Massachusetts Worcester and Hampshire District

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-sd-d06
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
D06
Land Area
593.8 sq mi
Water Area
23.5 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts Worcester and Hampshire District

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Worcester County559.49 sq mi94.2%37.0%
Hampshire County34.38 sq mi5.8%6.5%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Gardner city22.07 sq mi3.7%100.0%
Ware CDP6.22 sq mi1.0%100.0%
Worcester city6.08 sq mi1.0%16.3%
Rutland CDP2.96 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Baldwinville CDP2.57 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Spencer CDP2.11 sq mi0.4%100.0%
East Brookfield CDP1.62 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Barre CDP1.58 sq mi0.3%100.0%
North Brookfield CDP1.48 sq mi0.2%100.0%
West Brookfield CDP1.26 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Brookfield CDP1.15 sq mi0.2%100.0%

Showing all 11 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 2101,10660.5%12.9%65.3%
MA District 137,28522.3%4.8%26.1%
MA District 328,84017.2%3.7%8.6%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
132,678
Active Voters
113,005 (85.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic21,48016.2%
Republican<10—
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties96,47572.7%
No party recorded<10—

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202621,216 (16.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202494,261 (71.0%)17,565 (13.2%)21,804 (16.4%)
2021–202266,930 (50.4%)13,942 (10.5%)9,636 (7.3%)
2019–202087,590 (66.0%)33,377 (25.2%)12,272 (9.2%)
2017–201864,107 (48.3%)10,101 (7.6%)8,543 (6.4%)
2015–201674,600 (56.2%)22,767 (17.2%)17,876 (13.5%)
2013–201450,685 (38.2%)8,384 (6.3%)5,017 (3.8%)
2011–201263,231 (47.7%)4,255 (3.2%)9,455 (7.1%)

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
168,646 (± 1,360)
Median Age
44.0
Median Household Income
$96,776 (± $2,581)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
35.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1833,19519.7%
18 to 64101,68360.3%
65 and over33,76820.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)11,3336.7%
White, not Hispanic141,48583.9%
Black, not Hispanic5,5483.3%
Asian, not Hispanic3,7472.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1260.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic440.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic6280.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic5,7353.4%

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
163,862
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
131,154

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic153,52293.7%
Hispanic10,3376.3%
White141,89686.6%
Black4,8262.9%
Asian2,9891.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native1170.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander450.0%
Two or More Races4090.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic124,55595.0%
Hispanic6,6025.0%
White116,42088.8%
Black4,1093.1%
Asian3,0052.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native8170.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander250.0%
Two or More Races2390.2%

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