Massachusetts 17th Suffolk District

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-hd-139
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
139
Land Area
1.99 sq mi
Water Area
0 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts 17th 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 County1.56 sq mi78.3%2.7%
Norfolk County0.43 sq mi21.6%0.1%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Boston city1.56 sq mi78.3%3.2%
Brookline CDP0.43 sq mi21.6%6.4%

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 741,55091.5%5.3%78.4%
MA District 43,8778.5%0.5%21.6%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
27,734
Active Voters
23,623 (85.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic9,74835.1%
Republican<10—
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties17,13661.8%
No party recorded<10—

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20266,815 (24.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202416,681 (60.1%)4,671 (16.8%)994 (3.6%)
2021–202211,084 (40.0%)3,595 (13.0%)318 (1.1%)
2019–202014,518 (52.3%)9,184 (33.1%)510 (1.8%)
2017–20189,358 (33.7%)3,149 (11.4%)278 (1.0%)
2015–20169,362 (33.8%)4,354 (15.7%)736 (2.7%)
2013–20144,972 (17.9%)1,464 (5.3%)137 (0.5%)
2011–20126,385 (23.0%)939 (3.4%)421 (1.5%)

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
40,057 (± 2,111)
Median Age
29.7
Median Household Income
$86,368 (± $5,749)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
74.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 182,6636.6%
18 to 6432,71181.7%
65 and over4,68311.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)4,55611.4%
White, not Hispanic22,42956.0%
Black, not Hispanic2,0385.1%
Asian, not Hispanic8,69921.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic430.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic360.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic3260.8%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,9304.8%

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
32,623
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
30,130

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic29,08589.2%
Hispanic3,53310.8%
White20,93864.2%
Black1,8375.6%
Asian4,95715.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native440.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander370.1%
Two or More Races420.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic27,24590.4%
Hispanic2,8819.6%
White20,09566.7%
Black2,0716.9%
Asian4,87716.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native1430.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander350.1%
Two or More Races460.2%

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