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BOSTON A Worcester Massachusetts House district currently represented by Democrat Daniel Donahue shifted from mostly white to majority-minority, a demographic change that could have implications when lawmakers draw new district boundaries later this year, according to a new analysis by Lawyers for Civil Rights.
The analysis, conducted by Boston University professor Maxwell Palmer, shows that the populations of at least four other state House districts and one Senate district have also shifted to majority-minority.
The change could allow more diverse groups of voters to bring minority candidates to the Legislature, according to MassVOTE, a voting rights organization working to increase participation in historically underrepresented communities.