Massachusetts 8th Worcester District

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-hd-149
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
149
Land Area
60.6 sq mi
Water Area
1.46 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts 8th 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 County38.62 sq mi63.8%2.6%
Norfolk County21.95 sq mi36.2%5.5%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Bellingham CDP5.39 sq mi8.9%100.0%

Showing all 1 place

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 429,32767.9%3.8%56.7%
MA District 213,83332.1%1.8%43.3%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
36,513
Active Voters
28,434 (77.9%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic5,39314.8%
Republican4,22611.6%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties26,89473.7%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20264,481 (12.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202425,837 (70.8%)4,188 (11.5%)5,528 (15.1%)
2021–202214,983 (41.0%)2,437 (6.7%)2,000 (5.5%)
2019–202023,864 (65.4%)8,406 (23.0%)3,374 (9.2%)
2017–201817,077 (46.8%)2,556 (7.0%)2,839 (7.8%)
2015–201620,099 (55.0%)5,096 (14.0%)4,210 (11.5%)
2013–201412,784 (35.0%)1,271 (3.5%)751 (2.1%)
2011–201216,991 (46.5%)1,111 (3.0%)2,234 (6.1%)

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
43,989 (± 958)
Median Age
40.5
Median Household Income
$124,198 (± $5,943)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
38.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 189,23321.0%
18 to 6427,66162.9%
65 and over7,09516.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,2475.1%
White, not Hispanic37,28884.8%
Black, not Hispanic4150.9%
Asian, not Hispanic7181.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic70.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic350.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic4321.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,8476.5%

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
42,630
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
33,544

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic40,71095.5%
Hispanic1,9214.5%
White38,57390.5%
Black4341.0%
Asian4761.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native60.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander350.1%
Two or More Races2420.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic32,45996.8%
Hispanic1,0893.2%
White31,06692.6%
Black6141.8%
Asian4671.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native1430.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races1710.5%

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