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1892–2024
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Worcester, MA
presidential margin
2008D+13.82012D+9.42016D+10.42020D+17.72024D+10.0
full record · 1892 → 2024
D+10.0
2024
median income$95,939U.S. $80,734 · MA $103,960
median age40.2U.S. 39.1 · MA 40.3
poverty rate10.3%U.S. 12.5% · MA 10.1%
bachelor’s+ (25+)39.7%U.S. 35.6% · MA 47.3%
non-english22.3%U.S. 22.3% · MA 25.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Irish17.1%
Italian11.5%
English9.5%
Puerto Rican6.9%
Dominican1.8%
Mexican0.9%
Asian Indian2.1%
Chinese0.9%
Vietnamese0.9%
African American†2.2%
Ghanaian0.8%
African0.5%
religion
other traditions
Mainline3.5%
Orthodox1.1%
Muslim0.7%
Other Christian0.7%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

Worcester, MA, Massachusetts

Akashic
Worcester, MAHarrisD+10.0
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2024 presidential margin by county for Worcester, MA, MAA map of the single county of Worcester, MA, MA, outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Worcester County, MA · D+10.0
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic53.6%225,680
Donald TrumpRepublican43.7%183,802
Jill SteinGreen-Rainbow2.7%11,359
D+60
R+60
A single county, filled by its 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover it for the full result.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Worcester, MA, MA — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Worcester County, MADemocraticD+10.0
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
53.6%Harris225,680
43.7%Trump183,802
2.7%Stein11,359
+10.0%
420,841
D
57.2%Biden248,773
39.5%Trump171,683
3.3%Jorgensen14,465
+17.7%
434,921
D
50.2%Clinton198,778
39.8%Trump157,682
10.0%Johnson39,636
+10.4%
396,096
D
53.7%Obama198,244
44.3%Romney163,390
2.0%Johnson7,478
+9.4%
369,112
D
55.6%Obama202,107
41.8%McCain152,101
2.6%Nader9,386
+13.8%
363,594
D
56.4%Kerry192,142
42.3%Bush144,094
1.3%Badnarik4,400
+14.1%
340,636
D
56.0%Gore173,769
36.8%Bush114,139
7.2%Nader22,240
+19.2%
310,148
D
58.3%Clinton169,892
29.8%Dole87,021
11.9%Perot34,704
+28.4%
291,617
D
43.7%Clinton138,122
32.3%Bush101,984
24.0%Perot75,676
+11.4%
315,782
R
48.2%Dukakis141,485
50.6%Bush148,365
1.2%Paul3,406
−2.3%
293,256
R
43.2%Mondale119,498
56.5%Reagan156,060
0.3%Serrette882
−13.2%
276,440
R
42.1%Carter117,326
43.1%Reagan120,100
14.8%Anderson41,135
−1.0%
278,561
D
60.4%Carter172,320
36.9%Ford105,217
2.7%McCarthy7,708
+23.5%
285,245
D
52.8%McGovern144,139
46.7%Nixon127,560
0.5%Schmitz1,428
+6.1%
273,127
D
63.5%Humphrey168,437
33.3%Nixon88,354
3.2%Wallace8,388
+30.2%
265,179
D
77.1%Johnson209,383
22.6%Goldwater61,388
0.3%Hass860
+54.5%
271,631
D
60.5%Kennedy173,103
39.4%Nixon112,730
0.2%Byrd500
+21.1%
286,333
R
39.7%Stevenson107,889
60.1%Eisenhower163,401
0.2%Andrews580
−20.4%
271,870
R
46.8%Stevenson128,898
53.0%Eisenhower146,094
0.2%Hallinan645
−6.2%
275,637
D
54.7%Truman133,823
43.6%Dewey106,757
1.7%Thurmond4,177
+11.1%
244,757
D
55.5%Roosevelt123,440
44.3%Dewey98,414
0.2%Thomas404
+11.3%
222,258
D
56.6%Roosevelt132,541
42.9%Willkie100,468
0.5%Thomas1,099
+13.7%
234,108
D
54.2%Roosevelt114,136
40.5%Landon85,316
5.4%Lemke11,312
+13.7%
210,764
R
48.6%Roosevelt87,586
49.1%Hoover88,535
2.4%Thomas4,281
−0.5%
180,402
R
47.3%Smith85,675
52.1%Hoover94,290
0.6%Thomas1,045
−4.8%
181,010
R
23.3%Davis31,171
67.1%Coolidge89,679
9.5%La Follette12,726
−43.8%
133,576
R
29.3%Cox34,667
68.6%Harding81,241
2.1%Debs2,464
−39.3%
118,372
R
44.6%Wilson27,540
52.8%Hughes32,541
2.6%Benson1,599
−8.1%
61,680
R
29.9%Wilson17,565
42.1%Taft24,719
28.1%Roosevelt16,492
−12.2%
58,776
R
30.3%Bryan16,803
62.1%Taft34,394
7.6%Debs4,228
−31.7%
55,425
R
31.9%Parker17,037
63.8%Roosevelt34,124
4.3%Debs2,300
−32.0%
53,461
R
33.2%Bryan17,148
62.8%McKinley32,412
3.9%Woolley2,022
−29.6%
51,582
R
22.4%Bryan10,855
73.4%McKinley35,579
4.2%Palmer2,059
−51.0%
48,493
R
42.0%Cleveland20,797
54.8%Harrison27,130
3.1%Weaver1,544
−12.8%
49,471
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +10.0% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+10.0%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−12.8%
1896−51.0%
1900−29.6%
1904−32.0%
1908−31.7%
1912−12.2%
1916−8.1%
1920−39.3%
1924−43.8%
1928−4.8%
1932−0.5%
1936+13.7%
1940+13.7%
1944+11.3%
1948+11.1%
1952−6.2%
1956−20.4%
1960+21.1%
1964+54.5%
1968+30.2%
1972+6.1%
1976+23.5%
1980−1.0%
1984−13.2%
1988−2.3%
1992+11.4%
1996+28.4%
2000+19.2%
2004+14.1%
2008+13.8%
2012+9.4%
2016+10.4%
2020+17.7%
2024+10.0%
DemocraticRepublican

Worcester metro straddles the gap between Boston's Democratic strongholds and rural central Massachusetts, with a large Latino population and a cluster of colleges that together keep county-level margins closer than the state average.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 54.5 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 51.0 points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 7.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 10.0 points.

A population of 867,788, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $95,939 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH and Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY.

Political twins — metros

The metros whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
92.3twin score
2000–2024 trajectory≠ median income
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
92.1twin score
2000–2024 trajectory≠ Puerto Rican ancestry
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
91.8twin score
2000–2024 trajectory≠ 12-yr trend

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 Worcester, MA, Massachusetts vote in 2024?
In 2024, Worcester, MA, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 10.0 points (D+10.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 420,841 votes cast, 225,680 went Democratic and 183,802 went Republican.
When did Worcester, MA, Massachusetts last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Worcester, MA, Massachusetts voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Worcester, MA, Massachusetts?
Worcester, MA, Massachusetts has a population of 867,788 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Worcester, MA, Massachusetts?
Median household income in Worcester, MA, Massachusetts is $95,939 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Worcester, MA, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Worcester, MA, Massachusetts from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 16 went Republican.