Massachusetts 13th Essex District

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-hd-036
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
036
Land Area
28.8 sq mi
Water Area
1.82 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts 13th 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 County28.76 sq mi100.0%5.8%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Danvers CDP13.28 sq mi46.2%100.0%
Peabody city3.89 sq mi13.5%24.0%
Topsfield CDP2.02 sq mi7.0%74.6%

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 645,912100.0%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
36,672
Active Voters
33,829 (92.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic6,42317.5%
Republican3,96710.8%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties26,28271.7%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20267,313 (19.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202427,636 (75.4%)5,893 (16.1%)6,961 (19.0%)
2021–202220,592 (56.2%)5,509 (15.0%)2,881 (7.9%)
2019–202026,409 (72.0%)11,254 (30.7%)4,018 (11.0%)
2017–201820,126 (54.9%)3,200 (8.7%)2,579 (7.0%)
2015–201622,736 (62.0%)8,012 (21.8%)5,964 (16.3%)
2013–201415,443 (42.1%)3,362 (9.2%)990 (2.7%)
2011–201219,793 (54.0%)2,386 (6.5%)3,189 (8.7%)

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
44,717 (± 1,185)
Median Age
45.0
Median Household Income
$137,802 (± $7,664)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
49.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 187,90817.7%
18 to 6426,84960.0%
65 and over9,96022.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,8096.3%
White, not Hispanic38,53586.2%
Black, not Hispanic7541.7%
Asian, not Hispanic9342.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic30.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic460.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic3990.9%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,2372.8%

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
43,265
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
35,480

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic41,05794.9%
Hispanic2,2095.1%
White38,57889.2%
Black7561.7%
Asian8101.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native50.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander460.1%
Two or More Races440.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic34,09096.1%
Hispanic1,3943.9%
White32,19990.8%
Black8442.4%
Asian8892.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native940.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander450.1%
Two or More Races350.1%

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