Akashic
1892–2024
Akashic
Massachusetts 1st Congressional District
presidential margin
2008D+28.12012D+27.72016D+17.52020D+21.62024D+13.4
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+13.4
2024
median income$75,663U.S. $80,734 · MA $103,960
median age41.9U.S. 39.1 · MA 40.3
poverty rate13.6%U.S. 12.5% · MA 10.1%
bachelor’s+ (25+)35.5%U.S. 35.6% · MA 47.3%
non-english20.8%U.S. 22.3% · MA 25.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Irish16.5%
Italian10.8%
English9.5%
Puerto Rican13.6%
Dominican1.4%
Mexican0.7%
African American†4.2%
Jamaican0.7%
African0.3%
Asian Indian0.6%
Chinese0.4%
Vietnamese0.3%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Hampden County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Massachusetts 1st Congressional District

Akashic
2024 presidential electionMassachusetts 1st Congressional DistrictHarrisD+13.4
Massachusetts 1st Congressional District premium atlas map: Harris D+13.4, 301 precincts, 10 city labels.
2024
301 precincts by 2024 margin · 10 cities, own margin · ◎ bluest & reddest city
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +13.4% in 2024.+13.4%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+28.1%
2012+27.7%
2016+17.5%
2020+21.6%
2024+13.4%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DRichard NealU.S. House · MA-01-0.42
DEd MarkeyU.S. Senate-0.52
DElizabeth WarrenU.S. Senate-0.74

Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.

Source · Voteview HSall_members.csv.
Congressional elections · 25 House races · 17 Senate races

U.S. House

Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
YearDistrictWonDemocraticRepublicanTotal
20241D
58.0%223,325
0.0%0
385,005
20221D
59.8%157,635
37.3%98,386
263,651
20201D
96.5%275,376
0.0%0
285,332
20181D
97.6%211,790
0.0%0
216,900
20161D
73.3%235,803
0.0%0
321,539
20141D
98.0%167,612
0.0%0
171,110
20121D
98.4%261,936
0.0%0
266,133
20101D
60.0%128,011
34.9%74,418
213,364
20081D
72.8%215,696
27.0%80,067
296,099
20061D
76.4%158,057
0.0%0
206,884
20041D
99.0%229,465
0.0%0
231,747
20021D
67.6%137,841
32.4%66,061
204,019
20001D
68.2%169,375
29.6%73,580
248,201
19981D
71.7%121,863
28.3%48,055
169,976
19961D
52.7%129,232
47.2%115,801
245,111
19941D
99.4%150,047
0.0%0
151,018
19921D
51.5%135,049
43.4%113,828
262,120
19901R
21.3%43,611
73.6%150,748
204,892
19881R
17.3%38,907
82.7%186,356
225,291
19861R
21.3%32,396
74.8%113,653
151,960
19841R
27.1%60,372
72.9%162,646
223,037
19821R
0.0%0
99.5%145,417
146,197
19801R
25.1%52,457
74.9%156,514
208,991
19781R
0.0%0
99.9%131,773
131,918
19761R
36.2%78,181
63.8%137,652
215,870

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
59.8%2,041,668
40.0%1,365,440
3,413,329
2020D
66.3%2,357,809
33.1%1,177,765
3,556,708
2018D
60.3%1,633,371
36.2%979,210
2,707,090
2014D
61.9%1,289,944
38.0%791,950
2,084,966
2012D
53.7%1,696,346
46.2%1,458,048
3,156,553
2008D
65.9%1,971,974
30.9%926,044
2,994,247
2006D
69.3%1,500,738
30.5%661,532
2,165,490
2002D
81.0%1,605,976
0.0%0
1,981,860
2000D
72.7%1,889,494
12.9%334,341
2,599,420
1996D
52.2%1,334,135
44.7%1,143,120
2,555,942
1994D
58.1%1,265,997
41.0%894,000
2,179,945
1990D
54.5%1,321,712
41.0%992,917
2,424,579
1988D
65.0%1,693,344
33.9%884,267
2,606,225
1984D
55.1%1,393,150
44.9%1,136,913
2,530,471
1982D
60.8%1,247,084
38.3%784,602
2,050,564
1978D
55.1%1,093,283
44.8%890,584
1,985,700
1976D
69.3%1,726,657
29.0%722,641
2,491,255

Massachusetts's 1st stretches across the Berkshires and the Connecticut River Valley, blending college towns like Amherst with post-industrial cities like Springfield. It has returned Democratic presidential margins above 15 points in recent cycles.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 28.1 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 8.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 13.4 points.

A population of 781,135, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,663 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 2 and Congressional District 2.

Political twins — districts

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

Congressional District 2
Massachusetts
77.8twin score
2008 marginelasticity% Evangelical≠ 12-yr trend
Congressional District 2
Connecticut
72.0twin score
elasticityFrench ancestrymedian age≠ population scale
Congressional District 3
Connecticut
70.9twin score
2008–2024 trajectory12-yr trend≠ population scale

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.

Compare two places, side by side

Twelve curated comparisons line up election history, demographics, and the divergence story for two places at a glance. Browse all comparisons →

Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Massachusetts 1st Congressional District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/cd/2501/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
License: CC BY 4.0
Embed this page
A live widget for your site — no API key, attribution built in, CC BY 4.0. All widgets & sizes →
Embed & data: CC BY 4.0 · Akashic Intelligence
Massachusetts at the ballot boxAll elections →
Presidentcounty detail2024US Senatestatewide2024Governorstate + county2022US Houseall districts2024

Places within Massachusetts 1st Congressional District

counties it covers5
Berkshire CountyFranklin CountyHampden CountyHampshire CountyWorcester County

Frequently asked questions

How did Massachusetts 1st Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Massachusetts 1st Congressional District voted Democratic by 13.4 points (D+13.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 385,005 votes cast, 211,784 went Democratic and 160,045 went Republican.
How many people live in Massachusetts 1st Congressional District?
Massachusetts 1st Congressional District has a population of 781,135 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Massachusetts 1st Congressional District?
Median household income in Massachusetts 1st Congressional District is $75,663 — below the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Massachusetts 1st Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Massachusetts 1st Congressional District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.