Massachusetts 2nd Worcester District

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-hd-143
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
143
Land Area
121.3 sq mi
Water Area
4.81 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts 2nd Worcester District

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Worcester County121.34 sq mi100.0%8.0%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Gardner city22.07 sq mi18.2%100.0%
South Ashburnham CDP2.98 sq mi2.5%100.0%
Baldwinville CDP2.57 sq mi2.1%100.0%
Winchendon CDP1.72 sq mi1.4%76.0%

Showing all 4 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 334,45980.9%4.4%73.7%
MA District 28,14919.1%1.0%26.3%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
32,784
Active Voters
25,495 (77.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic4,84014.8%
Republican<10—
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties24,40674.4%
No party recorded<10—

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20265,971 (18.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202421,583 (65.8%)3,953 (12.1%)4,660 (14.2%)
2021–202214,721 (44.9%)3,101 (9.5%)1,947 (5.9%)
2019–202019,962 (60.9%)7,003 (21.4%)2,651 (8.1%)
2017–201814,459 (44.1%)2,554 (7.8%)1,776 (5.4%)
2015–201616,887 (51.5%)5,008 (15.3%)3,612 (11.0%)
2013–201411,200 (34.2%)1,658 (5.1%)839 (2.6%)
2011–201213,969 (42.6%)1,048 (3.2%)2,097 (6.4%)

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
42,991 (± 549)
Median Age
41.3
Median Household Income
$78,910 (± $7,028)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
26.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 188,70620.3%
18 to 6426,53361.7%
65 and over7,75218.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,3947.9%
White, not Hispanic35,40882.4%
Black, not Hispanic1,0832.5%
Asian, not Hispanic9202.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic410.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1750.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,9704.6%

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
41,988
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
33,350

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic38,83592.5%
Hispanic3,1617.5%
White35,66084.9%
Black1,0212.4%
Asian7801.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native400.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1250.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic31,42094.2%
Hispanic1,9335.8%
White29,12687.3%
Black1,2753.8%
Asian7692.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native1850.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races640.2%

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