Massachusetts 12th Essex District

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-hd-035
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
035
Land Area
12.3 sq mi
Water Area
0.26 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts 12th 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 County12.34 sq mi100.0%2.5%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Peabody city12.34 sq mi100.0%76.0%

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 645,482100.0%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
33,723
Active Voters
28,009 (83.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic7,55622.4%
Republican2,8208.4%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties23,34769.2%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20266,123 (18.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202422,797 (67.6%)5,473 (16.2%)4,766 (14.1%)
2021–202216,267 (48.2%)4,998 (14.8%)2,040 (6.0%)
2019–202021,996 (65.2%)9,889 (29.3%)2,899 (8.6%)
2017–201816,215 (48.1%)2,809 (8.3%)1,790 (5.3%)
2015–201619,014 (56.4%)7,383 (21.9%)4,281 (12.7%)
2013–201412,838 (38.1%)3,931 (11.7%)819 (2.4%)
2011–201216,176 (48.0%)3,228 (9.6%)1,953 (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
46,010 (± 1,007)
Median Age
44.7
Median Household Income
$91,922 (± $4,618)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
33.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 188,85519.2%
18 to 6426,14756.8%
65 and over11,00823.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)7,73816.8%
White, not Hispanic32,04969.7%
Black, not Hispanic2,2344.9%
Asian, not Hispanic1,1162.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic00.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic5401.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,3335.1%

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
42,670
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
34,203

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic35,91484.2%
Hispanic6,75815.8%
White32,19475.4%
Black1,8204.3%
Asian9342.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native00.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1010.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic30,19788.3%
Hispanic4,00411.7%
White27,50680.4%
Black1,4824.3%
Asian9412.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native1800.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races880.3%

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