Massachusetts 3rd Essex District

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-hd-026
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
026
Land Area
20.8 sq mi
Water Area
1.86 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts 3rd 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 County20.83 sq mi100.0%4.2%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Haverhill city20.83 sq mi100.0%63.1%

Showing all 1 place

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 346,085100.0%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
32,877
Active Voters
20,262 (61.6%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic6,74120.5%
Republican<10—
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties23,39671.2%
No party recorded<10—

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20266,161 (18.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202419,920 (60.6%)4,013 (12.2%)3,848 (11.7%)
2021–202213,311 (40.5%)3,492 (10.6%)1,616 (4.9%)
2019–202018,497 (56.3%)7,679 (23.4%)2,428 (7.4%)
2017–201813,115 (39.9%)3,486 (10.6%)1,419 (4.3%)
2015–201615,457 (47.0%)5,476 (16.7%)3,153 (9.6%)
2013–20149,550 (29.0%)1,842 (5.6%)668 (2.0%)
2011–201212,591 (38.3%)1,499 (4.6%)1,891 (5.8%)

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
46,631 (± 1,675)
Median Age
38.0
Median Household Income
$85,030 (± $5,048)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
31.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1810,18421.8%
18 to 6429,44863.2%
65 and over6,99915.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)14,45131.0%
White, not Hispanic28,18760.4%
Black, not Hispanic1,3752.9%
Asian, not Hispanic3940.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic30.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3130.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,9084.1%

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
43,822
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
33,792

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic31,45671.8%
Hispanic12,36028.2%
White28,88465.9%
Black1,2432.8%
Asian3650.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native00.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1470.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic26,64278.8%
Hispanic7,14821.2%
White24,65973.0%
Black1,2353.7%
Asian4781.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native1340.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander30.0%
Two or More Races1470.4%

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