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1876–2024
Pittsfield, MA·Massachusetts

Pittsfield, MA has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential elections — D+40 in 2024.

Berkshire County's arts economy meets a durable blue-collar Democratic base

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MA
LatestD+40in 2024
TypologyIndustrial Catholic Metrocluster typology
Population129,4302024 ACS

Pittsfield, MA, Massachusetts: Industrial Catholic Metro metro. In 2024, voted D+40%. Democratic peak: D+54 in 2012.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+40MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
Population
129,4302024 5-year
Median household income
$76,0132024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
85.9%2024 5-year
Black
2.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+54 in 2012MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+41 in 1896MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Pittsfield, MA
HarrisD+40
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic68.6%47,094
Donald TrumpRepublican28.8%19,805
OtherAll other candidates2.6%1,775
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: +39.7% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+39.7%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−4.4%
1896−40.5%
1900−23.6%
1904−22.2%
1908−20.2%
1912−1.1%
1916−7.6%
1920−28.8%
1924−28.3%
1928+0.5%
1932+0.1%
1936+12.1%
1940+11.3%
1944+11.4%
1948+5.4%
1952−12.6%
1956−23.9%
1960+20.1%
1964+52.4%
1968+23.9%
1972+7.6%
1976+17.2%
1980+3.5%
1984−6.2%
1988+22.4%
1992+32.7%
1996+43.2%
2000+37.2%
2004+47.4%
2008+52.4%
2012+53.6%
2016+40.4%
2020+46.9%
2024+39.7%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+39.7%
47,09419,80568,674
D
+46.9%
51,70518,06471,771
D
+40.4%
43,71416,83966,508
D
+53.6%
48,84314,25264,486
D
+52.4%
49,55814,87666,130
D
+47.4%
47,74316,80665,291
D
+37.2%
37,93415,80559,411
D
+43.2%
39,33813,05560,774
D
+32.7%
36,85714,72667,746
D
+22.4%
38,21724,11662,859
R
−6.2%
29,74533,71263,785
D
+3.5%
29,45827,06368,031
D
+17.2%
39,33727,46268,871
D
+7.6%
35,39130,38066,284
D
+23.9%
38,49723,07864,465
D
+52.4%
48,83915,16064,331
D
+20.1%
41,13227,33568,629
R
−23.9%
25,36141,35566,973
R
−12.6%
29,78538,41368,441
D
+5.4%
30,66827,48259,267
D
+11.4%
31,21224,83056,227
D
+11.3%
32,62025,97358,880
D
+12.1%
29,08722,60753,568
D
+0.1%
23,25223,18648,220
D
+0.5%
24,07523,85548,174
R
−28.3%
10,95621,10635,815
R
−28.8%
10,95620,13831,910
R
−7.6%
8,3579,78718,789
R
−1.1%
6,2116,39717,203
R
−20.2%
5,9039,13715,981
R
−22.2%
5,8009,31015,821
R
−23.6%
5,4618,98014,896
R
−40.5%
3,9139,71014,299
R
−4.4%
6,6977,33614,498
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
19.0%
Italian
14.8%
English
13.8%
German
10.4%
French
9.0%
Polish
6.6%
American
4.2%
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: 47.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.1%
85+
2.1%
3.5%
75–84
4.0%
6.8%
65–74
7.5%
7.7%
55–64
8.1%
5.7%
45–54
5.7%
5.8%
35–44
5.7%
5.2%
25–34
5.3%
4.9%
18–24
4.9%
6.3%
5–17
5.9%
2.0%
<5
1.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$76,013
Pittsfield, MA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Pittsfield, MA$76,013
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
11.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.0%
Working age (18–64)10.7%
Seniors (65+)9.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.9%
speak English only
Spanish3.7%
Other Indo-European2.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
30.1%
Other Christian
4.2%
Mainline Protestant
3.2%
Non-Christian
3.1%
Baptist
1.1%
Methodist
0.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Pittsfield anchors a small metro where General Electric's long manufacturing legacy shaped a reliably Democratic working-class electorate, even as an influx of arts-sector migration has added a newer progressive layer to the region's politics.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of fifty-four points in 2012 and a Republican high of forty-one points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved seven points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty points.

A population of 129,430, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,013 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Pittsfield, MA, Massachusetts vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pittsfield, MA, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 39.7 points (D+40), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 68,674 votes cast, 47,094 went Democratic and 19,805 went Republican.
What is Pittsfield, MA, Massachusetts's political typology?
Akashic places Pittsfield, 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 22 times, Republican 12 times, and other 0 times.
When did Pittsfield, MA, Massachusetts last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Pittsfield, MA, Massachusetts voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Pittsfield, MA, Massachusetts?
Pittsfield, MA, Massachusetts has a population of 129,430 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pittsfield, MA, Massachusetts?
Median household income in Pittsfield, MA, Massachusetts is $76,013 — below the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Pittsfield, MA, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pittsfield, MA, Massachusetts from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.