Massachusetts 3rd Berkshire District

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-hd-009
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
009
Land Area
537.1 sq mi
Water Area
13.8 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts 3rd 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 County537.07 sq mi100.0%57.9%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Lenox CDP2.00 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Great Barrington CDP1.44 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Lee CDP1.32 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Housatonic CDP0.89 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Lenox Dale CDP0.55 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing all 5 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 142,596100.0%5.5%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
34,732
Active Voters
32,051 (92.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic9,97428.7%
Republican2,4036.9%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties22,35564.4%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20266,418 (18.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202424,595 (70.8%)8,525 (24.5%)2,463 (7.1%)
2021–202219,431 (55.9%)7,731 (22.3%)1,026 (3.0%)
2019–202023,144 (66.6%)12,642 (36.4%)1,452 (4.2%)
2017–201817,863 (51.4%)6,757 (19.5%)837 (2.4%)
2015–201618,524 (53.3%)8,536 (24.6%)2,286 (6.6%)
2013–201413,403 (38.6%)2,645 (7.6%)372 (1.1%)
2011–201216,276 (46.9%)4,529 (13.0%)1,232 (3.5%)

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
42,206 (± 349)
Median Age
53.7
Median Household Income
$90,714 (± $6,230)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
96.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
49.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 186,10514.5%
18 to 6422,73453.9%
65 and over13,36731.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,6834.0%
White, not Hispanic37,93389.9%
Black, not Hispanic4131.0%
Asian, not Hispanic5551.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic420.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic130.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1800.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,3873.3%

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
41,201
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
35,114

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic39,95697.0%
Hispanic1,2403.0%
White38,47493.4%
Black3910.9%
Asian4181.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native390.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander140.0%
Two or More Races400.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic34,19897.4%
Hispanic9162.6%
White33,08294.2%
Black5691.6%
Asian4141.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native960.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander110.0%
Two or More Races300.1%

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