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Massachusetts 2nd Congressional District
presidential margin
2008D+24.72012D+21.42016D+23.72020D+30.72024D+23.3
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+23.3
2024
median income$97,592U.S. $80,734 · MA $103,960
median age39.5U.S. 39.1 · MA 40.3
poverty rate10.7%U.S. 12.5% · MA 10.1%
bachelor’s+ (25+)44.3%U.S. 35.6% · MA 47.3%
non-english21.3%U.S. 22.3% · MA 25.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Irish17.8%
Italian11.2%
English10.8%
Puerto Rican5.2%
Dominican1.3%
Mexican0.9%
Asian Indian2.5%
Chinese1.9%
Vietnamese0.9%
African American†2.7%
Ghanaian0.6%
African0.5%
religion

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

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

Massachusetts 2nd Congressional District

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2024 presidential electionMassachusetts 2nd Congressional DistrictHarrisD+23.3
Massachusetts 2nd Congressional District premium atlas map: Harris D+23.3, 257 precincts, 8 city labels.
2024
257 precincts by 2024 margin · 8 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: +23.3% in 2024.+23.3%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+24.7%
2012+21.4%
2016+23.7%
2020+30.7%
2024+23.3%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DJim McGovernU.S. House · MA-02-0.54
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
20242D
64.6%251,441
0.0%0
389,337
20222D
64.5%180,639
32.8%91,956
280,071
20202D
65.3%249,854
34.6%132,220
382,452
20182D
67.2%191,332
32.8%93,391
284,893
20162D
98.2%275,487
0.0%0
280,411
20142D
98.2%169,640
0.0%0
172,745
20122D
98.5%259,257
0.0%0
263,335
20102D
57.3%122,751
42.6%91,209
214,124
20082D
98.5%234,369
0.0%0
238,000
20062D
98.7%164,939
0.0%0
167,193
20042D
98.7%217,682
0.0%0
220,484
20022D
99.1%153,387
0.0%0
154,728
20002D
98.9%196,670
0.0%0
198,846
19982D
99.0%130,550
0.0%0
131,933
19962D
71.7%162,995
21.9%49,885
227,411
19942D
58.6%117,178
36.3%72,732
200,123
19922D
53.1%131,215
31.1%76,795
247,163
19902D
68.0%134,152
0.0%0
197,321
19882D
80.2%156,262
0.0%0
194,760
19862D
61.9%91,033
32.0%47,022
147,005
19842D
68.7%132,693
31.3%60,463
193,254
19822D
72.6%118,215
27.4%44,544
162,773
19802D
67.2%120,711
21.5%38,672
179,665
19782D
72.8%101,570
27.2%37,881
139,479
19762D
72.4%134,408
22.4%41,563
185,755

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

Stretching from the Pioneer Valley to the Rhode Island border, MA-02 blends dense college-town precincts in Amherst and Northampton with rural hill towns, producing consistent double-digit Democratic margins in federal races.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 30.7 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 7.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 23.3 points.

A population of 781,192, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $97,592 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 4 and Congressional District 20.

Political twins — districts

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

Congressional District 4
Massachusetts
91.7twin score
2008–2024 trajectory≠ Irish ancestry
Congressional District 20
New York
86.1twin score
2012–2024 trajectory% EvangelicalIrish ancestry≠ French ancestry
Congressional District 6
Massachusetts
86.1twin score
elasticity2020–2024 trajectory% Evangelical≠ median age

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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Places within Massachusetts 2nd Congressional District

counties it covers4
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Frequently asked questions

How did Massachusetts 2nd Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Massachusetts 2nd Congressional District voted Democratic by 23.3 points (D+23.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 389,297 votes cast, 231,942 went Democratic and 141,294 went Republican.
How many people live in Massachusetts 2nd Congressional District?
Massachusetts 2nd Congressional District has a population of 781,192 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Massachusetts 2nd Congressional District?
Median household income in Massachusetts 2nd Congressional District is $97,592 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Massachusetts 2nd Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Massachusetts 2nd Congressional District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.