- 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.
Contents
Current districts
- 1st district, represented by John Olver (D)
- 2nd district, represented by Richard Neal (D)
- 3rd district, represented by Jim McGovern (D)
- 4th district, represented by Barney Frank (D)
- 5th district, represented by Niki Tsongas (D)
- 6th district, represented by John Tierney (D)
- 7th district, represented by Ed Markey (D)
- 8th district, represented by Mike Capuano (D)
- 9th district, represented by Stephen Lynch (D)
- 10th district, represented by Bill Keating (D)
History of Apportionment
Census
YearResident
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
References
- ^ 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.
Massachusetts's congressional districts Current districts: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
All districts: At-large 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
The At-large and 11th–20th districts are obsolete. Some moved to Maine in 1820.
See also: Massachusetts's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations, 2010 elections, 2012 elections
All U.S. districts – Apportionment – Redistricting – Gerrymandering – MapsExternal links
Categories:- Congressional districts of Massachusetts
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