Massachusetts's 10th congressional district

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Massachusetts's 10th congressional district
Current Representative		Bill Delahunt (D)
Area	934.25 mi²
Distribution	54.22% urban, 45.78% rural
Population (2000)	635,901
Median income	$51,928
Ethnicity	92.2% White, 1.6% Black, 2.7% Asian, 1.3% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American, 1.9% other
Occupation	18.1% blue collar, 66.7% white collar, 15.3% gray collar
Cook PVI	D + 5

The Massachusetts 10th District is a political constituency that includes parts of the South Shore of Massachusetts, and includes all of Cape Cod and the islands. The tenth district has existed since 1795. It is currently represented in the United States House of Representatives by Bill Delahunt. With a Cook PVI of D+5, it is the most conservative district in heavily Democratic state of Massachusetts.

[edit] Cities and Towns in the District

The district includes:

• all of Barnstable County, Dukes County, Nantucket County,

• the following municipalities in Plymouth County:

Abington, Carver, Duxbury, Hanover, Hanson Pct. 2, Hingham, Hull, Kingston, Marshfield, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth, Plympton, Rockland, Scituate, and

• the following municipalities in Norfolk County:

Cohasset, Quincy, Weymouth

[edit] List of Representatives

Prior to the 1982 remapping, the district covered areas southwest of Boston which are now in the 3rd and 4th districts.

[edit] References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

[edit] External links

• CNN.com 2004 election results
• CNN.com 2006 election results