Massachusetts 8th Hampden District

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ma-hd-051
State
Massachusetts
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
051
Land Area
20.3 sq mi
Water Area
0.66 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Massachusetts 8th Hampden District

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Hampden County20.26 sq mi100.0%3.3%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Chicopee city20.26 sq mi100.0%88.4%

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 143,280100.0%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
35,075
Active Voters
29,346 (83.7%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic7,69221.9%
Republican3,3119.4%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties24,07268.6%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20265,470 (15.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202420,115 (57.3%)3,765 (10.7%)2,622 (7.5%)
2021–202213,119 (37.4%)4,084 (11.6%)1,313 (3.7%)
2019–202019,699 (56.2%)8,039 (22.9%)2,218 (6.3%)
2017–201813,410 (38.2%)2,792 (8.0%)1,289 (3.7%)
2015–201616,596 (47.3%)6,149 (17.5%)3,037 (8.7%)
2013–201411,339 (32.3%)2,549 (7.3%)576 (1.6%)
2011–201213,871 (39.5%)2,579 (7.4%)1,385 (3.9%)

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
42,462 (± 968)
Median Age
43.8
Median Household Income
$64,517 (± $7,130)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
87.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
23.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 187,55517.8%
18 to 6426,01261.3%
65 and over8,89520.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)9,90923.3%
White, not Hispanic28,43967.0%
Black, not Hispanic1,8034.2%
Asian, not Hispanic9522.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic00.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic140.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,3453.2%

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
41,045
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
33,556

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic31,25476.1%
Hispanic9,79323.9%
White27,72767.6%
Black1,5103.7%
Asian7881.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native100.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races190.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic27,04380.6%
Hispanic6,51219.4%
White24,22772.2%
Black1,5984.8%
Asian9052.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native3150.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races190.1%

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