Massachusetts 15th Essex District

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-hd-038
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
038
Land Area
28.9 sq mi
Water Area
1.32 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts 15th 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 County28.86 sq mi100.0%5.9%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Haverhill city12.20 sq mi42.3%36.9%

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 344,948100.0%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
36,909
Active Voters
31,568 (85.5%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic7,35819.9%
Republican3,6299.8%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties25,92270.2%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20266,958 (18.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202424,489 (66.3%)4,230 (11.5%)3,734 (10.1%)
2021–202217,026 (46.1%)4,481 (12.1%)2,256 (6.1%)
2019–202023,710 (64.2%)9,554 (25.9%)3,473 (9.4%)
2017–201816,969 (46.0%)4,258 (11.5%)2,088 (5.7%)
2015–201619,864 (53.8%)6,494 (17.6%)4,400 (11.9%)
2013–201412,867 (34.9%)2,494 (6.8%)899 (2.4%)
2011–201216,777 (45.5%)2,138 (5.8%)2,681 (7.3%)

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
45,633 (± 2,287)
Median Age
41.7
Median Household Income
$113,139 (± $4,617)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
36.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 189,13120.0%
18 to 6428,65662.8%
65 and over7,84617.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)8,57218.8%
White, not Hispanic30,87667.7%
Black, not Hispanic1,9284.2%
Asian, not Hispanic1,7923.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic20.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2310.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,2324.9%

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
43,479
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
34,712

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic36,02882.9%
Hispanic7,44917.1%
White31,81573.2%
Black1,8104.2%
Asian1,5303.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native30.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races640.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic30,00686.4%
Hispanic4,70513.6%
White26,91477.5%
Black1,4994.3%
Asian1,4524.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native1250.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races260.1%

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