Massachusetts 1st Franklin District

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-hd-042
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
042
Land Area
445.6 sq mi
Water Area
6.15 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts 1st Franklin District

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Franklin County445.60 sq mi100.0%63.7%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Greenfield city5.16 sq mi1.2%24.1%
South Deerfield CDP3.15 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Shelburne Falls CDP2.63 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Turners Falls CDP1.90 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Deerfield CDP1.84 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Millers Falls CDP0.51 sq mi0.1%56.1%

Showing all 6 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 240,90295.2%5.2%79.6%
MA District 12,0804.8%0.3%20.4%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
35,058
Active Voters
30,458 (86.9%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic9,37326.7%
Republican<10—
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties23,56167.2%
No party recorded<10—

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20265,064 (14.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202424,586 (70.1%)7,759 (22.1%)3,419 (9.8%)
2021–202219,232 (54.9%)6,119 (17.5%)1,200 (3.4%)
2019–202023,656 (67.5%)14,520 (41.4%)1,835 (5.2%)
2017–201818,645 (53.2%)7,514 (21.4%)1,079 (3.1%)
2015–201620,499 (58.5%)10,769 (30.7%)2,677 (7.6%)
2013–201414,259 (40.7%)3,377 (9.6%)441 (1.3%)
2011–201217,822 (50.8%)4,165 (11.9%)1,526 (4.4%)

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
42,699 (± 619)
Median Age
48.7
Median Household Income
$75,004 (± $4,372)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
44.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 186,34114.9%
18 to 6425,22859.1%
65 and over11,13026.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,3785.6%
White, not Hispanic36,87086.3%
Black, not Hispanic5761.3%
Asian, not Hispanic1,2082.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic30.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1940.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,4703.4%

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
41,379
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
35,116

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic39,29995.0%
Hispanic2,0825.0%
White37,09089.6%
Black5231.3%
Asian6341.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native40.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races940.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic33,73596.1%
Hispanic1,3823.9%
White32,18191.6%
Black5621.6%
Asian6301.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native3150.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander50.0%
Two or More Races470.1%

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