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Massachusetts 8th Congressional District
presidential margin
2008D+18.92012D+19.22016D+27.62020D+35.32024D+25.9
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+25.9
2024
median income$118,565U.S. $80,734 · MA $103,960
median age39.3U.S. 39.1 · MA 40.3
poverty rate8.5%U.S. 12.5% · MA 10.1%
bachelor’s+ (25+)52.3%U.S. 35.6% · MA 47.3%
non-english27.9%U.S. 22.3% · MA 25.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Irish22.0%
Italian11.6%
English9.1%
African American†4.0%
Haitian1.8%
Cape Verdean1.4%
Chinese4.3%
Asian Indian1.8%
Vietnamese1.3%
Dominican1.4%
Puerto Rican1.4%
Salvadoran0.8%
religion

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

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

Massachusetts 8th Congressional District

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2024 presidential electionMassachusetts 8th Congressional DistrictHarrisD+25.9
Massachusetts 8th Congressional District premium atlas map: Harris D+25.9, 269 precincts, 12 city labels.
2024
269 precincts by 2024 margin · 12 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: +25.9% in 2024.+25.9%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+18.9%
2012+19.2%
2016+27.6%
2020+35.3%
2024+25.9%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DStephen LynchU.S. House · MA-08-0.34
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
20248D
66.7%265,432
27.8%110,638
397,767
20228D
66.8%189,987
28.9%82,126
284,583
20208D
80.7%310,940
0.0%0
385,401
20188D
98.4%259,159
0.0%0
263,307
20168D
72.4%271,019
27.5%102,744
374,265
20148D
98.7%200,644
0.0%0
203,351
20128D
76.1%263,999
23.7%82,242
346,811
20108D
98.0%134,974
0.0%0
137,660
20088D
98.6%185,530
0.0%0
188,252
20068D
90.7%125,515
0.0%0
138,455
20048D
98.7%165,852
0.0%0
168,081
20028D
99.5%111,861
0.0%0
112,381
20008D
99.3%144,031
0.0%0
145,072
19988D
81.7%99,603
11.6%14,125
121,887
19968D
84.3%147,126
15.6%27,303
174,620
19948D
99.0%113,224
0.0%0
114,423
19928D
83.1%149,903
0.0%0
180,484
19908D
67.3%125,479
21.1%39,310
186,407
19888D
80.4%165,745
19.6%40,316
206,189
19868D
67.5%104,651
26.0%40,259
154,984
19848D
91.8%179,617
0.0%0
195,603
19828D
74.9%123,296
25.1%41,370
164,672
19808D
78.4%128,689
21.6%35,477
164,183
19788D
74.6%102,160
20.9%28,566
136,928
19768D
74.4%133,131
18.7%33,437
178,850

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

MA-8 covers a dense stretch of greater Boston where a D+24.6 presidential margin in 2024 reflects a heavily educated, majority-minority electorate concentrated in some of the region's most walkable, transit-dependent neighborhoods.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 35.3 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 9.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 25.9 points.

A population of 778,218, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $118,565 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 5 and Congressional District 4.

Political twins — districts

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

Congressional District 5
Massachusetts
93.1twin score
% Catholic12-yr trend2020 margin≠ Scottish ancestry
Congressional District 4
Massachusetts
87.8twin score
% Catholic2020–2024 trajectorymedian income≠ Scottish ancestry
Congressional District 6
Massachusetts
87.8twin score
12-yr trendmedian income2020–2024 trajectory≠ 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 8th Congressional District

counties it covers3
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Frequently asked questions

How did Massachusetts 8th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Massachusetts 8th Congressional District voted Democratic by 25.9 points (D+25.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 397,444 votes cast, 242,424 went Democratic and 139,391 went Republican.
How many people live in Massachusetts 8th Congressional District?
Massachusetts 8th Congressional District has a population of 778,218 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Massachusetts 8th Congressional District?
Median household income in Massachusetts 8th Congressional District is $118,565 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Massachusetts 8th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Massachusetts 8th Congressional District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.