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Congressional District 7·Massachusetts

Massachusetts 7th Congressional District moved 10 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

One of the nation's most Democratic-leaning congressional districts

2008 — 2024·5 elections
MA
LatestD+62in 2024
TypologyTexan Rightcluster typology
Population500,0672024 ACS

Massachusetts 7th Congressional District: Texan Right district. In 2024, voted D+62%. Democratic peak: D+72 in 2020.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+62MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Texan RightAkashic typology
Population
500,0672024 5-year
Median household income
$99,3052024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
48.5%2024 5-year
Black
17.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
21.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+72 in 2016MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
D
PRESSLEY, AyannaCongress 119 · Democratic
DW-NOMINATE first-dimension (economic) score-0.38 sits at approximately the 31st percentile.0-0.38−1 liberal+1 conservative
PRESSLEY scores -0.38 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).

Predecessors: CAPUANO, Michael Everett (2017–2019), CAPUANO, Michael Everett (2015–2017), CAPUANO, Michael Everett (2013–2015), MARKEY, Edward John (2011–2013)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 7
HarrisD+62
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2024 presidential margin by county for Congressional District 7, MAA map of the constituent counties of Congressional District 7, MA, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Suffolk County, MA · D+52Norfolk County, MA · D+29Middlesex County, MA · D+39
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic78.6%222,709
Donald TrumpRepublican16.6%47,022
OtherAll other candidates4.8%13,494
D+60
R+60
3 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +62.0% in 2024.+62.0%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+65.7%
2012+69.0%
2016+71.6%
2020+72.1%
2024+62.0%
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+62.0%
222,70947,022283,225
D
+72.1%
269,43441,264316,432
D
+71.6%
247,67434,571297,715
D
+69.0%
223,56341,077264,640
D
+65.7%
208,85541,716254,471
Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonD %R %Total
2024D58.1%38.9%3,512,930
2020D64.5%32.2%3,658,005
2018D60.3%36.2%2,707,090
2014D59.0%36.2%2,186,789
2012D53.3%45.8%3,184,196
2008D63.6%29.8%3,102,995
2006D66.9%29.5%2,243,835
2002D72.3%0.0%2,220,301
2000D69.1%12.2%2,734,048
1996D52.2%44.7%2,555,942
1994D58.1%41.0%2,179,945
1990D54.5%41.0%2,424,579
1988D65.0%33.9%2,606,225
1984D55.1%44.9%2,530,471
1982D60.8%38.3%2,050,769
1978D55.1%44.8%1,985,700
1976D69.3%29.0%2,491,255

Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
13.5%
Italian
8.6%
English
5.7%
German
4.7%
American
2.4%
Polish
2.3%
French
1.7%
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: 34.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.1%
1.6%
75–84
2.3%
3.7%
65–74
4.4%
5.2%
55–64
5.6%
5.2%
45–54
5.5%
6.9%
35–44
6.9%
10.6%
25–34
10.8%
6.1%
18–24
7.1%
5.9%
5–17
5.7%
2.4%
<5
2.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$99,305
Congressional District 7 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 7$99,305
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
15.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.9%
Working age (18–64)14.1%
Seniors (65+)21.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
62.6%
speak English only
Spanish17.7%
Other Indo-European10.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander6.8%
Other languages2.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
42.1%
Non-Christian
7.0%
Other Christian
4.6%
Baptist
1.5%
Mainline Protestant
1.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.1%
Methodist
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 41.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Massachusetts's 7th anchors itself in Boston's core neighborhoods and inner suburbs, producing presidential margins above 60 points—among the widest of any congressional district in the country.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of seventy-two points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved ten points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-two points.

A population of 500,067, a 49% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $99,305 describe the district.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 7, Massachusetts vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 7, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 62.0 points (D+62), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 283,225 votes cast, 222,709 went Democratic and 47,022 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 7, Massachusetts's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 7, Massachusetts in the "Texan Right" 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 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Congressional District 7, Massachusetts?
Congressional District 7, Massachusetts has a population of 500,067 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 7, Massachusetts?
Median household income in Congressional District 7, Massachusetts is $99,305 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Congressional District 7, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 7, Massachusetts from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.