Massachusetts 3rd Bristol District

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-hd-012
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
012
Land Area
41.1 sq mi
Water Area
1.2 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts 3rd Bristol District

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Bristol County41.08 sq mi100.0%7.4%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Taunton city28.60 sq mi69.6%61.2%

Showing all 1 place

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 436,99381.0%4.7%69.6%
MA District 88,69219.0%1.1%30.4%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
35,400
Active Voters
24,444 (69.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic6,98019.7%
Republican<10—
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties25,55772.2%
No party recorded<10—

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20269,691 (27.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202422,532 (63.6%)4,579 (12.9%)4,235 (12.0%)
2021–202214,741 (41.6%)3,269 (9.2%)1,655 (4.7%)
2019–202020,027 (56.6%)8,092 (22.9%)2,561 (7.2%)
2017–201814,364 (40.6%)1,946 (5.5%)1,457 (4.1%)
2015–201617,529 (49.5%)5,462 (15.4%)3,140 (8.9%)
2013–201410,558 (29.8%)1,668 (4.7%)595 (1.7%)
2011–201215,069 (42.6%)1,490 (4.2%)1,679 (4.7%)

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
46,242 (± 1,614)
Median Age
41.0
Median Household Income
$89,397 (± $4,661)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
87.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
28.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 189,92521.5%
18 to 6428,87262.4%
65 and over7,44516.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,9188.5%
White, not Hispanic32,66270.6%
Black, not Hispanic3,3267.2%
Asian, not Hispanic1,1842.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic90.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic5741.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,5699.9%

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
43,298
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
33,915

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic39,62191.5%
Hispanic3,6828.5%
White33,51877.4%
Black3,9939.2%
Asian7511.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native110.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races2480.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic31,88594.0%
Hispanic2,0366.0%
White28,20783.2%
Black2,9758.8%
Asian5291.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1360.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races900.3%

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