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1876–2024
Springfield, MA·Massachusetts

Springfield, MA has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential elections — D+9 in 2024.

Pioneer Valley anchor with one of New England's youngest Latino electorates

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MA
LatestD+9in 2024
TypologyFlorida Surgecluster typology
Population462,8152024 ACS

Springfield, MA, Massachusetts: Florida Surge metro. In 2024, voted D+9%. Democratic peak: D+50 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+9MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Florida SurgeAkashic typology
Population
462,8152024 5-year
Median household income
$71,3062024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
63.8%2024 5-year
Black
8.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
27.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+50 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+41 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Springfield, MA
HarrisD+9
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic53.2%110,937
Donald TrumpRepublican44.3%92,474
OtherAll other candidates2.5%5,193
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: +8.9% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+8.9%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−0.6%
1896−39.1%
1900−13.2%
1904−21.5%
1908−16.5%
1912−2.5%
1916−3.2%
1920−40.7%
1924−35.4%
1928+5.0%
1932+6.6%
1936+20.6%
1940+16.1%
1944+18.3%
1948+14.5%
1952−4.1%
1956−12.2%
1960+25.3%
1964+49.8%
1968+31.2%
1972+4.8%
1976+21.6%
1980+4.4%
1984−2.5%
1988+13.0%
1992+16.7%
1996+32.8%
2000+23.6%
2004+22.9%
2008+25.3%
2012+25.1%
2016+16.2%
2020+17.5%
2024+8.9%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+8.9%
110,93792,474208,604
D
+17.5%
125,94887,318220,793
D
+16.2%
112,59078,685209,336
D
+25.1%
123,61973,392200,399
D
+25.3%
121,45471,350197,720
D
+22.9%
113,71070,925186,639
D
+23.6%
100,10359,558172,093
D
+32.8%
105,05048,513172,239
D
+16.7%
86,02654,621188,265
D
+13.0%
97,33274,872173,420
R
−2.5%
84,98589,330174,971
D
+4.4%
80,36972,528179,720
D
+21.6%
110,02870,008185,290
D
+4.8%
94,94586,164182,133
D
+31.2%
111,37655,783178,150
D
+49.8%
133,08544,299178,219
D
+25.3%
121,06172,054193,828
R
−12.2%
81,743104,689187,367
R
−4.1%
90,93698,641190,193
D
+14.5%
94,60970,256167,720
D
+18.3%
91,81963,293155,486
D
+16.1%
89,47764,502154,796
D
+20.6%
80,16451,288140,180
D
+6.6%
63,18955,032123,629
D
+5.0%
62,05656,063118,822
R
−35.4%
19,07946,48977,515
R
−40.7%
19,15646,74167,820
R
−3.2%
17,02818,20736,277
R
−2.5%
10,62011,39330,423
R
−16.5%
9,91014,48527,753
R
−21.5%
9,36914,96225,972
R
−13.2%
10,42413,75725,170
R
−39.1%
6,78716,06423,744
R
−0.6%
11,22811,37323,294
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
13.0%
Italian
8.5%
French
7.7%
Polish
7.6%
American
7.2%
English
6.3%
German
4.0%
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: 40.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.6%
2.2%
75–84
2.9%
5.1%
65–74
5.7%
6.5%
55–64
7.0%
5.6%
45–54
6.2%
6.0%
35–44
6.4%
6.7%
25–34
6.6%
5.0%
18–24
4.8%
8.1%
5–17
7.6%
2.7%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$71,306
Springfield, MA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Springfield, MA$71,306
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
16.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.9%
Working age (18–64)14.4%
Seniors (65+)16.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
74.4%
speak English only
Spanish17.4%
Other Indo-European5.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%
Other languages1.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
32.6%
Other Christian
4.9%
Non-Christian
2.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.7%
Mainline Protestant
2.1%
Baptist
1.2%
Methodist
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Springfield's electorate skews heavily Democratic in statewide races, buoyed by a Puerto Rican community that now comprises roughly 40% of the city's population and drives some of the region's highest rates of first-time voter registration.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of fifty points in 1964 and a Republican high of forty-one points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved nine points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was nine points.

A population of 462,815, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,306 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Springfield, MA, Massachusetts vote in 2024?
In 2024, Springfield, MA, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 8.9 points (D+9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 208,604 votes cast, 110,937 went Democratic and 92,474 went Republican.
What is Springfield, MA, Massachusetts's political typology?
Akashic places Springfield, MA, Massachusetts in the "Florida Surge" 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 Springfield, MA, Massachusetts last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Springfield, MA, Massachusetts voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Springfield, MA, Massachusetts?
Springfield, MA, Massachusetts has a population of 462,815 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Springfield, MA, Massachusetts?
Median household income in Springfield, MA, Massachusetts is $71,306 — below the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Springfield, MA, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Springfield, MA, Massachusetts from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Florida Surge" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.