HarrisDemocratic62.7%1,556,038TrumpRepublican34.6%858,680OtherAll other candidates2.7%67,353
D+28.1- Lead
- 697,358
- Total
- 2,482,071
- vs nation
- D+29.6
Akashicmetro area
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
Office (updates table and map)
President margin by year
Place winner margin
7 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
President results by year
Vote totals, margins, and source status
BidenDemocratic66.6%1,743,643TrumpRepublican30.7%803,274OtherAll other candidates2.8%72,328
D+35.9- Lead
- 940,369
- Total
- 2,619,245
- vs nation
- D+31.4
ClintonDemocratic60.4%1,460,641TrumpRepublican31.5%761,141OtherAll other candidates8.2%197,326
D+28.9- Lead
- 699,500
- Total
- 2,419,108
- vs nation
- D+26.8
ObamaDemocratic60.1%1,356,729RomneyRepublican38.2%861,929OtherAll other candidates1.7%38,413
D+21.9- Lead
- 494,800
- Total
- 2,257,071
- vs nation
- D+18.1
ObamaDemocratic61.4%1,334,792McCainRepublican36.6%796,772OtherAll other candidates2.0%42,525
D+24.7- Lead
- 538,020
- Total
- 2,174,089
- vs nation
- D+17.5
KerryDemocratic61.1%1,250,471BushRepublican37.6%769,112OtherAll other candidates1.3%25,786
D+23.5- Lead
- 481,359
- Total
- 2,045,369
- vs nation
- D+26.0
GoreDemocratic59.5%1,128,185BushRepublican33.2%630,117OtherAll other candidates7.3%138,399
D+26.3- Lead
- 498,068
- Total
- 1,896,701
- vs nation
- D+25.7
ClintonDemocratic61.0%1,078,492DoleRepublican29.2%517,092OtherAll other candidates9.8%173,800
D+31.7- Lead
- 561,400
- Total
- 1,769,384
- vs nation
- D+23.2
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+28.1MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 4,953,3542024 5-year
- Population density
- 1,421 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 3,486 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $116,7592024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 65.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 6.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 12.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+52.2 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+39.4 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · twin score 93.6
presidential history
Party record book
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 · 34 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
75.9%
1,220,574 votes · D+52.2
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 66.6%
Republican
William McKinley1896
67.6%
191,621 votes · R+39.4
Runner-up · Warren G. Harding, 1920 · 67.5%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
1,743,643votes
66.6% of the vote · D+35.9
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 1,556,038 votes
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1956
944,118votes
59.3% of the vote · R+18.8
Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 916,900 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
George McGovern1972
+32.9pts D vs U.S.
Place D+9.7 · U.S. R+23.2
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · +31.4 pts
Republican
William McKinley1896
+33.3pts R vs U.S.
Place R+39.4 · U.S. R+6.1
Runner-up · Alf Landon, 1936 · +17.2 pts
U.S. House elections · 3 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
On a multi-state Place, each row sums votes cast in the separate U.S. House races held inside the Place that year. It is a geographic vote total, not one contest or a seat tally.
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+6.0
Presidential vote · 2024D+28.1
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH registers Republican but votes Democratic — a 34-point gap between how voters register and how they vote, the signature of ancestral registration that trails realignment.
322,518 registered voters · 2026 · down from 3,136,853 in 2025
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−29,132 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −255,718 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −5 |
| 2012 | −2 |
| 2013 | +995 |
| 2014 | −6,106 |
| 2015 | −14,836 |
| 2016 | −19,437 |
| 2017 | −18,857 |
| 2018 | −23,195 |
| 2019 | −23,252 |
| 2021 | −35,654 |
| 2022 | −38,762 |
| 2023 | −31,283 |
| 2024 | −16,192 |
| 2025 | −29,132 |
Greater Boston holds one of the highest concentrations of college-educated adults in the country, a demographic reality that has steadily widened Democratic margins in federal races while leaving local contests more competitive than the regional reputation suggests.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 52.2 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 39.4 points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 7.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 28.1 points.
A population of 4,953,354, a 66% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $116,759 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD and Worcester, MA.
Political twins — metros
The metros whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
93.6twin score
2000–2024 trajectory≠ median income
Worcester, MA
92.3twin score
2000–2024 trajectory≠ median income
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
91.7twin score
2000–2024 trajectory≠ median income
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, Massachusetts vote in 2024?
In 2024, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 28.1 points (D+28.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 2,482,071 votes cast, 1,556,038 went Democratic and 858,680 went Republican.
When did Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, Massachusetts last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, Massachusetts voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, Massachusetts?
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, Massachusetts has a population of 4,953,354 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, Massachusetts?
Median household income in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, Massachusetts is $116,759 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, Massachusetts from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 12 went Republican.