Massachusetts 8th Essex District

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-hd-031
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
031
Land Area
7.72 sq mi
Water Area
20.3 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts 8th Essex District

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Essex County7.72 sq mi100.0%1.6%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Marblehead CDP4.38 sq mi56.7%100.0%
Swampscott CDP3.02 sq mi39.1%100.0%
Lynn city0.32 sq mi4.1%3.0%

Showing all 3 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 643,329100.0%5.5%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
34,919
Active Voters
25,285 (72.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic9,14626.2%
Republican3,0038.6%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties22,77065.2%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202611,130 (31.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202425,546 (73.2%)6,835 (19.6%)4,346 (12.4%)
2021–202220,314 (58.2%)8,100 (23.2%)1,695 (4.9%)
2019–202024,569 (70.4%)13,324 (38.2%)2,302 (6.6%)
2017–201819,666 (56.3%)4,229 (12.1%)2,021 (5.8%)
2015–201621,034 (60.2%)8,372 (24.0%)4,283 (12.3%)
2013–201415,287 (43.8%)4,785 (13.7%)1,155 (3.3%)
2011–201218,303 (52.4%)1,743 (5.0%)2,430 (7.0%)

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
44,088 (± 1,038)
Median Age
45.3
Median Household Income
$134,688 (± $9,446)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
96.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
64.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 189,34821.2%
18 to 6425,74758.4%
65 and over8,99320.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5,04311.4%
White, not Hispanic34,61178.5%
Black, not Hispanic1,4373.3%
Asian, not Hispanic8411.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic840.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic4321.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,6403.7%

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
41,478
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
32,390

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic37,89891.4%
Hispanic3,5848.6%
White34,58083.4%
Black1,3753.3%
Asian7671.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native850.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races3961.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic30,10092.9%
Hispanic2,2887.1%
White27,86086.0%
Black1,2513.9%
Asian7692.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native1710.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races950.3%

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