Massachusetts 16th Essex District

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-hd-039
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
039
Land Area
5.54 sq mi
Water Area
0.44 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts 16th 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 County5.54 sq mi100.0%1.1%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Lawrence city3.42 sq mi61.7%49.3%

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 343,728100.0%5.6%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
27,307
Active Voters
18,188 (66.6%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic7,26526.6%
Republican<10—
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties18,39167.3%
No party recorded<10—

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20265,637 (20.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202413,537 (49.6%)2,924 (10.7%)1,027 (3.8%)
2021–20228,799 (32.2%)2,837 (10.4%)652 (2.4%)
2019–202012,454 (45.6%)5,149 (18.9%)1,085 (4.0%)
2017–20189,065 (33.2%)3,615 (13.2%)688 (2.5%)
2015–201610,413 (38.1%)4,125 (15.1%)1,258 (4.6%)
2013–20146,881 (25.2%)1,871 (6.9%)338 (1.2%)
2011–20128,079 (29.6%)1,409 (5.2%)699 (2.6%)

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
42,583 (± 2,288)
Median Age
32.8
Median Household Income
$75,185 (± $8,785)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
82.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
25.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1810,66425.0%
18 to 6427,90565.5%
65 and over4,0149.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)28,89967.9%
White, not Hispanic9,98223.4%
Black, not Hispanic1,0002.3%
Asian, not Hispanic1,9514.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic120.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2500.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4891.1%

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
34,379
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
24,901

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic12,73037.0%
Hispanic21,64763.0%
White9,99129.1%
Black9802.9%
Asian1,4244.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native110.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1020.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic10,60042.6%
Hispanic14,30057.4%
White8,47134.0%
Black8283.3%
Asian1,1764.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native920.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races400.2%

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