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1876–2024
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH·Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential elections — D+28 in 2024.

A graduate-degree density that reshapes every electoral map it touches

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MA
LatestD+28in 2024
TypologyDiversifying Metrocluster typology
Population4,953,3542024 ACS

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, Massachusetts: Diversifying Metro metro. In 2024, voted D+28%. Democratic peak: D+52 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+28MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
Population
4,953,3542024 5-year
Median household income
$116,7592024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
67.3%2024 5-year
Black
7.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
12.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+52 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+39 in 1896MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
HarrisD+28
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2024 presidential margin by county for Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, MAA map of the constituent counties of Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, MA, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Essex County, MA · D+20Strafford County, NH · D+12Plymouth County, MA · D+9Rockingham County, NH · R+2Middlesex County, MA · D+39Norfolk County, MA · D+29Suffolk County, MA · D+52
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic62.7%1,556,038
Donald TrumpRepublican34.6%858,680
OtherAll other candidates2.7%67,353
D+60
R+60
7 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: +28.1% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+28.1%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−3.3%
1896−39.4%
1900−15.0%
1904−16.4%
1908−21.7%
1912+8.5%
1916−1.4%
1920−39.1%
1924−34.5%
1928+1.9%
1932+5.1%
1936+7.0%
1940+3.5%
1944+2.4%
1948+10.9%
1952−9.3%
1956−18.8%
1960+18.9%
1964+52.2%
1968+29.9%
1972+9.7%
1976+12.8%
1980−2.0%
1984−3.5%
1988+5.3%
1992+17.0%
1996+31.7%
2000+26.3%
2004+23.5%
2008+24.7%
2012+21.9%
2016+28.9%
2020+35.9%
2024+28.1%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+28.1%
1,556,038858,6802,482,071
D
+35.9%
1,743,643803,2742,619,245
D
+28.9%
1,460,641761,1412,419,108
D
+21.9%
1,356,729861,9292,257,071
D
+24.7%
1,334,792796,7722,174,089
D
+23.5%
1,250,471769,1122,045,369
D
+26.3%
1,128,185630,1171,896,701
D
+31.7%
1,078,492517,0921,769,384
D
+17.0%
912,720583,4431,934,373
D
+5.3%
954,254856,7631,840,177
R
−3.5%
855,440916,9001,778,293
R
−2.0%
709,139744,6581,740,401
D
+12.8%
951,261728,8241,741,742
D
+9.7%
922,799758,5681,691,039
D
+29.9%
1,008,225528,7481,601,180
D
+52.2%
1,220,574381,0261,607,189
D
+18.9%
1,000,875682,7671,687,253
R
−18.8%
644,474944,1181,593,271
R
−9.3%
732,130882,5861,620,098
D
+10.9%
776,499620,9101,432,133
D
+2.4%
690,519658,6121,351,725
D
+3.5%
716,877668,7281,393,007
D
+7.0%
630,770541,6001,267,375
D
+5.1%
561,427505,4231,093,234
D
+1.9%
554,617533,5411,093,987
R
−34.5%
205,276476,479786,035
R
−39.1%
197,091467,701692,425
R
−1.4%
176,777181,905368,718
D
+8.5%
127,44898,564339,577
R
−21.7%
114,554184,457321,964
R
−16.4%
125,156177,225317,383
R
−15.0%
117,889161,820293,820
R
−39.4%
79,997191,621283,662
R
−3.3%
129,061138,176274,663
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
19.8%
Italian
11.8%
English
10.1%
German
5.7%
French
3.7%
American
3.2%
Polish
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 39.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.3%
2.2%
75–84
2.9%
4.7%
65–74
5.3%
6.5%
55–64
6.8%
6.1%
45–54
6.3%
6.7%
35–44
6.7%
7.4%
25–34
7.4%
4.8%
18–24
5.0%
7.3%
5–17
6.9%
2.6%
<5
2.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$116,759
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH ranks near the middle of US counties.
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$116,759
Massachusetts$103,960
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.9%
Working age (18–64)8.3%
Seniors (65+)13.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
73.9%
speak English only
Spanish9.4%
Other Indo-European9.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander5.5%
Other languages1.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
37.7%
Non-Christian
4.5%
Other Christian
3.5%
Mainline Protestant
2.2%
Baptist
1.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.8%
Methodist
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Greater Boston holds one of the highest concentrations of college-educated adults in the country, a demographic reality that has steadily widened Democratic margins in federal races while leaving local contests more competitive than the regional reputation suggests.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of fifty-two points in 1964 and a Republican high of thirty-nine points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved eight points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-eight points.

A population of 4,953,354, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $116,759 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, Massachusetts vote in 2024?
In 2024, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 28.1 points (D+28), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 2,482,071 votes cast, 1,556,038 went Democratic and 858,680 went Republican.
What is Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, Massachusetts's political typology?
Akashic places Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, Massachusetts in the "Diversifying Metro" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 22 times, Republican 12 times, and other 0 times.
When did Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, Massachusetts last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, Massachusetts voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, Massachusetts?
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, Massachusetts has a population of 4,953,354 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, Massachusetts?
Median household income in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, Massachusetts is $116,759 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, Massachusetts from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.