Massachusetts 1st Berkshire District

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-hd-007
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
007
Land Area
349.3 sq mi
Water Area
3.75 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts 1st Berkshire District

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Berkshire County349.33 sq mi100.0%37.7%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
North Adams city20.35 sq mi5.8%100.0%
Williamstown CDP3.40 sq mi1.0%100.0%
Adams CDP2.45 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Cheshire CDP0.38 sq mi0.1%99.9%

Showing all 4 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 142,503100.0%5.4%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
33,797
Active Voters
29,868 (88.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic7,94523.5%
Republican2,3947.1%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties23,45869.4%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20266,199 (18.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202422,290 (66.0%)5,181 (15.3%)2,646 (7.8%)
2021–202216,122 (47.7%)6,266 (18.5%)1,013 (3.0%)
2019–202020,465 (60.6%)9,869 (29.2%)1,520 (4.5%)
2017–201815,396 (45.6%)4,998 (14.8%)856 (2.5%)
2015–201617,784 (52.6%)7,112 (21.0%)2,094 (6.2%)
2013–201411,179 (33.1%)2,009 (5.9%)232 (0.7%)
2011–201213,767 (40.7%)2,575 (7.6%)901 (2.7%)

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
43,767 (± 350)
Median Age
45.5
Median Household Income
$67,568 (± $3,503)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
36.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 186,92715.8%
18 to 6426,21559.9%
65 and over10,62524.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,5503.5%
White, not Hispanic38,62588.3%
Black, not Hispanic6441.5%
Asian, not Hispanic1,3463.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic960.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1910.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,3153.0%

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
42,743
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
36,053

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic41,29096.6%
Hispanic1,4553.4%
White38,85890.9%
Black5931.4%
Asian8602.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native960.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races330.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic35,04997.2%
Hispanic1,0022.8%
White33,14591.9%
Black6871.9%
Asian9512.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native2540.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races150.0%

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