Springfield-Holyoke, Massachusetts: Florida Surge market. In 2024, voted D+21%. Democratic peak: D+48 in 1964.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+21MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Florida SurgeAkashic typology
- Population
- 695,7872024 5-year
- Median household income
- $75,3282024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 70.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 6.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 20.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+48 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+47 in 1896MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Springfield-Holyoke
HarrisD+21
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 59.0% | 197,859 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 38.2% | 128,158 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.8% | 9,555 |
D+60R+60
3 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 | −7.5% |
| 1896 | −47.4% |
| 1900 | −23.6% |
| 1904 | −30.1% |
| 1908 | −24.1% |
| 1912 | −5.9% |
| 1916 | −7.4% |
| 1920 | −43.1% |
| 1924 | −40.2% |
| 1928 | −2.3% |
| 1932 | +0.3% |
| 1936 | +13.3% |
| 1940 | +10.6% |
| 1944 | +13.0% |
| 1948 | +8.5% |
| 1952 | −9.8% |
| 1956 | −17.6% |
| 1960 | +19.5% |
| 1964 | +47.8% |
| 1968 | +26.4% |
| 1972 | +3.3% |
| 1976 | +19.1% |
| 1980 | +5.0% |
| 1984 | +1.0% |
| 1988 | +16.1% |
| 1992 | +21.1% |
| 1996 | +35.2% |
| 2000 | +24.7% |
| 2004 | +29.4% |
| 2008 | +33.2% |
| 2012 | +32.5% |
| 2016 | +24.4% |
| 2020 | +28.0% |
| 2024 | +20.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 197,859 | 128,158 | 335,572 | ||
| D | 219,340 | 120,800 | 352,128 | ||
| D | 192,435 | 110,839 | 334,491 | ||
| D | 208,050 | 104,216 | 319,778 | ||
| D | 206,242 | 101,513 | 315,819 | ||
| D | 190,940 | 103,298 | 298,442 | ||
| D | 156,591 | 88,936 | 274,085 | ||
| D | 166,622 | 71,355 | 270,290 | ||
| D | 141,151 | 79,006 | 294,163 | ||
| D | 156,476 | 112,678 | 271,458 | ||
| D | 136,084 | 133,324 | 270,446 | ||
| D | 119,810 | 106,173 | 270,197 | ||
| D | 159,960 | 107,064 | 276,546 | ||
| D | 135,485 | 126,781 | 264,050 | ||
| D | 150,114 | 84,398 | 248,948 | ||
| D | 182,249 | 64,028 | 247,488 | ||
| D | 159,010 | 107,082 | 266,935 | ||
| R | 105,436 | 150,829 | 257,367 | ||
| R | 116,912 | 142,271 | 259,947 | ||
| D | 121,852 | 102,506 | 227,926 | ||
| D | 118,895 | 91,452 | 210,869 | ||
| D | 116,772 | 94,290 | 212,239 | ||
| D | 104,900 | 79,056 | 194,807 | ||
| D | 81,769 | 81,313 | 170,246 | ||
| R | 80,593 | 84,497 | 166,197 | ||
| R | 26,205 | 71,757 | 113,246 | ||
| R | 27,003 | 69,846 | 99,370 | ||
| R | 24,284 | 28,308 | 54,159 | ||
| R | 15,754 | 18,541 | 47,361 | ||
| R | 14,159 | 24,671 | 43,656 | ||
| R | 13,333 | 25,888 | 41,655 | ||
| R | 14,690 | 24,244 | 40,495 | ||
| R | 9,505 | 28,169 | 39,395 | ||
| R | 17,792 | 20,770 | 39,952 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
14.5%
English
9.1%
Italian
8.5%
Polish
8.3%
French
7.9%
American
5.9%
German
5.7%
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: 40.1 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
$75,328
Springfield-Holyoke ranks near the middle of US counties.
Springfield-Holyoke$75,328
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
14.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.6%
Working age (18–64)13.5%
Seniors (65+)13.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
79.3%
speak English only
Spanish12.9%
Other Indo-European4.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.9%
Other languages1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Centered on the Connecticut River corridor, this western Massachusetts market blends dense, majority-minority urban electorates in Holyoke and Springfield with more competitive small-town and rural precincts, producing wide intra-market variation in turnout patterns.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of forty-eight points in 1964 and a Republican high of forty-seven points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved seven points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-one points.
A population of 695,787, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,328 describe the market.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Springfield-Holyoke, Massachusetts vote in 2024?
In 2024, Springfield-Holyoke, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 20.8 points (D+21), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 335,572 votes cast, 197,859 went Democratic and 128,158 went Republican.
What is Springfield-Holyoke, Massachusetts's political typology?
Akashic places Springfield-Holyoke, 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 market has voted Democratic 22 times, Republican 12 times, and other 0 times.
When did Springfield-Holyoke, Massachusetts last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Springfield-Holyoke, Massachusetts voted Republican was 1956.
How many people live in Springfield-Holyoke, Massachusetts?
Springfield-Holyoke, Massachusetts has a population of 695,787 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Springfield-Holyoke, Massachusetts?
Median household income in Springfield-Holyoke, Massachusetts is $75,328 — below the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Springfield-Holyoke, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Springfield-Holyoke, Massachusetts from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The market's typology — "Florida Surge" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.