2nd Franklin District State House District (MA) — Elections 1876–2024

Massachusetts 43rd State House District, Massachusetts: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+16%. Republican peak: R+55 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+16MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 78,2232024 5-year
Median household income: $91,8652024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 75.9%2024 5-year
Black: 4.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 12.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+50 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+55 in 1896MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 2 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+16.2%	22,448	16,013	39,610
2020	D	+23.6%	24,495	14,870	40,795
2016	D	+16.1%	19,675	13,674	37,231
2012	D	+18.1%	20,191	13,871	34,891
2008	D	+21.8%	20,652	13,093	34,655
2004	D	+20.1%	19,422	12,834	32,741
2000	D	+20.2%	16,462	10,469	29,668
1996	D	+30.2%	16,561	8,045	28,188
1992	D	+14.6%	13,722	9,268	30,603
1988	D	+2.6%	14,407	13,661	28,388
1984	R	−10.2%	11,996	14,735	26,827
1980	R	−1.3%	11,054	11,405	26,679
1976	D	+17.9%	15,725	10,816	27,391
1972	D	+1.3%	13,032	12,707	25,887
1968	D	+23.3%	14,820	9,058	24,695
1964	D	+50.1%	18,871	6,244	25,215
1960	D	+13.7%	15,204	11,543	26,793
1956	R	−25.9%	9,459	16,100	25,619
1952	R	−13.6%	11,233	14,781	26,071
1948	D	+3.3%	11,698	10,946	22,995
1944	D	+4.7%	10,979	9,983	21,003
1940	D	+6.0%	11,656	10,321	22,083
1936	D	+5.6%	10,287	9,139	20,385
1932	R	−8.8%	7,700	9,220	17,329
1928	R	−13.9%	7,475	9,914	17,497
1924	R	−48.5%	2,712	8,942	12,852
1920	R	−43.8%	3,063	8,026	11,328
1916	R	−10.5%	2,654	3,295	6,116
1912	R	−11.1%	1,714	2,360	5,832
1908	R	−35.3%	1,571	3,530	5,546
1904	R	−36.4%	1,595	3,555	5,391
1900	R	−33.6%	1,647	3,410	5,245
1896	R	−54.7%	1,026	3,797	5,068
1892	R	−15.4%	2,128	2,935	5,242
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.

Irish

17.1%

English

11.5%

Italian

10.8%

French

8.2%

German

5.8%

Polish

5.6%

American

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: 41.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.4%

2.4%

75–84

2.8%

5.5%

65–74

5.9%

7.2%

55–64

7.3%

6.3%

45–54

6.4%

6.6%

35–44

6.5%

6.4%

25–34

6.2%

4.5%

18–24

4.2%

7.6%

5–17

7.3%

2.6%

2.3%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$91,865

2nd Franklin District ranks near the middle of US counties.

2nd Franklin District$91,865

Massachusetts$103,960

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.6%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1813.0%

Working age (18–64)10.0%

Seniors (65+)11.9%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

80.7%

speak English only

Spanish8.3%

Other Indo-European6.4%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.6%

Other languages2.0%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

29.3%

Other Christian

4.0%

Mainline Protestant

2.7%

Non-Christian

2.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.0%

Methodist

0.7%

Baptist

0.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 59.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Massachusetts 43rd State House District sits in New England. Its political identity has been Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember. 2 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Democratic candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Democratic margin in Massachusetts 43rd State House District reached its widest at fifty points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was sixteen points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $91,865, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 78,223 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did 2nd Franklin District, Massachusetts vote in 2024?

In 2024, 2nd Franklin District, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 16.2 points (D+16), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 39,610 votes cast, 22,448 went Democratic and 16,013 went Republican.

What is 2nd Franklin District, Massachusetts's political archetype?

Akashic classifies 2nd Franklin 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 19 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.

When did 2nd Franklin District, Massachusetts last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which 2nd Franklin District, Massachusetts voted Republican was 1984.

How many people live in 2nd Franklin District, Massachusetts?

2nd Franklin District, Massachusetts has a population of 78,223 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in 2nd Franklin District, Massachusetts?

Median household income in 2nd Franklin District, Massachusetts is $91,865 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.

What is the political history of 2nd Franklin District, Massachusetts?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in 2nd Franklin District, Massachusetts from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Massachusetts 43rd State House District has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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