- Lead
- 6,583
- Total
- 30,873
- vs nation
- D+22.8
Massachusetts 25th State House District
President margin by year
Place winner margin
President results by year
Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries
- Lead
- 7,794
- Total
- 31,565
- vs nation
- D+20.2
- Lead
- 4,094
- Total
- 29,437
- vs nation
- D+11.8
- Lead
- 2,117
- Total
- 26,794
- vs nation
- D+4.0
- Lead
- 3,109
- Total
- 26,044
- vs nation
- D+4.7
- Lead
- 2,286
- Total
- 24,542
- vs nation
- D+11.8
- Lead
- 3,247
- Total
- 23,111
- vs nation
- D+13.5
- Lead
- 4,436
- Total
- 21,870
- vs nation
- D+11.8
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+21.3MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 46,0642024 5-year
- Population density
- 428 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 108 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $144,6822024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+42.1 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54.0 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- 14th Essex District, MA · twin score 97.8
presidential history
Party record book
Massachusetts 25th State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
70.7%
14,333 votes · D+42.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 61.0%
Republican
Warren G. Harding1920
74.1%
7,692 votes · R+54.0 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · William McKinley, 1896 · 70.7%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
19,266votes
61.0% of the vote · D+24.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 18,359 votes
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1956
13,466votes
63.9% of the vote · R+28.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 13,142 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Kamala Harris2024
+22.8pts D vs U.S.
Place D+21.3 · U.S. R+1.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · George McGovern, 1972 · +20.9 pts
Republican
William McKinley1896
+45.9pts R vs U.S.
Place R+52.0 · U.S. R+6.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Alf Landon, 1936 · +28.2 pts
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
| Year | Vote lead | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | D | 73.6%16,145 | 26.4%5,789 | 21,934 |
The 2nd Essex District's D+21.3 presidential margin in 2024 places it among the most Democratic-leaning state house districts in the commonwealth, reflecting the dense urban and working-class communities that anchor its electorate.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 42.1 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 54.0 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 21.3 points.
A population of 46,064, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $144,682 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of 14th Essex District and 3rd Plymouth District.
The state-house districts 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.
District research tools
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Massachusetts 25th State House District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-lower/25025/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.