Massachusetts Plymouth and Barnstable District

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-sd-d39
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
D39
Land Area
302.5 sq mi
Water Area
244 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts Plymouth and Barnstable District

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Plymouth County151.54 sq mi50.1%23.0%
Barnstable County151.00 sq mi49.9%38.3%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
East Sandwich CDP7.52 sq mi2.5%100.0%
East Falmouth CDP5.44 sq mi1.8%100.0%
Kingston CDP4.81 sq mi1.6%100.0%
North Pembroke CDP4.47 sq mi1.5%100.0%
The Pinehills CDP4.08 sq mi1.3%100.0%
North Falmouth CDP3.89 sq mi1.3%100.0%
Forestdale CDP3.81 sq mi1.3%100.0%
Pocasset CDP3.70 sq mi1.2%100.0%
Sandwich CDP3.63 sq mi1.2%100.0%
Sagamore CDP3.33 sq mi1.1%100.0%
West Falmouth CDP3.08 sq mi1.0%100.0%
Monument Beach CDP2.58 sq mi0.9%100.0%
New Seabury CDP2.41 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Plymouth CDP2.24 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Woods Hole CDP2.14 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Falmouth CDP2.09 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Buzzards Bay CDP1.92 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Bourne CDP1.70 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Mashpee Neck CDP1.27 sq mi0.4%100.0%
North Plymouth CDP1.25 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Teaticket CDP1.05 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Seabrook CDP0.35 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Popponesset CDP0.31 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Monomoscoy Island CDP0.23 sq mi0.1%99.8%
Seconsett Island CDP0.10 sq mi<0.1%99.9%

Showing top 25 of 26 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 9184,504100.0%23.6%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
159,255
Active Voters
132,664 (83.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic28,71918.0%
Republican<10—
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties112,07470.4%
No party recorded<10—

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202623,329 (14.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024120,670 (75.8%)29,036 (18.2%)30,075 (18.9%)
2021–202290,749 (57.0%)22,503 (14.1%)14,144 (8.9%)
2019–2020112,509 (70.6%)49,731 (31.2%)20,678 (13.0%)
2017–201887,155 (54.7%)15,254 (9.6%)13,098 (8.2%)
2015–201697,082 (61.0%)31,874 (20.0%)25,493 (16.0%)
2013–201467,593 (42.4%)12,285 (7.7%)7,556 (4.7%)
2011–201285,738 (53.8%)9,943 (6.2%)14,458 (9.1%)

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
188,565 (± 105)
Median Age
50.6
Median Household Income
$111,304 (± $3,373)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
96.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
47.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1831,42516.7%
18 to 64105,61056.0%
65 and over51,53027.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5,4682.9%
White, not Hispanic168,09689.1%
Black, not Hispanic2,0441.1%
Asian, not Hispanic2,1261.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic6620.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic610.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,8591.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic8,2494.4%

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
183,175
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
152,319

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic178,50697.5%
Hispanic4,6672.5%
White169,00892.3%
Black2,3681.3%
Asian1,6060.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native6480.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander630.0%
Two or More Races4090.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic149,39298.1%
Hispanic2,9321.9%
White142,49793.6%
Black2,9481.9%
Asian2,1141.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,6151.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander610.0%
Two or More Races2730.2%

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