† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupAdamsMassachusettsUnited States
Irish20.9%18.6%9.4%
Italian16.3%11.1%4.8%
English15.2%9.7%9.5%
German11.4%5.4%12.5%
French9.9%4.7%1.6%
Polish7.3%3.4%2.2%
American4.6%3.3%5.3%
French Canadian3.5%——
Puerto Rican1.1%4.6%1.8%
Colombian0.4%0.6%0.4%
Salvadoran0.3%1.1%0.7%
Mexican0.2%0.8%11.3%
Ecuadorian0.2%0.3%—
Chinese0.3%2.5%1.3%
Asian Indian0.2%1.9%1.4%
Korean0.2%0.4%0.4%
Nepalese0.2%——
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Adams
Massachusetts
United States
Median age
47.6
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
9.9%
9.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
25.4%
17.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Adams
Massachusetts
United States
Median household income
$48,775
$103,960
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.1%
10.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
25.4%
47.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Adams
Massachusetts
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.8%
25.1%
22.3%
Spanish
1.8%
9.7%
13.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
1.4%
1.0%
0.7%
Religious landscape
Measure
Adams
Massachusetts
United States
Catholic
—
35.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
3.6%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
51.4%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Adams, Massachusetts
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+48.0%
2008
+53.1%
2012
+55.2%
2016
+27.8%
2020
+33.2%
2024
+21.5%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
59.2%Harris1,763
37.7%Trump1,123
3.1%
D+21.5
R+11.7
D+23.0
2,978
D
65.2%Biden1,962
32.0%Trump962
2.9%
D+33.2
D+5.4
D+28.8
3,010
D
59.9%Clinton1,629
32.0%Trump872
8.1%
D+27.8
R+27.3
D+25.7
2,721
D
76.5%Obama2,022
21.3%Romney564
2.2%
D+55.2
D+2.1
D+51.3
2,643
D
75.3%Obama2,071
22.2%McCain610
2.5%
D+53.1
D+5.1
D+45.8
2,751
D
73.9%Kerry1,987
25.8%Bush695
0.3%
D+48.0
—
D+50.5
2,690
Adams is a former textile and paper manufacturing hub in the northern Berkshires whose population has declined steadily since mid-century, producing a working-class voter base that has shifted noticeably in statewide and federal contests over recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 55.2 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 11.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 21.5 points.
A population of 5,427, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $48,775 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of North Adams and Bliss Corner.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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.
In 2024, Adams, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 21.5 points (D+21.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 2,978 votes cast, 1,763 went Democratic and 1,123 went Republican.
How many people live in Adams, Massachusetts?
Adams, Massachusetts has a population of 5,427 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Adams, Massachusetts?
Median household income in Adams, Massachusetts is $48,775 — below the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Adams, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Adams, Massachusetts from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
