP0.81 sq mi0.6%99.9%
Mill Plain CDP0.49 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Hawleyville CDP0.47 sq mi0.4%99.9%
Dodgingtown CDP0.43 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Fairfield University CDP0.34 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Sacred Heart University CDP0.12 sq mi0.1%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 469,11766.0%9.6%45.3%
CT District 535,66234.0%4.9%54.7%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
79,647
Active Voters
70,292 (88.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic25,41231.9%
Republican19,44424.4%
Unaffiliated33,43542.0%
Other parties1,3561.7%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202657 (0.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202461,981 (77.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202246,049 (57.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202057,940 (72.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201843,146 (54.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201646,514 (58.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201429,179 (36.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201235,495 (44.6%)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
107,350 (± 767)
Median Age
41.8
Median Household Income
$164,429 (± $8,077)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
96.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
66.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1825,21323.5%
18 to 6463,99859.6%
65 and over18,13916.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)8,3827.8%
White, not Hispanic86,86080.9%
Black, not Hispanic2,0992.0%
Asian, not Hispanic5,0564.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic200.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,0911.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,8423.6%

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
102,824
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
77,999

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic95,42192.8%
Hispanic7,3987.2%
White86,70284.3%
Black2,0222.0%
Asian4,3064.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native210.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1300.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic73,54794.3%
Hispanic4,4525.7%
White67,67986.8%
Black1,8902.4%
Asian3,6494.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native2120.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1270.2%

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