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1876–2024
9th Bristol District·Massachusetts

Massachusetts 18th State House District delivered D+1 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

A Bristol County district where the 2024 presidential race landed within two points

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MA
Latest
D+1
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
71,930
2024 ACS

Massachusetts 18th State House District, Massachusetts: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+1%. Democratic peak: D+58 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+1MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
71,9302024 5-year
Median household income
$85,6252024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
76.9%2024 5-year
Black
4.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
10.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+58 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+55 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
+1.3%
17,02516,57834,343
D
+11.9%
18,94714,80834,758
D
+9.4%
16,00313,02631,710
D
+20.5%
17,71911,60029,835
D
+23.2%
18,14211,18430,034
D
+28.1%
18,26510,19528,768
D
+34.8%
16,8417,76426,107
D
+40.6%
15,7785,82624,486
D
+23.6%
12,6516,46926,159
D
+12.4%
13,32410,35223,908
D
+0.4%
11,61311,51723,229
D
+3.1%
10,3109,57923,299
D
+24.2%
14,3698,64223,690
D
+9.9%
12,74410,42523,319
D
+34.2%
14,7557,00122,677
D
+57.7%
18,1454,84623,056
D
+33.8%
16,0667,94224,055
R
−15.9%
9,80313,53223,393
R
−2.4%
11,54412,11923,720
D
+25.2%
13,1867,80921,316
D
+19.5%
11,1837,52118,739
D
+23.6%
12,0537,43019,567
D
+22.0%
9,9826,14617,436
D
+10.0%
7,7186,28114,413
D
+3.5%
7,3206,82014,300
R
−44.0%
2,4467,28010,992
R
−50.7%
2,1897,0099,516
R
−10.7%
2,2322,7895,195
R
−2.3%
1,5341,6404,690
R
−29.2%
1,3242,5554,218
R
−24.4%
1,3722,3153,859
R
−33.5%
1,1562,3963,699
R
−54.9%
7442,6723,513
R
−18.0%
1,3371,9433,367
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
16.8%
English
10.1%
Italian
8.1%
French
7.5%
German
3.6%
Polish
3.2%
American
2.9%
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: 40.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.3%
2.2%
75–84
3.0%
4.9%
65–74
5.6%
6.9%
55–64
7.2%
6.4%
45–54
6.6%
6.4%
35–44
6.6%
6.4%
25–34
6.5%
4.4%
18–24
4.2%
7.9%
5–17
7.6%
2.6%
<5
2.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$85,625
9th Bristol District ranks near the middle of US counties.
9th Bristol District$85,625
Massachusetts$103,960
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.7%
Working age (18–64)10.1%
Seniors (65+)13.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
78.3%
speak English only
Other Indo-European13.2%
Spanish6.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
33.2%
Other Christian
4.4%
Non-Christian
1.6%
Mainline Protestant
1.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.8%
Methodist
0.5%
Baptist
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

The 9th Bristol sits near the ideological center of a post-industrial coastal county, with a presidential margin of R+1.1 in 2024 that marks it as one of Massachusetts's more genuinely competitive state house districts.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached fifty-eight points in 1964; the Republican margin reached fifty-five points in 1896. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 71,930, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $85,625 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did 9th Bristol District, Massachusetts vote in 2024?
In 2024, 9th Bristol District, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 1.3 points (D+1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 34,343 votes cast, 17,025 went Democratic and 16,578 went Republican.
What is 9th Bristol District, Massachusetts's political archetype?
Akashic classifies 9th Bristol District, Massachusetts as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 23 times, Republican 11 times, and other 0 times.
When did 9th Bristol District, Massachusetts last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which 9th Bristol District, Massachusetts voted Republican was 1956.
How many people live in 9th Bristol District, Massachusetts?
9th Bristol District, Massachusetts has a population of 71,930 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in 9th Bristol District, Massachusetts?
Median household income in 9th Bristol District, Massachusetts is $85,625 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of 9th Bristol District, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in 9th Bristol District, Massachusetts from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.