Massachusetts 6th Bristol District

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-hd-015
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
015
Land Area
18.1 sq mi
Water Area
2.38 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts 6th Bristol District

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Bristol County18.11 sq mi100.0%3.3%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Fall River city11.24 sq mi62.0%33.9%

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 444,424100.0%5.7%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
30,884
Active Voters
19,840 (64.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic7,32123.7%
Republican2,5048.1%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties21,05968.2%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20266,328 (20.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202417,063 (55.2%)4,042 (13.1%)2,538 (8.2%)
2021–202211,590 (37.5%)3,021 (9.8%)962 (3.1%)
2019–202016,183 (52.4%)6,296 (20.4%)1,504 (4.9%)
2017–201811,295 (36.6%)1,987 (6.4%)860 (2.8%)
2015–201613,648 (44.2%)4,771 (15.4%)1,943 (6.3%)
2013–20148,864 (28.7%)2,079 (6.7%)414 (1.3%)
2011–201211,318 (36.6%)2,539 (8.2%)1,094 (3.5%)

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
45,077 (± 1,636)
Median Age
39.2
Median Household Income
$63,222 (± $2,482)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
79.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
20.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 188,82719.6%
18 to 6428,87964.1%
65 and over7,37116.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)4,73110.5%
White, not Hispanic33,09473.4%
Black, not Hispanic2,8156.2%
Asian, not Hispanic1,0582.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic990.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic5561.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,7246.0%

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
40,682
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
32,203

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic36,84790.6%
Hispanic3,8389.4%
White31,58777.6%
Black3,2157.9%
Asian1,0042.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native990.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1300.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic30,31994.1%
Hispanic1,8875.9%
White26,88683.5%
Black2,1116.6%
Asian9182.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native3241.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races840.3%

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