Massachusetts Second Suffolk District

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-sd-d29
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
D29
Land Area
11.3 sq mi
Water Area
0.07 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts Second Suffolk District

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Suffolk County11.34 sq mi100.0%19.5%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Boston city11.34 sq mi100.0%23.5%

Showing all 1 place

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 7172,49894.8%22.1%95.8%
MA District 89,3765.2%1.2%4.2%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
113,232
Active Voters
102,241 (90.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic50,81744.9%
Republican<10—
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties60,15253.1%
No party recorded<10—

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202630,362 (26.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202462,159 (54.9%)19,895 (17.6%)1,483 (1.3%)
2021–202245,422 (40.1%)20,269 (17.9%)433 (0.4%)
2019–202061,976 (54.7%)39,543 (34.9%)877 (0.8%)
2017–201844,573 (39.4%)21,567 (19.0%)483 (0.4%)
2015–201650,122 (44.3%)26,925 (23.8%)1,115 (1.0%)
2013–201433,227 (29.3%)10,816 (9.6%)254 (0.2%)
2011–201241,983 (37.1%)8,461 (7.5%)598 (0.5%)

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
184,309 (± 3,650)
Median Age
33.5
Median Household Income
$67,525 (± $3,508)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
85.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
36.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1835,41819.2%
18 to 64124,45267.5%
65 and over24,43913.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)49,82927.0%
White, not Hispanic39,94921.7%
Black, not Hispanic70,01438.0%
Asian, not Hispanic9,9735.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic4090.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1380.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic2,3801.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic11,6176.3%

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
161,132
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
128,380

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic120,78275.0%
Hispanic40,35425.0%
White39,74824.7%
Black68,80742.7%
Asian5,9673.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native4150.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander430.0%
Two or More Races1,1120.7%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic100,59978.4%
Hispanic27,78621.6%
White35,89828.0%
Black57,24644.6%
Asian6,2364.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,1230.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander410.0%
Two or More Races6770.5%

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