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Massachusetts House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2022

Massachusetts House of Representatives: 16th Middlesex District

A district of about 47,000 people, 21% Hispanic, 33% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+20.2 relative to the nation for president.

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Where it sits among all 160 seats

Every Massachusetts House of Representatives seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.

D+20.296th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican81st seat · the majority lineDistrict 74

Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Every race on these lines

Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.

20222026
Massachusetts House of RepresentativesD+30.8D+36.5

Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year

Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Who lives here, compared

Grey bars show the spread of all 160 seats. Small marks are other seats in Massachusetts. The black marker is District 74.

Adults with a bachelor's degree33% 25th pct · 121st of 160 in MA

Lower than 75% of seats.

White adults without a degree38% 57th pct · 70th of 160 in MA

Higher than 57% of seats.

Hispanic residents21% 82nd pct · 30th of 160 in MA

Higher than 82% of seats.

Black residents9% 84th pct · 27th of 160 in MA

Higher than 84% of seats.

Asian residents13% 81st pct · 32nd of 160 in MA

Higher than 81% of seats.

People per square mile4,360 71st pct · 47th of 160 in MA

Denser than 71% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET

Seats most like this one

Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.

District 158
29% Hispanic · 23% college gradsD+21.0Held DDistrict 75
33% college gradsD+26.1Held DDistrict 157
21% Hispanic · 31% college gradsD+23.0Held DDistrict 98
46% college gradsD+20.7Held D

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Who has held it

These lines took effect in 2022.

  1. Democratic (D)
    2027– · Won 2026 by 36.5
  2. Rodney M. Elliott (D)
    2023–2027 · Won 2022 by 30.8, 2024 unopposed

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)