Massachusetts Norfolk and Plymouth District

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-sd-d32
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
D32
Land Area
63.1 sq mi
Water Area
11.1 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts Norfolk and Plymouth District

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Plymouth County35.53 sq mi56.3%5.4%
Norfolk County27.62 sq mi43.7%7.0%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Quincy city16.57 sq mi26.2%100.0%
Abington CDP9.96 sq mi15.8%100.0%
Holbrook CDP7.25 sq mi11.5%100.0%
Braintree Town city3.79 sq mi6.0%27.6%

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 8139,80381.1%17.9%59.5%
MA District 932,63618.9%4.2%40.5%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
124,139
Active Voters
98,104 (79.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic29,50023.8%
Republican<10—
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties84,94768.4%
No party recorded<10—

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202628,559 (23.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202482,379 (66.4%)19,330 (15.6%)16,056 (12.9%)
2021–202257,021 (45.9%)15,083 (12.2%)7,229 (5.8%)
2019–202079,515 (64.1%)37,401 (30.1%)10,345 (8.3%)
2017–201857,747 (46.5%)12,300 (9.9%)6,879 (5.5%)
2015–201665,622 (52.9%)24,322 (19.6%)12,548 (10.1%)
2013–201442,502 (34.2%)9,589 (7.7%)3,201 (2.6%)
2011–201254,065 (43.6%)5,786 (4.7%)6,176 (5.0%)

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
172,881 (± 919)
Median Age
39.5
Median Household Income
$107,173 (± $2,479)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
47.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1830,15517.4%
18 to 64112,75065.2%
65 and over29,97617.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)10,8716.3%
White, not Hispanic109,79263.5%
Black, not Hispanic8,7625.1%
Asian, not Hispanic33,79719.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1670.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic70.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2,5461.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6,9394.0%

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
155,110
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
126,462

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic145,68193.9%
Hispanic9,4306.1%
White110,16271.0%
Black8,3485.4%
Asian23,65915.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native1910.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander90.0%
Two or More Races3380.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic119,68694.6%
Hispanic6,7735.4%
White92,95273.5%
Black6,9075.5%
Asian19,08615.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native5700.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1900.2%

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