Massachusetts 9th Essex District

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-hd-032
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
032
Land Area
15 sq mi
Water Area
0.86 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts 9th 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 County10.44 sq mi69.5%2.1%
Middlesex County4.57 sq mi30.5%0.6%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Saugus CDP8.50 sq mi56.7%78.9%
Wakefield CDP4.57 sq mi30.5%61.8%
Lynn city1.93 sq mi12.9%18.0%

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 644,893100.0%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
35,810
Active Voters
27,360 (76.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic7,75121.6%
Republican<10—
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties24,70069.0%
No party recorded<10—

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20266,281 (17.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202425,279 (70.6%)5,161 (14.4%)5,539 (15.5%)
2021–202218,584 (51.9%)4,503 (12.6%)2,265 (6.3%)
2019–202024,262 (67.8%)10,313 (28.8%)3,292 (9.2%)
2017–201818,500 (51.7%)3,177 (8.9%)2,188 (6.1%)
2015–201620,962 (58.5%)7,764 (21.7%)4,961 (13.9%)
2013–201414,567 (40.7%)3,289 (9.2%)966 (2.7%)
2011–201217,689 (49.4%)1,744 (4.9%)2,568 (7.2%)

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
44,112 (± 1,367)
Median Age
44.7
Median Household Income
$111,127 (± $5,723)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
42.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 187,63717.3%
18 to 6426,72960.6%
65 and over9,74622.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,2977.5%
White, not Hispanic34,25377.7%
Black, not Hispanic1,5483.5%
Asian, not Hispanic2,3315.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic40.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic310.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic9842.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,6643.8%

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
41,632
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
34,070

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic38,92593.5%
Hispanic2,7036.5%
White34,92883.9%
Black1,5153.6%
Asian1,6584.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native60.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander290.1%
Two or More Races1060.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic32,35995.0%
Hispanic1,7105.0%
White29,48586.5%
Black1,4684.3%
Asian1,2593.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native1090.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander310.1%
Two or More Races440.1%

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