Massachusetts 17th Essex District

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-hd-040
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
040
Land Area
6.26 sq mi
Water Area
0.24 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts 17th 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 County6.26 sq mi100.0%1.3%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Lawrence city2.54 sq mi40.6%36.7%
Andover CDP1.21 sq mi19.3%32.8%

Showing all 2 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 332,71877.4%4.2%40.6%
MA District 69,55122.6%1.2%59.4%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
24,446
Active Voters
15,733 (64.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic7,02028.7%
Republican1,4365.9%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties15,99065.4%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20265,468 (22.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202413,173 (53.9%)2,707 (11.1%)1,555 (6.4%)
2021–20229,716 (39.7%)2,626 (10.7%)603 (2.5%)
2019–202012,262 (50.2%)6,010 (24.6%)967 (4.0%)
2017–20189,754 (39.9%)3,997 (16.4%)728 (3.0%)
2015–201610,562 (43.2%)4,200 (17.2%)1,502 (6.1%)
2013–20147,227 (29.6%)2,067 (8.5%)321 (1.3%)
2011–20128,442 (34.5%)1,110 (4.5%)906 (3.7%)

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
42,683 (± 1,920)
Median Age
35.3
Median Household Income
$69,565 (± $4,862)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
76.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
29.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1811,21426.3%
18 to 6426,10261.2%
65 and over5,36712.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)29,68369.5%
White, not Hispanic9,96323.3%
Black, not Hispanic6111.4%
Asian, not Hispanic1,5723.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic20.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1060.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic7461.7%

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
34,280
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
24,157

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic12,24435.7%
Hispanic22,03864.3%
White10,21629.8%
Black5781.7%
Asian1,2133.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native30.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races130.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic9,89641.0%
Hispanic14,26159.0%
White8,43234.9%
Black5182.1%
Asian9183.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native80.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races140.1%

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