Massachusetts Congressional District 08

Congressional District Profile

Overview

District ID
MA-08
State
Massachusetts
District Number
08
Total Candidates
71
Election Cycles
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020, 2018, 2016, 2014, 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998, 1996, 1994, 1992, 1990, 1988, 1986, 1984, 1982, 1980

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Voters

Registered Voters
577,919
Active Voters
473,495 (81.9%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic158,58927.4%
Republican<10—
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties376,38565.1%
No party recorded<10—

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–2026128,193 (22.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024391,905 (67.8%)99,888 (17.3%)66,094 (11.4%)
2021–2022283,248 (49.0%)84,791 (14.7%)28,415 (4.9%)
2019–2020376,472 (65.1%)190,606 (33.0%)39,456 (6.8%)
2017–2018274,973 (47.6%)67,492 (11.7%)26,718 (4.6%)
2015–2016307,664 (53.2%)120,249 (20.8%)55,658 (9.6%)
2013–2014205,736 (35.6%)49,853 (8.6%)11,667 (2.0%)
2011–2012257,123 (44.5%)32,160 (5.6%)28,984 (5.0%)

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 12/07/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Citizen Population
717,905
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
578,741

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic670,62893.4%
Hispanic47,2756.6%
White510,79971.2%
Black82,96411.6%
Asian56,8687.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native8470.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2910.0%
Two or More Races2,1760.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic545,99994.3%
Hispanic32,7465.7%
White430,58674.4%
Black63,62111.0%
Asian48,0278.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,6500.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2000.0%
Two or More Races1,2450.2%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation.

Candidates