Massachusetts 1st Suffolk District

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-hd-123
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
123
Land Area
4.71 sq mi
Water Area
3.47 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts 1st Suffolk District

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Suffolk County4.71 sq mi100.0%8.1%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Boston city4.71 sq mi100.0%9.7%

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 743,066100.0%5.5%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
24,592
Active Voters
21,889 (89.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic7,90432.1%
Republican1,0234.2%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties15,66563.7%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20265,778 (23.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202414,167 (57.6%)3,183 (12.9%)1,039 (4.2%)
2021–20229,678 (39.4%)2,786 (11.3%)277 (1.1%)
2019–202013,384 (54.4%)7,434 (30.2%)640 (2.6%)
2017–20188,845 (36.0%)2,820 (11.5%)322 (1.3%)
2015–20169,691 (39.4%)4,150 (16.9%)858 (3.5%)
2013–20145,807 (23.6%)1,604 (6.5%)190 (0.8%)
2011–20126,668 (27.1%)1,177 (4.8%)393 (1.6%)

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
43,345 (± 2,199)
Median Age
34.5
Median Household Income
$90,106 (± $8,311)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
77.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
38.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 187,94418.3%
18 to 6431,68373.1%
65 and over3,7188.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)22,61552.2%
White, not Hispanic15,23035.1%
Black, not Hispanic1,5613.6%
Asian, not Hispanic1,8714.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic00.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic4891.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,5793.6%

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
30,038
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
23,153

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic18,76062.5%
Hispanic11,27437.5%
White15,24150.7%
Black1,3844.6%
Asian1,1493.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native20.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1140.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic16,29870.4%
Hispanic6,86129.6%
White13,69459.1%
Black1,2345.3%
Asian1,1505.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native1070.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1140.5%

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