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Massachusetts's 1st district

U.S. House district profile: the sitting representative, 2024 Census demographics (119th-district boundaries), partisan lean, and 2026 race rating.

Representative

Official portrait of Richard E. Neal

Richard E. Neal

MA · District 1
DemocratRanking Member, House Committee on Ways and Means
Raised $2,462,685 · 61K followers (office + personal) · missed 8.0% of votes
37.7 years in Congress · Up for reelection: 2026
Joint Committee on Taxation · House Committee on Ways and Means
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Cook PVI: D+8

District demographics

MeasureValue
Population779,993
Median household income$75,462
Median age41.5
Bachelor's degree or higher32.7%
White alone67.5%
Black alone5.3%
Hispanic or Latino20.2%
Asian alone2.6%
Unemployment rate4.0%
Population density (per sq mi)349

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimates (tables B01003, B01002, B19013 and related), 119th Congress district boundaries, released September 2025; land area from the 2025 Gazetteer.