Massachusetts Second Essex District

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-sd-d22
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
D22
Land Area
52.9 sq mi
Water Area
19 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts Second 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 County52.90 sq mi100.0%10.7%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Peabody city16.24 sq mi30.7%100.0%
Beverly city15.09 sq mi28.5%100.0%
Danvers CDP13.28 sq mi25.1%100.0%
Salem city8.29 sq mi15.7%100.0%

Showing all 4 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 6169,718100.0%21.7%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
131,749
Active Voters
119,081 (90.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic31,30923.8%
Republican<10—
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties90,04868.3%
No party recorded<10—

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202629,447 (22.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202492,494 (70.2%)23,510 (17.8%)17,641 (13.4%)
2021–202268,048 (51.6%)22,963 (17.4%)7,031 (5.3%)
2019–202088,556 (67.2%)44,301 (33.6%)10,189 (7.7%)
2017–201867,430 (51.2%)13,468 (10.2%)6,531 (5.0%)
2015–201675,783 (57.5%)30,385 (23.1%)15,435 (11.7%)
2013–201450,306 (38.2%)13,703 (10.4%)2,718 (2.1%)
2011–201263,550 (48.2%)11,092 (8.4%)8,081 (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
170,253 (± 60)
Median Age
42.0
Median Household Income
$100,228 (± $3,456)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
45.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1829,99817.6%
18 to 64104,65061.5%
65 and over35,60520.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)21,40612.6%
White, not Hispanic129,98176.3%
Black, not Hispanic6,1163.6%
Asian, not Hispanic4,0652.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic610.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic810.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,5620.9%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6,9814.1%

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
161,686
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
132,330

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic143,19788.6%
Hispanic18,49411.4%
White130,32580.6%
Black5,4783.4%
Asian3,1562.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native590.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander810.1%
Two or More Races2770.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic120,57191.1%
Hispanic11,7568.9%
White111,58384.3%
Black4,8113.6%
Asian3,3952.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native5200.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander800.1%
Two or More Races2150.2%

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