Massachusetts 42nd State House District, Massachusetts: Realigner district. In 2024, voted D+38%. Republican peak: R+63 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+38MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 44,2252024 5-year
- Median household income
- $74,9072024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+48 in 2008MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+63 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for 1st Franklin District, MAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 17,645 | 7,747 | 26,337 | ||
| D | 18,720 | 6,982 | 26,807 | ||
| D | 15,259 | 6,461 | 24,643 | ||
| D | 16,876 | 5,825 | 23,538 | ||
| D | 17,404 | 5,950 | 24,018 | ||
| D | 15,927 | 6,893 | 23,303 | ||
| D | 11,187 | 6,344 | 20,800 | ||
| D | 12,298 | 5,021 | 20,411 | ||
| D | 10,751 | 5,418 | 22,334 | ||
| D | 12,037 | 8,400 | 20,648 | ||
| R | 9,664 | 9,901 | 19,657 | ||
| R | 7,375 | 7,810 | 18,777 | ||
| D | 9,341 | 9,249 | 19,438 | ||
| R | 7,461 | 10,029 | 17,619 | ||
| R | 7,525 | 7,696 | 15,825 | ||
| D | 10,664 | 5,201 | 15,974 | ||
| R | 7,656 | 9,776 | 17,462 | ||
| R | 4,721 | 12,330 | 17,103 | ||
| R | 5,441 | 12,149 | 17,622 | ||
| R | 5,754 | 9,300 | 15,194 | ||
| R | 5,860 | 8,261 | 14,153 | ||
| R | 5,905 | 8,813 | 14,792 | ||
| R | 5,812 | 8,575 | 14,787 | ||
| R | 3,895 | 8,129 | 12,311 | ||
| R | 3,642 | 8,935 | 12,670 | ||
| R | 1,302 | 7,075 | 9,174 | ||
| R | 1,585 | 6,191 | 7,952 | ||
| R | 1,904 | 2,714 | 4,766 | ||
| R | 1,275 | 1,643 | 4,554 | ||
| R | 1,020 | 3,007 | 4,431 | ||
| R | 1,042 | 3,138 | 4,395 | ||
| R | 1,168 | 3,078 | 4,367 | ||
| R | 692 | 3,535 | 4,506 | ||
| R | 1,799 | 2,811 | 4,806 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
19.6%
Irish
16.9%
German
9.3%
Polish
9.2%
French
9.1%
Italian
7.7%
Scottish
3.7%
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: 47.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$74,907
1st Franklin District ranks near the middle of US counties.
1st Franklin District$74,907
Massachusetts$103,960
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.0%
Working age (18–64)11.2%
Seniors (65+)11.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.3%
speak English only
Spanish3.1%
Other Indo-European2.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.4%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 76.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Massachusetts 42nd State House District sits in New England. Its political identity was forged in the union halls of the mid-twentieth century, when industrial labor and the Democratic party became, for working people, two faces of the same political fact. That identity held for 2 consecutive presidential elections.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Massachusetts 42nd State House District peaked at forty-eight points in 2008; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1988 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of eighteen points. By 2024, the margin had settled into deep Republican territory.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $74,907 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did 1st Franklin District, Massachusetts vote in 2024?
In 2024, 1st Franklin District, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 37.6 points (D+38), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 26,337 votes cast, 17,645 went Democratic and 7,747 went Republican.
What is 1st Franklin District, Massachusetts's political archetype?
Akashic classifies 1st Franklin District, Massachusetts as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.
When did 1st Franklin District, Massachusetts last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which 1st Franklin District, Massachusetts voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in 1st Franklin District, Massachusetts?
1st Franklin District, Massachusetts has a population of 44,225 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in 1st Franklin District, Massachusetts?
Median household income in 1st Franklin District, Massachusetts is $74,907 — below the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of 1st Franklin District, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in 1st Franklin District, Massachusetts from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.