Massachusetts 2nd Franklin District

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-hd-043
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
043
Land Area
262.8 sq mi
Water Area
6.75 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts 2nd 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 County150.49 sq mi57.3%21.5%
Worcester County112.30 sq mi42.7%7.4%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Greenfield city16.25 sq mi6.2%75.9%
Athol CDP8.19 sq mi3.1%100.0%
Orange CDP5.99 sq mi2.3%100.0%
Northfield CDP4.45 sq mi1.7%100.0%
Winchendon CDP0.54 sq mi0.2%24.0%
Millers Falls CDP0.40 sq mi0.2%43.9%

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 239,34491.8%5.0%94.7%
MA District 33,5078.2%0.4%5.3%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
35,281
Active Voters
28,246 (80.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic5,49015.6%
Republican3,2259.1%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties26,56675.3%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20265,229 (14.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202422,382 (63.4%)4,826 (13.7%)4,281 (12.1%)
2021–202216,007 (45.4%)3,830 (10.9%)1,751 (5.0%)
2019–202021,056 (59.7%)9,039 (25.6%)2,571 (7.3%)
2017–201815,547 (44.1%)3,450 (9.8%)1,579 (4.5%)
2015–201618,101 (51.3%)6,695 (19.0%)3,475 (9.8%)
2013–201412,203 (34.6%)1,969 (5.6%)1,503 (4.3%)
2011–201215,221 (43.1%)3,158 (9.0%)1,917 (5.4%)

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
43,061 (± 867)
Median Age
43.0
Median Household Income
$73,062 (± $4,602)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
27.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 188,94220.8%
18 to 6425,23258.6%
65 and over8,88720.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,9764.6%
White, not Hispanic38,49389.4%
Black, not Hispanic6081.4%
Asian, not Hispanic3560.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic240.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic210.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1680.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,4153.3%

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
42,510
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
33,604

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic40,73295.8%
Hispanic1,7804.2%
White39,00291.7%
Black6231.5%
Asian2420.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native280.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander200.0%
Two or More Races730.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic32,48496.7%
Hispanic1,1233.3%
White31,35193.3%
Black5391.6%
Asian2930.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native2330.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races720.2%

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