Massachusetts 1st Hampshire District

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-hd-056
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
056
Land Area
227 sq mi
Water Area
4.05 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts 1st Hampshire District

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Hampshire County227.02 sq mi100.0%43.1%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Northampton city34.25 sq mi15.1%100.0%
Hatfield CDP2.45 sq mi1.1%100.0%

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 239,19593.7%5.0%66.5%
MA District 12,6556.3%0.3%33.5%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
32,569
Active Voters
28,219 (86.6%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic12,29337.7%
Republican<10—
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties18,95558.2%
No party recorded<10—

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202611,777 (36.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202425,438 (78.1%)8,665 (26.6%)2,213 (6.8%)
2021–202220,428 (62.7%)7,836 (24.1%)728 (2.2%)
2019–202022,515 (69.1%)16,411 (50.4%)1,403 (4.3%)
2017–201818,700 (57.4%)10,222 (31.4%)786 (2.4%)
2015–201619,335 (59.4%)11,962 (36.7%)1,847 (5.7%)
2013–201414,570 (44.7%)4,566 (14.0%)315 (1.0%)
2011–201216,273 (50.0%)3,587 (11.0%)964 (3.0%)

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
43,042 (± 315)
Median Age
43.3
Median Household Income
$86,211 (± $4,666)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
95.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
58.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 186,85015.9%
18 to 6426,66161.9%
65 and over9,53122.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,1537.3%
White, not Hispanic35,24881.9%
Black, not Hispanic8592.0%
Asian, not Hispanic1,3963.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic520.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic160.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2220.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,0964.9%

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
41,635
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
34,838

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic38,77293.1%
Hispanic2,8656.9%
White35,41385.1%
Black8932.1%
Asian8582.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native530.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander300.1%
Two or More Races2480.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic32,69993.9%
Hispanic2,1406.1%
White30,36387.2%
Black9952.9%
Asian1,0202.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native2010.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander150.0%
Two or More Races1160.3%

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