Massachusetts 2nd Essex District

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-hd-025
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
025
Land Area
107.7 sq mi
Water Area
17.2 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts 2nd 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 County107.74 sq mi100.0%21.9%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Rowley CDP1.71 sq mi1.6%100.0%
Ipswich CDP1.64 sq mi1.5%100.0%
Topsfield CDP0.69 sq mi0.6%25.4%

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 646,064100.0%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
37,974
Active Voters
31,861 (83.9%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic7,03818.5%
Republican4,45711.7%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties26,47969.7%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202611,519 (30.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202431,225 (82.2%)7,090 (18.7%)7,569 (19.9%)
2021–202224,200 (63.7%)6,185 (16.3%)3,097 (8.2%)
2019–202029,107 (76.6%)12,758 (33.6%)3,718 (9.8%)
2017–201822,498 (59.2%)3,916 (10.3%)2,983 (7.9%)
2015–201625,230 (66.4%)8,718 (23.0%)6,740 (17.7%)
2013–201417,961 (47.3%)3,679 (9.7%)1,322 (3.5%)
2011–201222,013 (58.0%)1,540 (4.1%)3,872 (10.2%)

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
46,482 (± 541)
Median Age
46.1
Median Household Income
$144,682 (± $7,054)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
98.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
60.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 189,65920.8%
18 to 6426,50957.0%
65 and over10,31422.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,0172.2%
White, not Hispanic42,26890.9%
Black, not Hispanic4190.9%
Asian, not Hispanic1,1422.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic70.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic790.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,5503.3%

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
45,740
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
36,227

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic44,74997.8%
Hispanic9942.2%
White42,60693.1%
Black2920.6%
Asian8801.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native90.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races330.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic35,62398.3%
Hispanic5991.7%
White34,17494.3%
Black3020.8%
Asian1,0873.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native650.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races00.0%

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