Boston (Manchester), Massachusetts: Diversifying Metro market. In 2024, voted D+23%. Democratic peak: D+50 in 1964.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+23MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 6,858,4502024 5-year
- Median household income
- $111,3022024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 70.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 6.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 11.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+50 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+42 in 1896MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Boston (Manchester)
HarrisD+23
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 60.1% | 2,111,061 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 37.3% | 1,310,160 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.6% | 89,903 |
D+60R+60
16 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
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −6.1% |
| 1896 | −42.4% |
| 1900 | −18.8% |
| 1904 | −20.0% |
| 1908 | −23.8% |
| 1912 | +4.7% |
| 1916 | −2.6% |
| 1920 | −37.5% |
| 1924 | −35.4% |
| 1928 | −0.7% |
| 1932 | +3.5% |
| 1936 | +7.1% |
| 1940 | +4.7% |
| 1944 | +3.4% |
| 1948 | +9.2% |
| 1952 | −10.3% |
| 1956 | −20.5% |
| 1960 | +16.7% |
| 1964 | +50.1% |
| 1968 | +25.9% |
| 1972 | +4.9% |
| 1976 | +11.3% |
| 1980 | −5.1% |
| 1984 | −8.1% |
| 1988 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | +14.6% |
| 1996 | +28.4% |
| 2000 | +21.7% |
| 2004 | +19.3% |
| 2008 | +21.4% |
| 2012 | +18.3% |
| 2016 | +23.1% |
| 2020 | +30.3% |
| 2024 | +22.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 2,111,061 | 1,310,160 | 3,511,124 | ||
| D | 2,331,625 | 1,224,386 | 3,656,565 | ||
| D | 1,934,103 | 1,156,623 | 3,368,929 | ||
| D | 1,841,958 | 1,263,333 | 3,159,751 | ||
| D | 1,834,399 | 1,177,664 | 3,070,223 | ||
| D | 1,713,745 | 1,153,822 | 2,902,729 | ||
| D | 1,520,332 | 944,508 | 2,652,843 | ||
| D | 1,452,790 | 754,088 | 2,458,666 | ||
| D | 1,221,575 | 833,493 | 2,666,888 | ||
| D | 1,244,407 | 1,214,538 | 2,495,970 | ||
| R | 1,086,839 | 1,278,024 | 2,373,056 | ||
| R | 915,729 | 1,034,168 | 2,327,345 | ||
| D | 1,242,211 | 982,892 | 2,300,813 | ||
| D | 1,158,695 | 1,050,814 | 2,223,269 | ||
| D | 1,273,056 | 731,923 | 2,086,094 | ||
| D | 1,563,517 | 517,262 | 2,087,368 | ||
| D | 1,272,450 | 908,317 | 2,184,935 | ||
| R | 814,017 | 1,234,965 | 2,054,388 | ||
| R | 932,544 | 1,147,870 | 2,086,524 | ||
| D | 981,956 | 813,230 | 1,835,668 | ||
| D | 891,814 | 832,470 | 1,727,348 | ||
| D | 930,349 | 847,085 | 1,786,091 | ||
| D | 814,944 | 700,266 | 1,625,473 | ||
| D | 713,481 | 664,169 | 1,409,354 | ||
| R | 694,764 | 704,103 | 1,406,125 | ||
| R | 268,916 | 631,708 | 1,024,640 | ||
| R | 269,090 | 610,557 | 910,652 | ||
| R | 230,518 | 243,183 | 486,552 | ||
| D | 165,750 | 144,212 | 455,464 | ||
| R | 150,465 | 253,425 | 433,168 | ||
| R | 161,526 | 246,969 | 427,241 | ||
| R | 154,542 | 230,248 | 402,170 | ||
| R | 102,717 | 266,739 | 386,705 | ||
| R | 173,355 | 196,356 | 379,862 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
19.6%
Italian
11.4%
English
11.0%
German
6.1%
French
5.1%
American
3.4%
Polish
2.7%
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: 40.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$111,302
Boston (Manchester) ranks near the middle of US counties.
Boston (Manchester)$111,302
Massachusetts$99,031
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.0%
Working age (18–64)8.3%
Seniors (65+)12.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
76.8%
speak English only
Other Indo-European8.5%
Spanish8.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander4.6%
Other languages1.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
The Boston-Manchester media market spans two states with sharply different political profiles — reliably Democratic Massachusetts anchoring the south while southern New Hampshire's fast-growing suburbs have become among the most closely contested turf in presidential cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of fifty points in 1964 and a Republican high of forty-two points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved seven points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-three points.
A population of 6,858,450, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $111,302 describe the market.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Boston (Manchester), Massachusetts vote in 2024?
In 2024, Boston (Manchester), Massachusetts voted Democratic by 22.8 points (D+23), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 3,511,124 votes cast, 2,111,061 went Democratic and 1,310,160 went Republican.
What is Boston (Manchester), Massachusetts's political typology?
Akashic places Boston (Manchester), 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 market has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 13 times, and other 0 times.
When did Boston (Manchester), Massachusetts last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Boston (Manchester), Massachusetts voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Boston (Manchester), Massachusetts?
Boston (Manchester), Massachusetts has a population of 6,858,450 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Boston (Manchester), Massachusetts?
Median household income in Boston (Manchester), Massachusetts is $111,302 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $99,031.
What is the political history of Boston (Manchester), Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Boston (Manchester), Massachusetts from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The market's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.