Massachusetts 9th Bristol District

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-hd-018
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
018
Land Area
69.8 sq mi
Water Area
36.8 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts 9th 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 County69.84 sq mi100.0%12.6%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
New Bedford city8.91 sq mi12.8%44.6%
Smith Mills CDP4.67 sq mi6.7%99.9%
Bliss Corner CDP2.00 sq mi2.9%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 942,184100.0%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
32,824
Active Voters
26,500 (80.7%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic7,48422.8%
Republican3,1009.4%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties22,24067.8%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20263,330 (10.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202421,994 (67.0%)4,550 (13.9%)3,703 (11.3%)
2021–202215,616 (47.6%)4,491 (13.7%)1,801 (5.5%)
2019–202020,580 (62.7%)8,511 (25.9%)2,261 (6.9%)
2017–201815,033 (45.8%)2,301 (7.0%)1,395 (4.2%)
2015–201618,192 (55.4%)5,812 (17.7%)3,170 (9.7%)
2013–201410,742 (32.7%)2,599 (7.9%)663 (2.0%)
2011–201215,938 (48.6%)2,922 (8.9%)1,700 (5.2%)

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
41,888 (± 1,334)
Median Age
42.3
Median Household Income
$96,685 (± $4,500)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
87.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
36.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 186,65415.9%
18 to 6426,91764.3%
65 and over8,31719.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,9577.1%
White, not Hispanic33,20079.3%
Black, not Hispanic1,1272.7%
Asian, not Hispanic1,0912.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic00.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic200.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic7981.9%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,6956.4%

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
40,978
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
34,417

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic38,09093.0%
Hispanic2,8927.1%
White33,74182.3%
Black1,2103.0%
Asian1,1402.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native20.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander190.0%
Two or More Races4341.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic32,42094.2%
Hispanic1,9985.8%
White29,35285.3%
Black1,5014.4%
Asian9802.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native2770.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander170.0%
Two or More Races3090.9%

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