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Massachusetts' congressional districts since 2023 The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the commonwealth of Massachusetts . For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present day), see United States congressional ...
Massachusetts is currently divided into nine congressional districts, each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives.After the 2010 census, the number of seats in Massachusetts was decreased from 10 to nine, due to the State's low growth in population since the year 2000.
After the 1790 census, Massachusetts gained six seats. In the third Congress only, there were plural districts in which more than one member would be elected from the same district and there was also an at-large seat. After that Congress, however, there would be no at-large seats and no plural seats.
Massachusetts's 4th congressional district is located mostly in southern Massachusetts. It is represented by Democrat Jake Auchincloss. Auchincloss was first elected in 2020. The district covers much of the area included in the 10th district before the 1992 redistricting. In prior years, the district stretched from Brookline to Fitchburg.
Map of Massachusetts's 2nd Congressional District, 2003–2013, via Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth; Rose Institute of State and Local Government, "Massachusetts: 2010 Redistricting Changes: Second District", Redistricting by State, Claremont, CA: Claremont McKenna College, archived from the original on September 15, 2020
Massachusetts's 1st congressional district covers the western portion and the south of the central portion of the state. It is the largest and most sparsely populated district in the state, covering about 30% of the state's land area. [ 3 ]
Massachusetts's 6th congressional district is located in northeastern Massachusetts. It contains almost all of Essex County , including the North Shore and Cape Ann and excluding the Merrimack Valley , as well as some towns in Middlesex County .
Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district is located in north-central and northeastern Massachusetts. The largest municipalities in the district are Lowell, Lawrence, Haverhill, Methuen, Billerica (partial), Fitchburg, and Marlborough. Democrat Lori Trahan has represented the district since 2019.