Massachusetts 1st Hampden District

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-hd-044
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
044
Land Area
187.9 sq mi
Water Area
9.27 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts 1st Hampden District

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Hampden County94.38 sq mi50.2%15.3%
Worcester County64.76 sq mi34.5%4.3%
Hampshire County28.78 sq mi15.3%5.5%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Palmer Town city31.57 sq mi16.8%100.0%
Sturbridge CDP5.33 sq mi2.8%100.0%
Ware CDP5.13 sq mi2.7%82.5%
Fiskdale CDP3.17 sq mi1.7%100.0%
Holland CDP2.65 sq mi1.4%100.0%
Warren CDP1.28 sq mi0.7%100.0%
West Warren CDP1.27 sq mi0.7%100.0%

Showing all 7 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 142,200100.0%5.4%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
35,507
Active Voters
33,687 (94.9%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic5,31815.0%
Republican4,28312.1%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties25,90673.0%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20263,302 (9.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202424,139 (68.0%)4,044 (11.4%)5,378 (15.1%)
2021–202215,526 (43.7%)3,139 (8.8%)2,241 (6.3%)
2019–202020,763 (58.5%)7,297 (20.6%)3,020 (8.5%)
2017–201815,231 (42.9%)2,041 (5.7%)1,845 (5.2%)
2015–201618,862 (53.1%)4,981 (14.0%)3,939 (11.1%)
2013–201413,038 (36.7%)1,636 (4.6%)1,548 (4.4%)
2011–201215,840 (44.6%)1,551 (4.4%)2,059 (5.8%)

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
42,380 (± 730)
Median Age
45.9
Median Household Income
$86,626 (± $5,289)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
32.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 187,91718.7%
18 to 6425,84061.0%
65 and over8,62320.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,5723.7%
White, not Hispanic37,33188.1%
Black, not Hispanic9252.2%
Asian, not Hispanic5341.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic140.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1480.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,8564.4%

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
41,902
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
33,982

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic40,40496.4%
Hispanic1,4973.6%
White37,79490.2%
Black8692.1%
Asian4421.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native140.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1770.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic32,89496.8%
Hispanic1,0883.2%
White31,43192.5%
Black8252.4%
Asian3241.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native2290.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races930.3%

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