Massachusetts 17th Middlesex District

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-hd-075
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
075
Land Area
8.06 sq mi
Water Area
0.22 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts 17th 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 County8.06 sq mi100.0%1.0%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Lowell city5.23 sq mi64.8%38.4%

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 340,55791.3%5.2%64.8%
MA District 63,8678.7%0.5%35.2%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
31,681
Active Voters
16,552 (52.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic7,86324.8%
Republican<10—
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties21,73968.6%
No party recorded<10—

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20264,161 (13.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202415,326 (48.4%)4,427 (14.0%)2,264 (7.1%)
2021–20229,944 (31.4%)2,950 (9.3%)867 (2.7%)
2019–202015,684 (49.5%)7,542 (23.8%)1,508 (4.8%)
2017–201811,168 (35.3%)4,216 (13.3%)937 (3.0%)
2015–201613,077 (41.3%)5,370 (17.0%)2,212 (7.0%)
2013–20148,019 (25.3%)1,949 (6.2%)396 (1.2%)
2011–201210,694 (33.8%)916 (2.9%)1,049 (3.3%)

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
45,611 (± 1,980)
Median Age
38.3
Median Household Income
$83,522 (± $3,801)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
83.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
31.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 189,83221.6%
18 to 6429,12163.8%
65 and over6,65814.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)8,12817.8%
White, not Hispanic23,63251.8%
Black, not Hispanic3,2207.1%
Asian, not Hispanic7,83817.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic50.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic8071.8%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,9814.3%

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
39,682
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
30,751

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic32,77882.6%
Hispanic6,90617.4%
White23,14658.3%
Black2,5716.5%
Asian6,24715.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native20.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1570.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic26,14285.0%
Hispanic4,61115.0%
White19,44463.2%
Black1,7845.8%
Asian4,65415.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native1920.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races870.3%

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