Massachusetts 17th Worcester District

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-hd-158
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
158
Land Area
14.8 sq mi
Water Area
0.82 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts 17th 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 County14.82 sq mi100.0%1.0%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Worcester city6.20 sq mi41.8%16.6%

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 243,094100.0%5.5%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
24,954
Active Voters
19,320 (77.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic5,94523.8%
Republican1,5946.4%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties17,41569.8%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20264,096 (16.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202413,269 (53.2%)2,701 (10.8%)1,837 (7.4%)
2021–20228,183 (32.8%)2,242 (9.0%)870 (3.5%)
2019–202012,762 (51.1%)5,633 (22.6%)1,191 (4.8%)
2017–20188,055 (32.3%)1,933 (7.7%)807 (3.2%)
2015–201610,078 (40.4%)3,810 (15.3%)1,472 (5.9%)
2013–20145,806 (23.3%)1,702 (6.8%)378 (1.5%)
2011–20128,057 (32.3%)773 (3.1%)708 (2.8%)

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
43,634 (± 2,255)
Median Age
33.6
Median Household Income
$59,499 (± $6,301)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
80.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
23.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 188,74020.0%
18 to 6429,22367.0%
65 and over5,67113.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)13,04029.9%
White, not Hispanic19,46444.6%
Black, not Hispanic4,49310.3%
Asian, not Hispanic3,9639.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic410.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic230.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic2030.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,4075.5%

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
37,510
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
29,536

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic27,31272.8%
Hispanic10,20227.2%
White19,38951.7%
Black3,91010.4%
Asian2,7727.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native410.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races1930.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic22,86577.4%
Hispanic6,67622.6%
White17,03557.7%
Black3,09910.5%
Asian2,5298.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native2000.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races590.2%

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