Massachusetts 8th Bristol District

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-hd-017
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
017
Land Area
110.5 sq mi
Water Area
21 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts 8th 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 County110.52 sq mi100.0%20.0%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Fall River city17.70 sq mi16.0%53.4%
North Westport CDP5.19 sq mi4.7%100.0%
New Bedford city0.64 sq mi0.6%3.2%
Acushnet Center CDP0.26 sq mi0.2%18.4%

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 925,21360.0%3.2%59.0%
MA District 416,79240.0%2.1%41.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
34,315
Active Voters
26,548 (77.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic6,97420.3%
Republican3,53410.3%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties23,80769.4%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20265,134 (15.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202423,618 (68.8%)4,428 (12.9%)4,733 (13.8%)
2021–202216,199 (47.2%)3,638 (10.6%)1,980 (5.8%)
2019–202021,670 (63.2%)7,792 (22.7%)2,756 (8.0%)
2017–201815,917 (46.4%)1,928 (5.6%)1,397 (4.1%)
2015–201618,740 (54.6%)5,687 (16.6%)3,457 (10.1%)
2013–201411,859 (34.6%)2,018 (5.9%)700 (2.0%)
2011–201216,293 (47.5%)2,812 (8.2%)1,721 (5.0%)

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
42,414 (± 1,365)
Median Age
45.7
Median Household Income
$92,885 (± $4,790)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
28.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 188,08119.1%
18 to 6425,40359.9%
65 and over8,93021.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,3575.6%
White, not Hispanic36,31985.6%
Black, not Hispanic4311.0%
Asian, not Hispanic4591.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic170.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic6431.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,1885.2%

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
41,394
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
33,330

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic39,34395.0%
Hispanic2,0505.0%
White37,34590.2%
Black4711.1%
Asian4481.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native180.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races970.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic32,05296.2%
Hispanic1,2743.8%
White30,96392.9%
Black4231.3%
Asian4891.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native1150.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races990.3%

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