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Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district
Current Representative		Richard Neal (D)
Area	921.64 mi²
Distribution	84.79% urban, 15.21% rural
Population (2000)	634,444
Median income	$44,386
Ethnicity	82.5% White, 5.9% Black, 1.3% Asian, 9.2% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 0.9% other
Occupation	24.0% blue collar, 60.6% white collar, 15.3% gray collar
Cook PVI	D + 9

Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district is in south central Massachusetts. It contains Springfield, the chief city of Western Massachusetts, as well as some of the southern suburbs of Worcester. It is currently represented by Richard Neal, who has served the district since January 1989.

Cities and Towns in the district

The district contains the following municipalities:

In Hampden County:

Agawam, Brimfield, Chicopee, East Longmeadow, Hampden, Holland, Longmeadow, Ludlow, Monson, Palmer, Springfield, Wales, Wilbraham.

In Hampshire County:

Hadley, Northampton, South Hadley.

In Norfolk County:

Bellingham.

In Worcester County:

Blackstone, Brookfield, Charlton, Douglas, Dudley, East Brookfield, Grafton, Hopedale, Leicester, Mendon, Milford, Millbury, Millville, North Brookfield, Northbridge, Oxford, Southbridge, Spencer, Sturbridge, Sutton, Upton, Uxbridge, Warren, Webster.

List of Representatives

Election results

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links

• CNN.com 2004 election results
• CNN.com 2006 election results