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1876–2024
8th Hampden District·Massachusetts

Massachusetts 51st State House District has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

A competitive Hampden County district where margins have tightened in recent cycles

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MA
Latest
D+9
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
15,259
2024 ACS

Massachusetts 51st State House District, Massachusetts: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+9%. Democratic peak: D+50 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+9MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
15,2592024 5-year
Median household income
$71,3062024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
63.8%2024 5-year
Black
8.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
27.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+50 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+41 in 1920MIT 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
+8.9%
3,6583,0496,878
D
+17.5%
4,1532,8797,280
D
+16.2%
3,7122,5946,902
D
+25.1%
4,0762,4206,607
D
+25.3%
4,0042,3526,519
D
+22.9%
3,7492,3386,154
D
+23.5%
3,3001,9645,674
D
+32.8%
3,4641,5995,679
D
+16.7%
2,8361,8016,207
D
+12.9%
3,2092,4695,718
R
−2.5%
2,8022,9455,769
D
+4.4%
2,6502,3915,925
D
+21.6%
3,6282,3086,109
D
+4.8%
3,1302,8416,005
D
+31.2%
3,6721,8395,874
D
+49.8%
4,3881,4615,876
D
+25.3%
3,9912,3766,391
R
−12.3%
2,6953,4526,178
R
−4.1%
2,9983,2526,271
D
+14.5%
3,1192,3165,530
D
+18.3%
3,0272,0875,126
D
+16.1%
2,9502,1275,104
D
+20.6%
2,6431,6914,622
D
+6.6%
2,0831,8144,076
D
+5.1%
2,0461,8483,918
R
−35.4%
6291,5332,556
R
−40.7%
6321,5412,236
R
−3.3%
5616001,196
R
−2.6%
3503761,003
R
−16.5%
327478915
R
−21.5%
309493856
R
−13.3%
344454830
R
−39.1%
224530783
R
−0.7%
370375768
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
13.0%
Italian
8.5%
French
7.7%
Polish
7.6%
American
7.2%
English
6.3%
German
4.0%
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: 40.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.6%
2.2%
75–84
2.9%
5.1%
65–74
5.7%
6.5%
55–64
7.0%
5.6%
45–54
6.2%
6.0%
35–44
6.4%
6.7%
25–34
6.6%
5.0%
18–24
4.8%
8.1%
5–17
7.6%
2.7%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$71,306
8th Hampden District ranks near the middle of US counties.
8th Hampden District$71,306
Massachusetts$103,960
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.9%
Working age (18–64)14.4%
Seniors (65+)16.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
74.4%
speak English only
Spanish17.4%
Other Indo-European5.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%
Other languages1.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
32.6%
Other Christian
4.9%
Non-Christian
2.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.7%
Mainline Protestant
2.1%
Baptist
1.2%
Methodist
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in the Springfield metro area of western Massachusetts, this district posts a modest Democratic lean at the presidential level while reflecting the working-class and Latino demographic shifts reshaping Hampden County's legislative map.

The Democratic margin in Massachusetts 51st State House District reached its widest at fifty points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was nine points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $71,306, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 15,259 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did 8th Hampden District, Massachusetts vote in 2024?
In 2024, 8th Hampden District, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 8.9 points (D+9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 6,878 votes cast, 3,658 went Democratic and 3,049 went Republican.
What is 8th Hampden District, Massachusetts's political archetype?
Akashic classifies 8th Hampden 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 22 times, Republican 12 times, and other 0 times.
When did 8th Hampden District, Massachusetts last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which 8th Hampden District, Massachusetts voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in 8th Hampden District, Massachusetts?
8th Hampden District, Massachusetts has a population of 15,259 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in 8th Hampden District, Massachusetts?
Median household income in 8th Hampden District, Massachusetts is $71,306 — below the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of 8th Hampden District, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in 8th Hampden District, Massachusetts from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.