Massachusetts 1st Essex District

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-hd-024
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
024
Land Area
40.5 sq mi
Water Area
5.97 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts 1st Essex District

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Essex County40.49 sq mi100.0%8.2%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Newburyport city8.35 sq mi20.6%100.0%
Salisbury CDP5.88 sq mi14.5%100.0%

Showing all 2 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 646,005100.0%5.9%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
39,135
Active Voters
30,693 (78.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic8,33521.3%
Republican3,7099.5%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties27,09169.2%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202612,315 (31.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202429,317 (74.9%)6,563 (16.8%)5,620 (14.4%)
2021–202222,763 (58.2%)6,486 (16.6%)2,475 (6.3%)
2019–202027,893 (71.3%)13,972 (35.7%)3,450 (8.8%)
2017–201821,769 (55.6%)3,985 (10.2%)2,275 (5.8%)
2015–201623,584 (60.3%)9,016 (23.0%)5,237 (13.4%)
2013–201416,449 (42.0%)3,946 (10.1%)1,074 (2.7%)
2011–201220,049 (51.2%)2,664 (6.8%)2,979 (7.6%)

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
46,369 (± 570)
Median Age
48.2
Median Household Income
$111,875 (± $9,892)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
96.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
52.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 188,48418.3%
18 to 6427,02858.3%
65 and over10,85723.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,5753.4%
White, not Hispanic41,23088.9%
Black, not Hispanic4581.0%
Asian, not Hispanic5011.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic90.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2690.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,3275.0%

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
45,016
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
36,558

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic43,49996.6%
Hispanic1,5233.4%
White41,61592.4%
Black2940.7%
Asian3820.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native70.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1370.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic35,35196.7%
Hispanic1,2063.3%
White34,18893.5%
Black4921.3%
Asian4761.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native1380.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races540.1%

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