Massachusetts 7th Essex District

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-hd-030
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
030
Land Area
8.29 sq mi
Water Area
10 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts 7th 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 County8.29 sq mi100.0%1.7%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Salem city8.29 sq mi100.0%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 644,480100.0%5.7%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
36,068
Active Voters
32,016 (88.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic11,09830.8%
Republican<10—
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties23,05963.9%
No party recorded<10—

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20267,113 (19.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202423,367 (64.8%)6,629 (18.4%)2,791 (7.7%)
2021–202217,280 (47.9%)7,508 (20.8%)979 (2.7%)
2019–202022,584 (62.6%)13,330 (37.0%)1,683 (4.7%)
2017–201817,599 (48.8%)4,445 (12.3%)1,126 (3.1%)
2015–201618,984 (52.6%)8,605 (23.9%)2,520 (7.0%)
2013–201411,551 (32.0%)3,773 (10.5%)482 (1.3%)
2011–201214,927 (41.4%)3,392 (9.4%)1,548 (4.3%)

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
44,795 (± 33)
Median Age
39.3
Median Household Income
$85,153 (± $5,154)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
47.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 187,04115.7%
18 to 6430,03367.0%
65 and over7,72117.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)9,29220.7%
White, not Hispanic29,76466.4%
Black, not Hispanic2,0504.6%
Asian, not Hispanic1,5023.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic230.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic360.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic4601.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,6683.7%

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
42,278
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
35,281

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic34,12380.7%
Hispanic8,15319.3%
White29,92970.8%
Black1,9924.7%
Asian1,0282.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native240.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander350.1%
Two or More Races1160.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic29,65484.1%
Hispanic5,63416.0%
White26,78275.9%
Black1,6884.8%
Asian9712.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native1070.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander380.1%
Two or More Races850.2%

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