Massachusetts Second Worcester District

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-sd-d08
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
D08
Land Area
105.9 sq mi
Water Area
4.26 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts Second 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 County105.87 sq mi100.0%7.0%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Worcester city10.53 sq mi9.9%28.2%
Westborough CDP1.89 sq mi1.8%100.0%

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 2166,976100.0%21.4%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
111,863
Active Voters
90,057 (80.5%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic23,18120.7%
Republican<10—
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties78,93170.6%
No party recorded<10—

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202619,124 (17.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202475,926 (67.9%)15,557 (13.9%)13,661 (12.2%)
2021–202251,435 (46.0%)12,092 (10.8%)5,593 (5.0%)
2019–202071,691 (64.1%)31,795 (28.4%)8,407 (7.5%)
2017–201851,645 (46.2%)7,468 (6.7%)5,451 (4.9%)
2015–201658,339 (52.2%)19,023 (17.0%)11,640 (10.4%)
2013–201438,773 (34.7%)7,043 (6.3%)3,194 (2.9%)
2011–201248,609 (43.5%)4,003 (3.6%)6,131 (5.5%)

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
167,468 (± 2,327)
Median Age
38.8
Median Household Income
$109,688 (± $4,329)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
48.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1836,54621.8%
18 to 64105,19562.8%
65 and over25,72715.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)17,94610.7%
White, not Hispanic104,52062.4%
Black, not Hispanic10,9366.5%
Asian, not Hispanic20,88912.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic930.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3,6682.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic9,4165.6%

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
149,346
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
115,300

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic134,25289.9%
Hispanic15,09410.1%
White107,00971.7%
Black9,0906.1%
Asian13,6229.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native1030.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1520.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic105,76691.7%
Hispanic9,5328.3%
White88,46576.7%
Black7,2676.3%
Asian9,3708.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native5670.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races990.1%

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