Massachusetts / MA-06
Massachusetts District 6
Score
Irregularity score 33 CompactLess compact than 28% of other congressional districts.
308th least compact of 429 nationally, 9th of 9 in Massachusetts.
A score describes shape, not intent. Coastlines, rivers and the Voting Rights Act can all make a district irregular. How scores work
The three measures
- Polsby-Popper
- 0.21at least as compact as 36% of districts on this measure
Area compared with perimeter. Low for jagged or snaking edges.
- Reock
- 0.68at least as compact as 90% of districts on this measure
Area compared with the smallest circle around the district, counting only land. Low for stretched shapes.
- Convex hull
- 0.85at least as compact as 75% of districts on this measure
Area compared with a rubber band stretched around the district, counting only land. Low for bites and tentacles.
Each measure runs from 0 to 1, where 1 is a perfect circle or a shape with no dents.
The state's edge
56% of this district's border is the state's edge: a coastline, a national border or a state line. Mapmakers don't choose those lines. A ragged one, like a coastline or a river, lowers Polsby-Popper. Reock and convex hull count only the state's own land, so water and neighboring states don't count against them. More on the state's edge
Cities and towns
The largest places with people in this district, from the 2020 Census. A place split between districts shows how many of its residents live in this one.
- Lynn cityall 101,253 residents
- Peabody cityall 54,481 residents
- Salem cityall 44,480 residents
- Beverly cityall 42,670 residents
- Gloucester cityall 29,729 residents
- Saugus communityall 28,619 residents
- Danvers communityall 28,087 residents
- Wakefield communityall 27,090 residents
- Burlington communityall 26,377 residents
- Reading communityall 25,518 residents
And 17 smaller places. 28% of this district's people live outside any city, town or named community. How places are counted
ZIP codes
50 ZIP codes have residents in this district. 9 of them are split with other districts. A percentage is the share of that ZIP code's 2020 residents who live here.
Show all 50 ZIP codes
- 01730 (95%)
- 01731 (7%)
- 01801 (1%)
- 01803
- 01810
- 01821 (59%)
- 01833
- 01834
- 01845 (99%)
- 01852 (1%)
- 01860
- 01862 (2%)
- 01864
- 01867
- 01876 (99%)
- 01880
- 01887
- 01901
- 01902
- 01904
- 01905
- 01906
- 01907
- 01908
- 01913
- 01915
- 01921
- 01922
- 01923
- 01929
- 01930
- 01937
- 01938
- 01940
- 01944
- 01945
- 01949
- 01950
- 01951
- 01952
- 01960
- 01965
- 01966
- 01969
- 01970
- 01982
- 01983
- 01984
- 01985
- 02420 (1%)
These are the Census Bureau's ZIP code areas, which match residential ZIP codes closely. ZIP codes used only for PO boxes or a single organization aren't included. How ZIP codes are matched
2024 presidential vote
Shares of the votes for the two of them; other candidates are left out. Massachusetts used the same lines in 2024, so this is added up from precinct results. A precinct split between districts is divided by its House votes, so the figures are close estimates. Where the votes come from
U.S. House
Statewide results from Massachusetts for the November 3, 2026 election aren't available yet.
Massachusetts's senators
- Edward J. Markey, DemocratSeat on the November 3, 2026 ballot: results aren't available yet.
- Elizabeth Warren, Democrat
Senators are elected by the whole state, so district lines don't change who they are. Senators serving as of November 6, 2026. Senators elected in November 2026 take office January 3, 2027. Where this comes from
Where it sits in Massachusetts
- Very compact (0 to 19)
- Compact (20 to 39)
- Middle (40 to 59)
- Irregular (60 to 79)
- Very irregular (80 to 100)
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