Massachusetts 5th Barnstable District

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-hd-005
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
005
Land Area
87.9 sq mi
Water Area
4.65 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts 5th 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 County87.93 sq mi100.0%22.3%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Barnstable Town city23.05 sq mi26.2%38.5%
East Sandwich CDP7.52 sq mi8.6%100.0%
Forestdale CDP3.81 sq mi4.3%100.0%
Sandwich CDP3.63 sq mi4.1%100.0%
Sagamore CDP3.33 sq mi3.8%100.0%
Buzzards Bay CDP1.92 sq mi2.2%100.0%
Monument Beach CDP0.87 sq mi1.0%33.8%

Showing all 7 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 943,420100.0%5.6%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
36,763
Active Voters
33,625 (91.5%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic6,06816.5%
Republican4,80013.1%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties25,89570.4%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20263,210 (8.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202427,657 (75.2%)5,781 (15.7%)7,211 (19.6%)
2021–202221,023 (57.2%)4,729 (12.9%)4,016 (10.9%)
2019–202026,139 (71.1%)10,725 (29.2%)5,894 (16.0%)
2017–201820,025 (54.5%)3,103 (8.4%)3,700 (10.1%)
2015–201622,223 (60.4%)6,821 (18.6%)6,316 (17.2%)
2013–201415,354 (41.8%)2,420 (6.6%)1,999 (5.4%)
2011–201219,671 (53.5%)2,236 (6.1%)3,598 (9.8%)

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
43,317 (± 1,566)
Median Age
48.9
Median Household Income
$112,187 (± $6,809)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
97.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
46.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 187,69817.8%
18 to 6424,59256.8%
65 and over11,02725.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,0132.3%
White, not Hispanic39,34990.8%
Black, not Hispanic4221.0%
Asian, not Hispanic7241.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic710.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic4391.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,2993.0%

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
42,551
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
34,937

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic41,55097.6%
Hispanic1,0022.4%
White39,88293.7%
Black3880.9%
Asian4771.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native680.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races310.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic34,20297.9%
Hispanic7292.1%
White32,96294.3%
Black4931.4%
Asian5091.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native2460.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races270.1%

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