Massachusetts First Essex District

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-sd-d19
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
D19
Land Area
32.1 sq mi
Water Area
1.56 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts First Essex District

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Essex County32.09 sq mi100.0%6.5%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Lawrence city6.93 sq mi21.6%100.0%
Haverhill city2.94 sq mi9.2%8.9%

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 3167,027100.0%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
105,523
Active Voters
77,002 (73.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic27,74626.3%
Republican<10—
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties70,89767.2%
No party recorded<10—

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202620,505 (19.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202453,705 (50.9%)9,358 (8.9%)4,317 (4.1%)
2021–202235,210 (33.4%)10,747 (10.2%)2,874 (2.7%)
2019–202050,970 (48.3%)21,264 (20.2%)4,938 (4.7%)
2017–201836,758 (34.8%)13,479 (12.8%)2,986 (2.8%)
2015–201642,805 (40.6%)16,515 (15.7%)6,108 (5.8%)
2013–201427,606 (26.2%)7,075 (6.7%)1,269 (1.2%)
2011–201233,911 (32.1%)5,439 (5.2%)3,370 (3.2%)

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
166,641 (± 1,223)
Median Age
34.8
Median Household Income
$69,872 (± $4,010)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
79.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
22.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1840,62724.4%
18 to 64104,50062.7%
65 and over21,51412.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)102,49961.5%
White, not Hispanic50,30830.2%
Black, not Hispanic4,8082.9%
Asian, not Hispanic4,1742.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic190.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic7960.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,0372.4%

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
138,123
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
101,812

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic61,08944.2%
Hispanic77,02655.8%
White51,77337.5%
Black4,2963.1%
Asian3,2612.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native190.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1920.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic51,55650.6%
Hispanic50,25449.4%
White44,42243.6%
Black3,8293.8%
Asian2,9672.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native2510.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1050.1%

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