Massachusetts 1st Worcester District

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-hd-142
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
142
Land Area
155.8 sq mi
Water Area
5.35 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts 1st Worcester District

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Worcester County155.77 sq mi100.0%10.3%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Rutland CDP2.96 sq mi1.9%100.0%

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 238,11383.5%4.9%81.5%
MA District 37,55316.5%1.0%18.5%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
37,651
Active Voters
32,432 (86.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic6,18416.4%
Republican4,67412.4%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties26,79371.2%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20265,062 (13.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202429,470 (78.3%)5,849 (15.5%)7,133 (18.9%)
2021–202221,831 (58.0%)4,504 (12.0%)2,888 (7.7%)
2019–202027,441 (72.9%)10,859 (28.8%)3,793 (10.1%)
2017–201820,945 (55.6%)3,052 (8.1%)2,635 (7.0%)
2015–201623,433 (62.2%)7,101 (18.9%)6,269 (16.7%)
2013–201416,293 (43.3%)2,320 (6.2%)1,519 (4.0%)
2011–201220,278 (53.9%)1,137 (3.0%)3,266 (8.7%)

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
46,322 (± 53)
Median Age
43.3
Median Household Income
$135,886 (± $6,460)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
96.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
52.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1810,90423.5%
18 to 6426,46357.1%
65 and over8,95519.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,7713.8%
White, not Hispanic41,14688.8%
Black, not Hispanic7911.7%
Asian, not Hispanic7641.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic250.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic440.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic1830.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,5983.4%

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
45,160
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
34,330

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic43,50496.3%
Hispanic1,6503.7%
White41,28391.4%
Black5481.2%
Asian5771.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native250.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander440.1%
Two or More Races1850.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic33,35497.2%
Hispanic9742.8%
White31,85992.8%
Black3621.1%
Asian8632.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native1540.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander260.1%
Two or More Races980.3%

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