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Massachusetts 5th Congressional District
presidential margin
2008D+34.72012D+33.42016D+43.72020D+50.92024D+44.3
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+44.3
2024
median income$130,807U.S. $80,734 · MA $103,960
median age39.2U.S. 39.1 · MA 40.3
poverty rate7.7%U.S. 12.5% · MA 10.1%
bachelor’s+ (25+)57.7%U.S. 35.6% · MA 47.3%
non-english30.9%U.S. 22.3% · MA 25.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Irish18.8%
Italian12.3%
English9.6%
Chinese4.6%
Asian Indian3.6%
Vietnamese1.1%
Puerto Rican2.3%
Dominican1.5%
Salvadoran1.5%
African American†2.5%
Haitian0.9%
Jamaican0.4%
religion

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

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

Massachusetts 5th Congressional District

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2024 presidential electionMassachusetts 5th Congressional DistrictHarrisD+44.3
Massachusetts 5th Congressional District premium atlas map: Harris D+44.3, 270 precincts, 14 city labels.
2024
270 precincts by 2024 margin · 14 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: +44.3% in 2024.+44.3%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+34.7%
2012+33.4%
2016+43.7%
2020+50.9%
2024+44.3%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DKatherine ClarkU.S. House · MA-05-0.48
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
20245D
75.5%286,689
0.0%0
379,701
20225D
71.6%203,994
25.1%71,491
284,881
20205D
74.3%294,427
25.6%101,351
396,183
20185D
75.9%236,243
24.0%74,856
311,324
20165D
98.6%285,606
0.0%0
289,807
20145D
98.3%182,100
0.0%0
185,260
20125D
75.5%257,490
24.3%82,944
341,109
20105D
54.8%122,858
42.2%94,646
224,029
20085D
98.7%225,947
0.0%0
228,907
20065D
98.1%159,120
0.0%0
162,272
20045D
67.0%179,652
32.9%88,232
268,189
20025D
60.1%122,562
34.0%69,337
203,777
20005D
98.0%199,601
0.0%0
203,641
19985D
70.7%127,418
29.3%52,725
180,230
19965D
99.1%183,429
0.0%0
185,137
19945D
69.8%140,725
30.1%60,734
201,524
19925D
52.2%133,844
37.5%96,206
256,564
19905D
49.8%110,232
45.7%101,017
221,140
19885D
84.1%181,860
0.0%0
216,271
19865D
72.5%113,690
0.0%0
156,886
19845D
53.4%120,008
46.6%104,912
224,927
19825D
84.6%140,177
0.0%0
165,598
19805D
66.0%136,758
34.0%70,547
207,321
19785D
52.2%90,156
28.2%48,685
172,681
19765D
67.3%144,217
32.7%70,036
214,263

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 5th returned a D+43.9 presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the most heavily Democratic congressional districts in the country. The district anchors the inner suburbs west of Boston, including Newton and Framingham.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 50.9 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 44.3 points.

A population of 780,268, a 66% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $130,807 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 8 and Congressional District 8.

Political twins — districts

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

Congressional District 8
Massachusetts
93.1twin score
% Catholic12-yr trend2020 margin≠ Scottish ancestry
Congressional District 8
Maryland
89.6twin score
2016–2024 trajectory12-yr trend≠ % Catholic
Congressional District 12
New York
89.2twin score
2020–2024 trajectory12-yr trendcollege share≠ % Catholic

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 5th Congressional District

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Frequently asked questions

How did Massachusetts 5th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Massachusetts 5th Congressional District voted Democratic by 44.3 points (D+44.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 379,645 votes cast, 265,571 went Democratic and 97,335 went Republican.
How many people live in Massachusetts 5th Congressional District?
Massachusetts 5th Congressional District has a population of 780,268 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Massachusetts 5th Congressional District?
Median household income in Massachusetts 5th Congressional District is $130,807 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Massachusetts 5th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Massachusetts 5th Congressional District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.