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1876–2024
Greenfield, MA·Massachusetts

Greenfield, MA has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential elections — D+38 in 2024.

Pioneer Valley's small-city anchor, where college towns meet rural Franklin County

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MA
LatestD+38in 2024
TypologyIndustrial Catholic Metrocluster typology
Population70,9442024 ACS

Greenfield, MA, Massachusetts: Industrial Catholic Metro metro. In 2024, voted D+38%. Republican peak: R+63 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+38MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
Population
70,9442024 5-year
Median household income
$74,9072024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
89.0%2024 5-year
Black
1.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+48 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+63 in 1896MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Greenfield, MA
HarrisD+38
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic67.0%28,305
Donald TrumpRepublican29.4%12,428
OtherAll other candidates3.6%1,515
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
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: +37.6% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+37.6%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−21.1%
1896−63.1%
1900−43.7%
1904−47.7%
1908−44.8%
1912−8.1%
1916−17.0%
1920−57.9%
1924−62.9%
1928−41.8%
1932−34.4%
1936−18.7%
1940−19.7%
1944−17.0%
1948−23.3%
1952−38.1%
1956−44.5%
1960−12.1%
1964+34.2%
1968−1.1%
1972−14.6%
1976+0.5%
1980−2.3%
1984−1.2%
1988+17.6%
1992+23.9%
1996+35.7%
2000+23.3%
2004+38.8%
2008+47.7%
2012+47.0%
2016+35.7%
2020+43.8%
2024+37.6%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+37.6%
28,30512,42842,248
D
+43.8%
30,03011,20143,003
D
+35.7%
24,47810,36439,531
D
+47.0%
27,0729,34437,758
D
+47.7%
27,9199,54538,529
D
+38.8%
25,55011,05837,381
D
+23.3%
17,94510,17633,366
D
+35.7%
19,7288,05532,742
D
+23.9%
17,2468,69135,827
D
+17.6%
19,31013,47533,123
R
−1.2%
15,50215,88331,533
R
−2.3%
11,83012,52830,122
D
+0.5%
14,98514,83731,181
R
−14.6%
11,96816,08828,263
R
−1.1%
12,07212,34525,386
D
+34.2%
17,1068,34425,624
R
−12.1%
12,28215,68228,011
R
−44.5%
7,57419,77927,436
R
−38.1%
8,72919,48928,268
R
−23.3%
9,23114,91924,373
R
−17.0%
9,40013,25222,703
R
−19.7%
9,47214,13723,728
R
−18.7%
9,32413,75623,721
R
−34.4%
6,24813,04019,748
R
−41.8%
5,84214,33320,324
R
−62.9%
2,08911,35014,717
R
−57.9%
2,5429,93112,757
R
−17.0%
3,0544,3537,646
R
−8.1%
2,0462,6367,306
R
−44.8%
1,6374,8247,108
R
−47.7%
1,6725,0347,050
R
−43.7%
1,8744,9377,006
R
−63.1%
1,1105,6717,228
R
−21.1%
2,8864,5107,709
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
19.6%
Irish
16.9%
German
9.3%
Polish
9.2%
French
9.1%
Italian
7.7%
Scottish
3.7%
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: 47.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.6%
3.1%
75–84
3.4%
7.4%
65–74
8.2%
7.5%
55–64
8.1%
5.9%
45–54
6.2%
6.5%
35–44
6.6%
5.8%
25–34
5.5%
3.6%
18–24
3.1%
6.6%
5–17
6.3%
2.0%
<5
1.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$74,907
Greenfield, MA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Greenfield, MA$74,907
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
12.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.0%
Working age (18–64)11.2%
Seniors (65+)11.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.3%
speak English only
Spanish3.1%
Other Indo-European2.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.4%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
13.0%
Mainline Protestant
3.3%
Other Christian
3.2%
Non-Christian
2.3%
Baptist
0.9%
Methodist
0.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 76.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

The Greenfield metro anchors a sparsely populated stretch of western Massachusetts where a blend of agricultural communities and higher-education workers produces consistent left-leaning margins in state and federal races.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of forty-eight points in 2008 and a Republican high of sixty-three points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-eight points.

A population of 70,944, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,907 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Greenfield, MA, Massachusetts vote in 2024?
In 2024, Greenfield, MA, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 37.6 points (D+38), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 42,248 votes cast, 28,305 went Democratic and 12,428 went Republican.
What is Greenfield, MA, Massachusetts's political typology?
Akashic places Greenfield, MA, Massachusetts in the "Industrial Catholic 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 12 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.
When did Greenfield, MA, Massachusetts last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Greenfield, MA, Massachusetts voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Greenfield, MA, Massachusetts?
Greenfield, MA, Massachusetts has a population of 70,944 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Greenfield, MA, Massachusetts?
Median household income in Greenfield, MA, Massachusetts is $74,907 — below the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Greenfield, MA, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Greenfield, MA, Massachusetts from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.