Massachusetts's congressional districts
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After the 1890 Census and starting with the Fifty-third United States Congress in 1893, Massachusetts Congressional Districts were numbered west to east: with the first district in the west (Berkshire County) and the highest numbered district at Cape Cod.
Before then, the district numeration was not as consistent; sometimes running east to west, other times going counter-clockwise around Boston.
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Current districts[edit]
- 1st district, represented by Richard Neal (D)
- 2nd district, represented by Jim McGovern (D)
- 3rd district, represented by Niki Tsongas (D)
- 4th district, represented by Joseph P. Kennedy III (D)
- 5th district, represented by Ed Markey (D)
- 6th district, represented by John Tierney (D)
- 7th district, represented by Mike Capuano (D)
- 8th district, represented by Stephen Lynch (D)
- 9th district, represented by William R. Keating (D)
History of Apportionment[edit]
| Census Year |
Resident Population[1] |
Number of Representatives[2] |
Constituents per Representative (Massachusetts) |
Constituents per Representative (nationally) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1789 | No Census | 8 | N/A | N/A |
| 1790 | 378,787 | 14 | 27,056 | 30,000 |
| 1800 | 422,845 | 17 | 24,873 | 33,000 |
| 1810 | 472,040 | 20 | 23,602 | 35,000 |
| 1820 | 523,287 | 13 | 40,253 | 40,000 |
| 1830 | 610,408 | 12 | 50,867 | 47,700 |
| 1840 | 737,699 | 10 | 73,770 | 70,680 |
| 1850 | 994,514 | 11 | 90,410 | 93,425 |
| 1860 | 1,231,066 | 10 | 123,107 | 127,381 |
| 1870 | 1,457,351 | 11 | 132,486 | 131,425 |
| 1880 | 1,783,085 | 12 | 148,590 | 151,912 |
| 1890 | 2,238,947 | 13 | 172,227 | 173,901 |
| 1900 | 2,805,346 | 14 | 200,381 | 194,182 |
| 1910 | 3,366,416 | 16 | 210,401 | 212,407 |
| 1920 | 3,852,356 | 16 | N/A | N/A |
| 1930 | 4,249,614 | 15 | 283,307 | 280.675 |
| 1940 | 4,316,721 | 14 | 308,337 | 301,164 |
| 1950 | 4,690,514 | 14 | 335,037 | 344,587 |
| 1960 | 5,148,578 | 12 | 429,048 | 410,481 |
| 1970 | 5,689,170 | 12 | 477,223 | 469,088 |
| 1980 | 5,737,093 | 11 | 521,549 | 519,235 |
| 1990 | 6,016,425 | 10 | 602,905 | 572,466 |
| 2000 | 6,349,097 | 10 | 635,557 | 646,952 |
| 2010 | 6,547,629 | 9 | 728,849 | 710,767 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ The resident population excludes the overseas population.
- ^ Congressional apportionment for each state is based upon (1) the resident population and (2) the overseas U.S. military and federal civilian employees (and their dependents living with them) allocated to their home state, as reported by the employing federal agencies.
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