Massachusetts Third Essex District

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-sd-d24
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
D24
Land Area
39.8 sq mi
Water Area
110.4 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts Third 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 County39.85 sq mi100.0%8.1%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Saugus CDP10.78 sq mi27.0%100.0%
Lynn city10.74 sq mi27.0%100.0%
Lynnfield CDP9.86 sq mi24.7%100.0%
Marblehead CDP4.38 sq mi11.0%100.0%
Swampscott CDP3.02 sq mi7.6%100.0%
Nahant CDP1.08 sq mi2.7%100.0%

Showing all 6 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 6181,758100.0%23.3%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
129,680
Active Voters
107,197 (82.7%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic34,11226.3%
Republican9,9887.7%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties85,58066.0%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202627,250 (21.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202480,051 (61.7%)18,306 (14.1%)13,474 (10.4%)
2021–202258,398 (45.0%)18,000 (13.9%)5,598 (4.3%)
2019–202078,716 (60.7%)36,265 (28.0%)8,222 (6.3%)
2017–201858,810 (45.4%)11,955 (9.2%)5,679 (4.4%)
2015–201667,496 (52.0%)25,350 (19.5%)12,372 (9.5%)
2013–201445,978 (35.5%)12,964 (10.0%)2,728 (2.1%)
2011–201256,892 (43.9%)5,944 (4.6%)6,621 (5.1%)

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
182,561 (± 56)
Median Age
40.1
Median Household Income
$96,809 (± $3,308)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
86.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
38.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1840,54122.2%
18 to 64110,47660.5%
65 and over31,54417.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)52,78628.9%
White, not Hispanic99,06854.3%
Black, not Hispanic12,5296.9%
Asian, not Hispanic8,7024.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1390.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic920.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic2,5691.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6,6763.7%

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
160,171
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
122,401

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic123,43877.1%
Hispanic36,73422.9%
White100,09562.5%
Black11,4977.2%
Asian7,3314.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1990.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander930.1%
Two or More Races8570.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic99,95081.7%
Hispanic22,44818.3%
White83,27668.0%
Black9,5937.8%
Asian6,0154.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native6000.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander950.1%
Two or More Races4730.4%

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