Massachusetts 8th Suffolk District

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-hd-130
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
130
Land Area
1.23 sq mi
Water Area
0.27 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts 8th 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 County1.23 sq mi100.0%2.1%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Boston city1.23 sq mi100.0%2.5%

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 723,76252.2%3.0%42.0%
MA District 821,76947.8%2.8%58.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
25,037
Active Voters
22,279 (89.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic8,07232.2%
Republican1,4415.8%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties15,52462.0%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20266,840 (27.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202416,472 (65.8%)4,511 (18.0%)1,437 (5.7%)
2021–202211,695 (46.7%)3,942 (15.7%)459 (1.8%)
2019–202013,886 (55.5%)8,218 (32.8%)666 (2.7%)
2017–20189,537 (38.1%)3,117 (12.4%)488 (1.9%)
2015–20169,874 (39.4%)4,057 (16.2%)1,283 (5.1%)
2013–20146,613 (26.4%)2,036 (8.1%)314 (1.3%)
2011–20127,874 (31.4%)1,098 (4.4%)728 (2.9%)

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
41,927 (± 1,732)
Median Age
30.0
Median Household Income
$110,455 (± $8,420)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
97.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
83.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 182,4235.8%
18 to 6433,70580.4%
65 and over5,79913.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)4,40710.5%
White, not Hispanic27,80666.3%
Black, not Hispanic1,6013.8%
Asian, not Hispanic5,82413.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic00.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2340.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,0554.9%

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
35,624
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
33,321

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic32,56991.4%
Hispanic3,0538.6%
White26,18773.5%
Black1,6124.5%
Asian3,4139.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native10.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races850.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic30,61291.9%
Hispanic2,7078.1%
White24,82174.5%
Black1,9645.9%
Asian3,70211.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native430.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races870.3%

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