Massachusetts 6th Suffolk District

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-hd-128
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
128
Land Area
3.09 sq mi
Water Area
0 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts 6th 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 County3.09 sq mi100.0%5.3%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Boston city3.09 sq mi100.0%6.4%

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 744,758100.0%5.7%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
28,810
Active Voters
26,373 (91.5%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic12,86344.6%
Republican<10—
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties15,40053.5%
No party recorded<10—

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20266,598 (22.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202415,054 (52.3%)4,244 (14.7%)321 (1.1%)
2021–202210,565 (36.7%)4,565 (15.8%)119 (0.4%)
2019–202015,496 (53.8%)9,177 (31.9%)234 (0.8%)
2017–201810,825 (37.6%)4,908 (17.0%)135 (0.5%)
2015–201612,851 (44.6%)6,594 (22.9%)254 (0.9%)
2013–20148,576 (29.8%)2,597 (9.0%)73 (0.3%)
2011–201211,203 (38.9%)1,978 (6.9%)138 (0.5%)

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
49,568 (± 2,632)
Median Age
35.6
Median Household Income
$68,764 (± $10,187)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
83.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
25.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1812,26124.7%
18 to 6430,79562.1%
65 and over6,51213.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)12,92026.1%
White, not Hispanic4,5439.2%
Black, not Hispanic25,79652.0%
Asian, not Hispanic1,7883.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic570.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2440.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,2208.5%

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
42,459
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
31,143

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic32,55776.7%
Hispanic9,90323.3%
White4,47410.5%
Black24,94958.8%
Asian1,4203.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native490.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander30.0%
Two or More Races1820.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic24,68579.3%
Hispanic6,45320.7%
White3,83012.3%
Black19,39262.3%
Asian1,2444.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native2720.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races1790.6%

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