Massachusetts 6th Essex District

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-hd-029
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
029
Land Area
18.8 sq mi
Water Area
7.63 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts 6th 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 County18.77 sq mi100.0%3.8%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Beverly city15.09 sq mi80.4%100.0%

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 645,176100.0%5.8%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
32,630
Active Voters
31,581 (96.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic7,59823.3%
Republican2,6138.0%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties22,41968.7%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202611,245 (34.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202424,695 (75.7%)6,745 (20.7%)4,567 (14.0%)
2021–202218,648 (57.1%)6,116 (18.7%)1,742 (5.3%)
2019–202023,148 (70.9%)12,469 (38.2%)2,438 (7.5%)
2017–201817,944 (55.0%)3,778 (11.6%)1,638 (5.0%)
2015–201619,803 (60.7%)7,983 (24.5%)4,050 (12.4%)
2013–201413,884 (42.5%)3,354 (10.3%)674 (2.1%)
2011–201216,839 (51.6%)2,436 (7.5%)2,150 (6.6%)

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
45,353 (± 289)
Median Age
38.3
Median Household Income
$107,514 (± $8,461)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
96.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
53.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 188,24018.2%
18 to 6428,41162.6%
65 and over8,70219.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,7146.0%
White, not Hispanic38,36884.6%
Black, not Hispanic1,2942.9%
Asian, not Hispanic7951.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic380.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2140.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,9304.3%

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
43,733
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
35,573

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic41,36494.6%
Hispanic2,3695.4%
White38,35287.7%
Black1,1212.6%
Asian5791.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native370.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races160.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic34,12495.9%
Hispanic1,4494.1%
White32,13490.3%
Black1,0743.0%
Asian7532.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native1700.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander40.0%
Two or More Races180.1%

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