Massachusetts 2nd Suffolk District

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-hd-124
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
124
Land Area
3.05 sq mi
Water Area
0.98 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts 2nd 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 County1.71 sq mi56.0%2.9%
Middlesex County1.35 sq mi44.1%0.2%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Boston city1.71 sq mi56.0%3.5%
Everett city0.79 sq mi25.9%23.2%
Cambridge city0.55 sq mi18.1%8.6%

Showing all 3 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 743,532100.0%5.6%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
24,178
Active Voters
20,766 (85.9%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic7,75132.1%
Republican<10—
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties15,19562.8%
No party recorded<10—

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20266,592 (27.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202415,833 (65.5%)4,108 (17.0%)1,449 (6.0%)
2021–202211,514 (47.6%)3,772 (15.6%)323 (1.3%)
2019–202014,187 (58.7%)8,310 (34.4%)724 (3.0%)
2017–20189,907 (41.0%)3,371 (13.9%)375 (1.6%)
2015–201610,214 (42.2%)4,194 (17.3%)1,123 (4.6%)
2013–20146,404 (26.5%)2,318 (9.6%)188 (0.8%)
2011–20127,590 (31.4%)1,158 (4.8%)556 (2.3%)

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
43,338 (± 2,012)
Median Age
30.8
Median Household Income
$121,619 (± $9,483)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
76.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 185,48912.7%
18 to 6434,01178.5%
65 and over3,8388.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)4,72110.9%
White, not Hispanic25,35958.5%
Black, not Hispanic2,6696.2%
Asian, not Hispanic7,97718.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic00.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic210.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3270.8%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,2645.2%

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
36,143
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
31,041

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic32,46189.8%
Hispanic3,67710.2%
White23,89166.1%
Black2,5247.0%
Asian4,67912.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native00.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander180.0%
Two or More Races2200.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic28,28991.1%
Hispanic2,7508.9%
White21,31068.7%
Black2,1346.9%
Asian4,49514.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native2050.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander200.1%
Two or More Races1800.6%

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