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Massachusetts·Massachusetts

Massachusetts has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential elections — D+25 in 2024.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MA
LatestD+25in 2024
Typologycluster typology
Population7,044,0562024 ACS

Massachusetts: state. In 2024, voted D+25%. Democratic peak: D+53 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+25MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Akashic typology
Population
7,044,0562024 5-year
Median household income
$103,9602024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
68.7%2024 5-year
Black
6.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
13.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+53 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+43 in 1896MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Massachusetts
HarrisD+25
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2024 presidential margin by county for Massachusetts, MAA map of the constituent counties of Massachusetts, MA, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Barnstable County, MA · D+21Berkshire County, MA · D+40Dukes County, MA · D+52Essex County, MA · D+20Franklin County, MA · D+38Hampden County, MA · D+9Hampshire County, MA · D+42Nantucket County, MA · D+37Norfolk County, MA · D+29Plymouth County, MA · D+9Worcester County, MA · D+10Bristol County, MA · D+1Middlesex County, MA · D+39Suffolk County, MA · D+52
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic61.2%2,126,545
Donald TrumpRepublican36.0%1,251,308
OtherAll other candidates2.8%95,800
D+60
R+60
14 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
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: +25.2% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+25.2%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−6.6%
1896−43.1%
1900−19.7%
1904−20.7%
1908−24.2%
1912+3.6%
1916−3.9%
1920−40.7%
1924−37.3%
1928+1.1%
1932+4.0%
1936+9.5%
1940+6.7%
1944+5.8%
1948+11.5%
1952−8.8%
1956−18.9%
1960+20.7%
1964+52.7%
1968+30.1%
1972+9.0%
1976+15.7%
1980−0.2%
1984−2.8%
1988+7.9%
1992+18.5%
1996+33.4%
2000+27.3%
2004+25.2%
2008+25.8%
2012+23.1%
2016+26.8%
2020+33.2%
2024+25.2%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+25.2%
2,126,5451,251,3083,473,653
D
+33.2%
2,382,2021,167,2023,658,005
D
+26.8%
1,995,1961,090,8933,378,801
D
+23.1%
1,921,7611,188,4603,167,767
D
+25.8%
1,904,0971,108,8543,080,985
D
+25.2%
1,803,8001,071,1092,912,388
D
+27.3%
1,616,487878,5022,702,984
D
+33.4%
1,571,763718,1072,556,785
D
+18.5%
1,318,662805,0492,773,574
D
+7.9%
1,401,4151,194,6352,632,805
R
−2.8%
1,239,6061,310,9362,559,453
R
−0.2%
1,053,8021,057,6312,524,298
D
+15.7%
1,429,4751,030,2762,547,558
D
+9.0%
1,332,5401,112,0782,458,756
D
+30.1%
1,469,218766,8442,331,752
D
+52.7%
1,786,422549,7272,344,798
D
+20.7%
1,487,174976,7502,469,480
R
−18.9%
948,1901,393,1972,348,506
R
−8.8%
1,083,5251,292,3252,383,398
D
+11.5%
1,151,788909,3702,107,146
D
+5.8%
1,035,296921,3501,960,665
D
+6.7%
1,076,522939,7002,026,993
D
+9.5%
942,716768,6131,840,357
D
+4.0%
800,148736,9591,580,114
D
+1.1%
792,758775,5661,577,823
R
−37.3%
282,048703,4761,131,054
R
−40.7%
276,691681,153993,718
R
−3.9%
247,854268,765531,773
D
+3.6%
173,408155,948488,057
R
−24.2%
155,543265,966456,919
R
−20.7%
165,746257,822445,109
R
−19.7%
156,997238,866414,804
R
−43.1%
105,711278,976401,548
R
−6.6%
176,813202,814391,028
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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
18.6%
Italian
11.1%
English
9.7%
German
5.4%
French
4.7%
American
3.5%
Polish
3.4%
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: 40.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.4%
2.3%
75–84
3.0%
4.9%
65–74
5.6%
6.6%
55–64
6.9%
6.0%
45–54
6.3%
6.5%
35–44
6.6%
7.0%
25–34
7.0%
4.9%
18–24
5.0%
7.4%
5–17
7.0%
2.5%
<5
2.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$103,960
Massachusetts ranks near the middle of US counties.
Massachusetts$103,960
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
10.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.9%
Working age (18–64)9.3%
Seniors (65+)13.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
74.9%
speak English only
Spanish9.7%
Other Indo-European9.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander4.5%
Other languages1.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
36.2%
Non-Christian
4.0%
Other Christian
3.7%
Mainline Protestant
2.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.9%
Baptist
0.9%
Methodist
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Massachusetts sits in New England. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of fifty-three points in 1964 and a Republican high of forty-three points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the state moved eight points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-five points.

A population of 7,044,056, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $103,960 describe the state.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Massachusetts vote in 2024?
In 2024, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 25.2 points (D+25), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 3,473,653 votes cast, 2,126,545 went Democratic and 1,251,308 went Republican.
What is Massachusetts's political typology?
Akashic places Massachusetts in the "" 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 state has voted Democratic 22 times, Republican 12 times, and other 0 times.
When did Massachusetts last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Massachusetts voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Massachusetts?
Massachusetts has a population of 7,044,056 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Massachusetts?
Median household income in Massachusetts is $103,960 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Massachusetts from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The state's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.