Massachusetts 16th Middlesex District

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-hd-074
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
074
Land Area
10.2 sq mi
Water Area
0.71 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts 16th Middlesex District

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Middlesex County10.17 sq mi100.0%1.2%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Lowell city4.49 sq mi44.2%33.0%

Showing all 1 place

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 344,714100.0%5.7%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
31,963
Active Voters
18,407 (57.6%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic6,98421.9%
Republican2,2557.1%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties22,72471.1%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20263,163 (9.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202417,388 (54.4%)4,482 (14.0%)3,278 (10.3%)
2021–202211,789 (36.9%)3,590 (11.2%)1,295 (4.1%)
2019–202017,274 (54.0%)7,837 (24.5%)1,897 (5.9%)
2017–201812,067 (37.8%)3,802 (11.9%)1,180 (3.7%)
2015–201614,333 (44.8%)5,483 (17.2%)2,864 (9.0%)
2013–20148,642 (27.0%)1,697 (5.3%)520 (1.6%)
2011–201211,757 (36.8%)1,116 (3.5%)1,501 (4.7%)

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
47,110 (± 2,095)
Median Age
36.2
Median Household Income
$90,214 (± $6,206)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
33.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1811,10023.6%
18 to 6429,85463.4%
65 and over6,15613.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)9,62120.4%
White, not Hispanic25,25953.6%
Black, not Hispanic4,4469.4%
Asian, not Hispanic5,90312.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic40.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic80.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic4450.9%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,4243.0%

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
42,673
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
32,063

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic34,46480.8%
Hispanic8,20819.2%
White25,35859.4%
Black3,5478.3%
Asian4,79811.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native30.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander30.0%
Two or More Races1940.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic27,29485.1%
Hispanic4,76814.9%
White21,10765.8%
Black2,2387.0%
Asian3,77811.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native630.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander60.0%
Two or More Races1010.3%

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