Massachusetts 26th Middlesex District

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-hd-084
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
084
Land Area
2.5 sq mi
Water Area
0.09 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts 26th 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 County2.50 sq mi100.0%0.3%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Cambridge city1.37 sq mi54.6%21.4%
Somerville city1.14 sq mi45.3%27.6%

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 745,31198.5%5.8%99.0%
MA District 57131.5%0.1%1.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
29,552
Active Voters
21,655 (73.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic12,49442.3%
Republican6922.3%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties16,36655.4%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202610,144 (34.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202420,484 (69.3%)6,935 (23.5%)1,094 (3.7%)
2021–202214,001 (47.4%)5,255 (17.8%)343 (1.2%)
2019–202016,914 (57.2%)11,696 (39.6%)496 (1.7%)
2017–201812,235 (41.4%)5,457 (18.5%)275 (0.9%)
2015–201612,338 (41.8%)7,072 (23.9%)718 (2.4%)
2013–20147,518 (25.4%)2,599 (8.8%)122 (0.4%)
2011–20129,287 (31.4%)2,214 (7.5%)417 (1.4%)

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
45,647 (± 1,813)
Median Age
32.0
Median Household Income
$125,587 (± $7,273)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
71.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 185,24411.5%
18 to 6435,06076.8%
65 and over5,34311.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5,26911.5%
White, not Hispanic24,15552.9%
Black, not Hispanic4,84310.6%
Asian, not Hispanic8,27118.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic320.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic430.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic7481.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,2865.0%

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
37,545
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
32,608

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic33,42389.0%
Hispanic4,11611.0%
White22,70560.5%
Black4,36411.6%
Asian4,97713.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native320.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander310.1%
Two or More Races770.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic29,36490.1%
Hispanic3,2419.9%
White20,54863.0%
Black3,82811.7%
Asian4,83514.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native1080.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander150.0%
Two or More Races710.2%

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