Massachusetts 3rd Worcester District

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-hd-144
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
144
Land Area
31.1 sq mi
Water Area
0.31 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts 3rd 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 County31.13 sq mi100.0%2.1%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Fitchburg city27.82 sq mi89.4%100.0%
Lunenburg CDP0.85 sq mi2.7%22.3%

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 344,935100.0%5.8%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
31,490
Active Voters
27,520 (87.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic5,68018.0%
Republican2,5648.1%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties23,24673.8%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20264,665 (14.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202417,689 (56.2%)3,145 (10.0%)3,034 (9.6%)
2021–202211,039 (35.1%)2,571 (8.2%)1,385 (4.4%)
2019–202016,183 (51.4%)6,488 (20.6%)2,056 (6.5%)
2017–201811,165 (35.5%)2,519 (8.0%)1,324 (4.2%)
2015–201613,433 (42.7%)4,854 (15.4%)2,625 (8.3%)
2013–20147,862 (25.0%)1,229 (3.9%)492 (1.6%)
2011–201210,904 (34.6%)597 (1.9%)1,302 (4.1%)

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
45,045 (± 582)
Median Age
36.3
Median Household Income
$74,483 (± $5,589)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
87.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
25.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 189,41220.9%
18 to 6429,21864.9%
65 and over6,41514.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)14,29831.7%
White, not Hispanic24,32454.0%
Black, not Hispanic2,5655.7%
Asian, not Hispanic1,1542.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic430.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1850.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,4765.5%

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
42,065
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
33,133

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic29,28069.6%
Hispanic12,78330.4%
White24,82459.0%
Black2,0554.9%
Asian9602.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native400.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races1000.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic24,72174.6%
Hispanic8,41625.4%
White21,49764.9%
Black1,9545.9%
Asian9572.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native2140.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1020.3%

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