Massachusetts 16th Suffolk District

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-hd-138
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
138
Land Area
5.82 sq mi
Water Area
0.73 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts 16th 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 County3.55 sq mi61.0%6.1%
Essex County2.27 sq mi39.0%0.5%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Revere city3.55 sq mi61.0%62.2%
Saugus CDP2.27 sq mi39.0%21.1%

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 536,80486.9%4.7%61.0%
MA District 65,55713.1%0.7%39.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
22,986
Active Voters
14,154 (61.6%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic6,00526.1%
Republican1,6227.1%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties15,35966.8%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20263,765 (16.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202414,001 (60.9%)2,491 (10.8%)2,303 (10.0%)
2021–20228,494 (37.0%)2,053 (8.9%)866 (3.8%)
2019–202013,379 (58.2%)5,630 (24.5%)1,514 (6.6%)
2017–20188,879 (38.6%)1,692 (7.4%)784 (3.4%)
2015–201611,046 (48.1%)3,990 (17.4%)1,725 (7.5%)
2013–20147,301 (31.8%)1,589 (6.9%)307 (1.3%)
2011–20128,544 (37.2%)1,073 (4.7%)838 (3.6%)

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
40,026 (± 1,994)
Median Age
40.0
Median Household Income
$99,198 (± $5,911)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
84.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
25.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 188,06020.1%
18 to 6425,99664.9%
65 and over5,97014.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)14,13535.3%
White, not Hispanic19,45748.6%
Black, not Hispanic2,1195.3%
Asian, not Hispanic1,8334.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic100.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic7922.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,6804.2%

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
30,706
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
23,561

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic22,53473.4%
Hispanic8,17126.6%
White18,94561.7%
Black1,8035.9%
Asian1,2434.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native90.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races500.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic18,67179.2%
Hispanic4,89220.8%
White16,12168.4%
Black1,4916.3%
Asian9444.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native830.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races450.2%

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