Massachusetts 8th Norfolk District

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-hd-103
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
103
Land Area
39.1 sq mi
Water Area
1.4 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts 8th Norfolk District

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Norfolk County36.60 sq mi93.6%9.2%
Bristol County2.50 sq mi6.4%0.5%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Sharon CDP2.99 sq mi7.7%100.0%
Walpole CDP2.48 sq mi6.3%88.1%

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 422,58351.0%2.9%66.3%
MA District 821,65749.0%2.8%33.7%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
34,027
Active Voters
27,216 (80.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic8,79025.8%
Republican2,4457.2%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties22,79267.0%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20266,287 (18.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202425,344 (74.5%)6,627 (19.5%)4,507 (13.2%)
2021–202218,773 (55.2%)5,237 (15.4%)1,691 (5.0%)
2019–202023,894 (70.2%)12,258 (36.0%)2,349 (6.9%)
2017–201818,125 (53.3%)3,605 (10.6%)1,540 (4.5%)
2015–201619,788 (58.2%)7,850 (23.1%)3,772 (11.1%)
2013–201413,462 (39.6%)2,861 (8.4%)675 (2.0%)
2011–201217,196 (50.5%)1,814 (5.3%)2,171 (6.4%)

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
42,733 (± 1,349)
Median Age
44.1
Median Household Income
$155,241 (± $12,436)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
95.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
62.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1810,16223.8%
18 to 6424,16756.6%
65 and over8,40419.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,7604.1%
White, not Hispanic28,64667.0%
Black, not Hispanic3,7308.7%
Asian, not Hispanic5,18812.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic100.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,0252.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,3745.6%

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
40,574
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
30,533

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic38,86995.8%
Hispanic1,7054.2%
White29,35672.4%
Black3,5208.7%
Asian4,29910.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native120.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races610.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic29,45596.5%
Hispanic1,0803.5%
White23,28376.3%
Black2,5038.2%
Asian3,60311.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native600.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races310.1%

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