Massachusetts 5th Worcester District

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-hd-146
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
146
Land Area
275.2 sq mi
Water Area
8.36 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts 5th 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 County269.58 sq mi98.0%17.8%
Hampshire County5.60 sq mi2.0%1.1%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
East Brookfield CDP1.62 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Barre CDP1.58 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Spencer CDP1.51 sq mi0.6%71.8%
North Brookfield CDP1.48 sq mi0.5%100.0%
West Brookfield CDP1.26 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Brookfield CDP1.15 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Ware CDP1.09 sq mi0.4%17.5%

Showing all 7 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 127,56661.6%3.5%43.7%
MA District 217,17738.4%2.2%56.3%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
37,028
Active Voters
32,378 (87.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic5,03313.6%
Republican4,34111.7%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties27,65474.7%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20265,843 (15.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202426,103 (70.5%)4,265 (11.5%)6,638 (17.9%)
2021–202218,645 (50.4%)3,483 (9.4%)3,169 (8.6%)
2019–202023,954 (64.7%)8,357 (22.6%)3,752 (10.1%)
2017–201817,571 (47.5%)2,451 (6.6%)2,648 (7.2%)
2015–201620,681 (55.9%)5,757 (15.5%)5,108 (13.8%)
2013–201414,206 (38.4%)2,346 (6.3%)1,838 (5.0%)
2011–201217,496 (47.3%)1,111 (3.0%)2,658 (7.2%)

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
44,730 (± 1,144)
Median Age
46.9
Median Household Income
$92,098 (± $6,821)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
31.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 187,77417.4%
18 to 6426,79759.9%
65 and over10,15922.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,1064.7%
White, not Hispanic40,27390.0%
Black, not Hispanic5621.3%
Asian, not Hispanic4571.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic200.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1820.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,1302.5%

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
44,205
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
36,475

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic42,21495.5%
Hispanic1,9914.5%
White40,64291.9%
Black4721.1%
Asian4120.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native60.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races230.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic35,21896.6%
Hispanic1,2553.4%
White34,20793.8%
Black4571.3%
Asian3741.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native1770.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races00.0%

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