District 5 currently contains the following towns:
In Essex County :
: Andover , Haverhill , Lawrence , Methuen .
In Middlesex County
: Acton , Ayer , Billerica , Boxborough , Carlisle , Chelmsford , Concord , Dracut , Dunstable , Groton , Hudson , Littleton , Lowell , Maynard , Shirley , Stow , Sudbury , Tewksbury , Tyngsborough , Wayland , Precincts 1, 3, and 4, Westford .
In Worcester County :
: Berlin , Bolton , Harvard , Lancaster .
- Land Area: 565.75 square miles (60.11% Urban, 39.89% Rural)
- Population Distribution: 93.44% Urban, 6.56% Rural
- Population (2000): 635,223
- Median Income: $56,217
- Ethnic Composition: 79.6% White, 1.6% Black, 5.3% Asian, 0.2% Native American , 11.7% Hispanic, 1.6% Other
- Ancestry: 22.6% Irish , 13.3% Italian , 12.2% English
- Occupation: Blue Collar 20.9%, White Collar 66.9%, Gray Collar 12.1%
- Party Registration: 33.60% Democrat , 14.04% Republican , 51.46% Unenrolled , 0.90% Minor Parties
- Cook Partisan Voting Index: D + 9
This District is considered moderate to safely Democratic , because no Republican has been elected since 1972 .
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