Massachusetts 2nd Hampden District

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-hd-045
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
045
Land Area
70.7 sq mi
Water Area
1.07 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts 2nd 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 County70.66 sq mi100.0%11.5%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Longmeadow CDP9.09 sq mi12.9%100.0%
Monson Center CDP3.24 sq mi4.6%96.5%
Springfield city0.96 sq mi1.4%3.0%

Showing all 3 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 143,507100.0%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
36,630
Active Voters
31,372 (85.6%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic7,74521.1%
Republican4,90513.4%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties23,98065.5%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20267,401 (20.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202426,153 (71.4%)5,277 (14.4%)4,860 (13.3%)
2021–202218,835 (51.4%)4,020 (11.0%)1,745 (4.8%)
2019–202024,865 (67.9%)10,576 (28.9%)2,971 (8.1%)
2017–201818,800 (51.3%)3,661 (10.0%)1,973 (5.4%)
2015–201621,113 (57.6%)7,526 (20.5%)5,037 (13.8%)
2013–201414,939 (40.8%)3,765 (10.3%)1,045 (2.9%)
2011–201218,033 (49.2%)2,735 (7.5%)2,676 (7.3%)

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
42,200 (± 1,170)
Median Age
44.9
Median Household Income
$113,997 (± $6,278)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
50.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 189,03321.4%
18 to 6423,58455.9%
65 and over9,58322.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,9206.9%
White, not Hispanic34,41681.6%
Black, not Hispanic1,0872.6%
Asian, not Hispanic2,1915.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic00.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic490.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,5373.6%

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
41,054
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
32,175

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic38,15392.9%
Hispanic2,8997.1%
White34,34183.6%
Black1,1562.8%
Asian1,6013.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native00.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races3150.8%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic30,32894.3%
Hispanic1,8425.7%
White27,75586.3%
Black1,0613.3%
Asian1,2283.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native1060.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1840.6%

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