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1876–2024
1st Barnstable District·Massachusetts

Massachusetts 1st State House District has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential cycles.

Cape Cod's urban core tilts Democratic by 20 points

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MA
Latest
D+21
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
34,303
2024 ACS

Massachusetts 1st State House District, Massachusetts: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+21%. Republican peak: R+76 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+21MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
34,3032024 5-year
Median household income
$95,2412024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
85.8%2024 5-year
Black
2.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+24 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+76 in 1896MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 1 D · 0 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+20.6%
13,0498,50722,030
D
+24.2%
13,6218,19022,434
D
+13.3%
10,7258,01020,420
D
+7.8%
10,4868,95019,710
D
+14.0%
10,9968,24719,585
D
+10.3%
10,6848,66619,567
D
+10.5%
9,2347,35717,929
D
+17.2%
8,7695,94416,397
D
+11.7%
6,9065,02216,139
R
−0.9%
7,2187,35514,788
R
−14.3%
5,6817,59013,319
R
−21.3%
3,5476,14412,182
R
−11.0%
4,6305,81810,826
R
−23.1%
3,3525,3818,801
R
−18.4%
2,4503,5976,243
D
+14.0%
2,9762,2415,235
R
−25.4%
1,8393,0954,941
R
−66.6%
6923,4754,176
R
−61.5%
7383,1013,845
R
−51.4%
6832,1672,886
R
−40.0%
7311,7092,447
R
−40.3%
7921,8742,683
R
−40.0%
7031,6792,441
R
−41.7%
5671,4032,003
R
−54.4%
4291,4641,902
R
−75.3%
1301,0861,270
R
−69.5%
1679451,120
R
−19.6%
280420716
O
+1.5%
196185737
R
−58.3%
115490643
R
−58.6%
133539693
R
−62.0%
111499626
R
−76.3%
77660764
R
−44.3%
203546775
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
25.2%
English
16.7%
Italian
11.2%
German
8.1%
French
4.2%
American
3.8%
Scottish
3.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 55.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.7%
85+
2.4%
4.4%
75–84
5.7%
8.8%
65–74
10.2%
8.2%
55–64
9.4%
4.9%
45–54
5.4%
4.7%
35–44
4.6%
4.7%
25–34
4.4%
3.6%
18–24
3.0%
5.5%
5–17
5.3%
1.8%
<5
1.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$95,241
1st Barnstable District ranks near the middle of US counties.
1st Barnstable District$95,241
Massachusetts$103,960
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
7.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.1%
Working age (18–64)7.4%
Seniors (65+)7.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.2%
speak English only
Other Indo-European7.0%
Spanish2.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
24.1%
Mainline Protestant
3.9%
Other Christian
3.3%
Methodist
1.7%
Non-Christian
1.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.8%
Baptist
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in Barnstable town, this compact Cape Cod district has shifted well to the left of its surrounding region, posting a D+20.6 presidential margin in a county that leans considerably more competitive overall.

The Democratic margin in Massachusetts 1st State House District reached its widest at twenty-four points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was twenty-one points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $95,241, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 34,303 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did 1st Barnstable District, Massachusetts vote in 2024?
In 2024, 1st Barnstable District, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 20.6 points (D+21), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 22,030 votes cast, 13,049 went Democratic and 8,507 went Republican.
What is 1st Barnstable District, Massachusetts's political archetype?
Akashic classifies 1st Barnstable District, Massachusetts as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 23 times, and other 1 times.
When did 1st Barnstable District, Massachusetts last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which 1st Barnstable District, Massachusetts voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in 1st Barnstable District, Massachusetts?
1st Barnstable District, Massachusetts has a population of 34,303 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in 1st Barnstable District, Massachusetts?
Median household income in 1st Barnstable District, Massachusetts is $95,241 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of 1st Barnstable District, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in 1st Barnstable District, Massachusetts from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.