Connecticut State Senate District 33

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ct-sd-033
State
Connecticut
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
033
Land Area
319.3 sq mi
Water Area
24.6 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Connecticut State Senate District 33

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Higganum CDP6.21 sq mi1.9%100.0%
Portland CDP6.00 sq mi1.9%100.0%
Lake Pocotopaug CDP5.49 sq mi1.7%100.0%
Colchester CDP4.47 sq mi1.4%100.0%
East Hampton CDP4.05 sq mi1.3%100.0%
Essex Village CDP3.84 sq mi1.2%100.0%
Deep River Center CDP3.80 sq mi1.2%100.0%
Moodus CDP3.37 sq mi1.1%100.0%
Chester Center CDP2.68 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Clinton CDP2.39 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Westbrook Center CDP1.69 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Saybrook Manor CDP0.77 sq mi0.2%99.8%
Old Saybrook Center CDP0.30 sq mi0.1%15.4%

Showing all 13 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 288,91590.5%12.3%92.7%
CT District 19,3849.5%1.3%7.3%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
81,414
Active Voters
75,906 (93.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic24,28129.8%
Republican20,69125.4%
Unaffiliated35,05843.1%
Other parties1,3841.7%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202463,507 (78.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202250,618 (62.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202060,741 (74.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201842,781 (52.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201650,774 (62.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201436,151 (44.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201239,983 (49.1%)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
99,845 (± 560)
Median Age
48.1
Median Household Income
$114,063 (± $4,335)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
95.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
47.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1818,10018.1%
18 to 6458,02958.1%
65 and over23,71623.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5,8435.9%
White, not Hispanic86,43086.6%
Black, not Hispanic1,1971.2%
Asian, not Hispanic2,0912.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic280.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic2500.3%
Some other race, not Hispanic4190.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,5873.6%

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
97,074
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
79,194

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic92,49395.3%
Hispanic4,5804.7%
White87,66390.3%
Black1,0741.1%
Asian1,7701.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native270.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2490.3%
Two or More Races1290.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic76,08496.1%
Hispanic3,1143.9%
White72,45691.5%
Black1,3561.7%
Asian1,5111.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native5710.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1950.2%
Two or More Races660.1%

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