Massachusetts 2nd Barnstable District

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-hd-002
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
002
Land Area
43.8 sq mi
Water Area
17.4 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts 2nd Barnstable District

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Barnstable County43.81 sq mi100.0%11.1%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Barnstable Town city36.88 sq mi84.2%61.5%
West Yarmouth CDP5.94 sq mi13.6%88.8%
South Yarmouth CDP0.99 sq mi2.3%14.3%

Showing all 3 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
MA District 945,195100.0%5.8%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
34,776
Active Voters
32,417 (93.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic6,72819.3%
Republican<10—
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties23,94368.8%
No party recorded<10—

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20263,295 (9.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202424,306 (69.9%)5,620 (16.2%)6,121 (17.6%)
2021–202218,011 (51.8%)4,980 (14.3%)3,714 (10.7%)
2019–202022,733 (65.4%)10,146 (29.2%)4,203 (12.1%)
2017–201817,600 (50.6%)3,175 (9.1%)2,870 (8.3%)
2015–201619,383 (55.7%)6,533 (18.8%)5,437 (15.6%)
2013–201413,798 (39.7%)2,759 (7.9%)1,826 (5.3%)
2011–201217,271 (49.7%)2,763 (7.9%)3,234 (9.3%)

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 Population
46,194 (± 1,374)
Median Age
50.1
Median Household Income
$85,551 (± $2,809)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
40.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 188,01217.3%
18 to 6424,88253.9%
65 and over13,30028.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,2124.8%
White, not Hispanic33,29172.1%
Black, not Hispanic3,5947.8%
Asian, not Hispanic4941.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic870.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,6603.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,85610.5%

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
41,049
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
33,779

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic39,58396.4%
Hispanic1,4713.6%
White35,33786.1%
Black2,3595.7%
Asian4071.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native850.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races910.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic32,95197.5%
Hispanic8302.5%
White30,37189.9%
Black1,8295.4%
Asian3901.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native4561.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races550.2%

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