Worcester County, Massachusetts

2024 results by precinct

266 precincts · 420,841 votes cast

Harris · D+10

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+10.0%	225,680	183,802	420,841
2020	D	+17.7%	248,773	171,683	434,921
2016	D	+10.4%	198,778	157,682	396,096
2012	D	+9.4%	198,244	163,390	369,112
2008	D	+13.8%	202,107	152,101	363,594
2004	D	+14.1%	192,142	144,094	340,636
2000	D	+19.2%	173,769	114,139	310,148
1996	D	+28.4%	169,892	87,021	291,617
1992	D	+11.4%	138,122	101,984	315,782
1988	R	−2.3%	141,485	148,365	293,256
1984	R	−13.2%	119,498	156,060	276,440
1980	R	−1.0%	117,326	120,100	278,561
1976	D	+23.5%	172,320	105,217	285,245
1972	D	+6.1%	144,139	127,560	273,127
1968	D	+30.2%	168,437	88,354	265,179
1964	D	+54.5%	209,383	61,388	271,631
1960	D	+21.1%	173,103	112,730	286,333
1956	R	−20.4%	107,889	163,401	271,870
1952	R	−6.2%	128,898	146,094	275,637
1948	D	+11.1%	133,823	106,757	244,757
1944	D	+11.3%	123,440	98,414	222,258
1940	D	+13.7%	132,541	100,468	234,108
1936	D	+13.7%	114,136	85,316	210,764
1932	R	−0.5%	87,586	88,535	180,402
1928	R	−4.8%	85,675	94,290	181,010
1924	R	−43.8%	31,171	89,679	133,576
1920	R	−39.3%	34,667	81,241	118,372
1916	R	−8.1%	27,540	32,541	61,680
1912	R	−12.2%	17,565	24,719	58,776
1908	R	−31.7%	16,803	34,394	55,425
1904	R	−32.0%	17,037	34,124	53,461
1900	R	−29.6%	17,148	32,412	51,582
1896	R	−51.0%	10,855	35,579	48,493
1892	R	−12.8%	20,797	27,130	49,471
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

American

100.0%

Polish

0.5%

African American

4.2%

Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.

American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 40.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.3%

2.2%

75–84

2.7%

5.0%

65–74

5.3%

7.1%

55–64

7.1%

6.4%

45–54

6.5%

6.6%

35–44

6.5%

6.6%

25–34

6.4%

4.7%

18–24

4.5%

7.9%

5–17

7.5%

2.7%

2.5%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$95,939

Worcester County ranks in the top 5% of US counties.

Worcester County$95,939

Massachusetts$103,960

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.3%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)100.0%

Seniors (65+)18.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

0.0%

speak English only

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

33.2%

Other Christian

4.2%

Mainline Protestant

2.5%

Non-Christian

2.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.2%

Methodist

0.7%

Baptist

0.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Worcester County consistently posts Democratic margins well below the statewide average, reflecting its mix of mid-sized industrial cities, rural towns, and a large college-student population that together make it one of Massachusetts's more competitive counties.

The Democratic margin in Worcester County reached its widest at fifty-four points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was ten points — still decisive.

Worcester County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $95,939, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 867,788 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Essex County and Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region.

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Worcester County has voted Democratic for as long as anyone can remember.