Massachusetts 5th Bristol District

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-hd-014
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
014
Land Area
45.1 sq mi
Water Area
7.01 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts 5th 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 County45.10 sq mi100.0%8.2%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Somerset CDP7.90 sq mi17.5%100.0%
Taunton city3.89 sq mi8.6%8.3%
Ocean Grove CDP0.66 sq mi1.5%100.0%

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 444,702100.0%5.7%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
35,409
Active Voters
28,389 (80.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic6,83819.3%
Republican3,67910.4%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties24,89270.3%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20264,746 (13.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202425,196 (71.2%)4,992 (14.1%)4,667 (13.2%)
2021–202217,514 (49.5%)4,200 (11.9%)1,943 (5.5%)
2019–202022,718 (64.2%)8,244 (23.3%)2,757 (7.8%)
2017–201815,603 (44.1%)1,843 (5.2%)1,246 (3.5%)
2015–201619,409 (54.8%)5,419 (15.3%)3,593 (10.1%)
2013–201411,819 (33.4%)2,507 (7.1%)643 (1.8%)
2011–201216,597 (46.9%)1,950 (5.5%)1,674 (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
44,825 (± 1,737)
Median Age
43.7
Median Household Income
$107,244 (± $10,572)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
34.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 189,28620.7%
18 to 6425,77257.5%
65 and over9,76721.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,0756.9%
White, not Hispanic37,86384.5%
Black, not Hispanic1,2472.8%
Asian, not Hispanic4941.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic80.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1310.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,0074.5%

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
44,348
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
35,197

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic41,41793.4%
Hispanic2,9276.6%
White38,66187.2%
Black1,3583.1%
Asian4581.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native90.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1850.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic33,34994.7%
Hispanic1,8445.2%
White31,60189.8%
Black1,0132.9%
Asian4341.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native2130.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1330.4%

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