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Massachusetts 54th State House District
presidential margin
2008D+64.82012D+69.42016D+61.62020D+58.22024D+44.5
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+44.5
2024
median income$49,364U.S. $80,734 · MA $103,960
median age31.7U.S. 39.1 · MA 40.3
poverty rate25.2%U.S. 12.5% · MA 10.1%
bachelor’s+ (25+)29.3%U.S. 35.6% · MA 47.3%
non-english25.6%U.S. 22.3% · MA 25.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Puerto Rican31.7%
Dominican2.6%
Mexican1.0%
Irish7.7%
Italian5.1%
French4.6%
African American†21.4%
Jamaican3.4%
African1.1%
Asian Indian0.4%
Nepalese0.3%
Chinese0.3%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Hampden County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Massachusetts 54th State House District

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Massachusetts 54th State House DistrictHarrisD+44.5
2024
2024 presidential margin for Massachusetts 54th State House DistrictThe boundary of Massachusetts 54th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+44.5), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Massachusetts 54th State House District · D+44.5
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic70.5%9,743
Donald TrumpRepublican26.0%3,590
Jill SteinGreen-Rainbow3.5%480
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Massachusetts 54th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Hampden County, MADemocraticD+8.9
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
70.5%Harris9,743
26.0%Trump3,590
3.5%Stein480
+44.5%
13,813
D
78.3%Biden11,302
20.1%Trump2,902
1.6%Jorgensen231
+58.2%
14,435
D
78.3%Clinton11,426
16.7%Trump2,441
4.9%Johnson719
+61.6%
14,586
D
84.7%Obama12,558
15.3%Romney2,269
0.0%
+69.4%
14,827
D
81.7%Obama11,739
16.9%McCain2,423
1.5%Nader213
+64.8%
14,375
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +44.5% in 2024.+44.5%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+64.8%
2012+69.4%
2016+61.6%
2020+58.2%
2024+44.5%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DBud WilliamsState House · 11th Hampden

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Centered in Springfield, this Hampden County district recorded a 44.6-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024, reflecting a dense, majority-minority urban electorate with some of the state's highest poverty rates.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 69.4 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 13.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 44.5 points.

A population of 43,931, a 35% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $49,364 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of 9th Hampden District and Assembly District 85.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

9th Hampden District
Massachusetts
96.8twin score
2008–2016 trajectory12-yr trend
Assembly District 85
New York
94.1twin score
2008–2020 trajectory≠ 12-yr trend
State House District 9
Rhode Island
94.0twin score
2008–2020 trajectory≠ % Catholic

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.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Massachusetts 54th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Massachusetts 54th State House District voted Democratic by 44.5 points (D+44.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 13,813 votes cast, 9,743 went Democratic and 3,590 went Republican.
How many people live in Massachusetts 54th State House District?
Massachusetts 54th State House District has a population of 43,931 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Massachusetts 54th State House District?
Median household income in Massachusetts 54th State House District is $49,364 — below the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Massachusetts 54th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Massachusetts 54th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.