1st Middlesex District State House District (MA) — Elections 1876–2024

Massachusetts 59th State House District, Massachusetts: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+38%. Democratic peak: D+53 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+38MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 239,4332024 5-year
Median household income: $128,8902024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 67.1%2024 5-year
Black: 4.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 9.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+53 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+47 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	+37.6%	79,980	35,277	118,915
2020	D	+43.4%	88,990	33,964	126,653
2016	D	+35.8%	74,858	32,759	117,676
2012	D	+26.2%	68,151	39,404	109,746
2008	D	+29.3%	67,201	36,256	105,779
2004	D	+28.7%	63,789	35,035	100,310
2000	D	+30.6%	58,425	29,205	95,436
1996	D	+36.0%	57,558	24,787	91,140
1992	D	+21.3%	49,590	28,299	99,994
1988	D	+10.1%	52,066	42,349	95,945
1984	D	+0.2%	46,691	46,503	93,495
1980	D	+2.0%	39,165	37,310	92,276
1976	D	+15.9%	52,316	37,500	93,166
1972	D	+12.1%	49,869	39,090	89,429
1968	D	+31.4%	53,689	27,343	83,781
1964	D	+53.0%	63,907	19,535	83,772
1960	D	+18.4%	51,805	35,697	87,683
1956	R	−22.4%	31,558	49,861	81,646
1952	R	−13.8%	34,675	45,861	80,771
1948	D	+4.5%	36,314	33,140	70,816
1944	R	−4.9%	30,913	34,092	65,112
1940	R	−4.2%	32,214	35,028	67,552
1936	R	−1.6%	27,908	28,869	61,132
1932	R	−2.7%	25,393	26,819	53,245
1928	R	−4.4%	25,237	27,557	52,991
1924	R	−38.7%	9,386	23,808	37,276
1920	R	−42.2%	9,042	22,864	32,742
1916	R	−9.6%	7,302	8,891	16,552
1912	D	+4.9%	5,333	4,591	15,100
1908	R	−28.7%	4,586	8,626	14,085
1904	R	−25.3%	4,801	8,212	13,500
1900	R	−24.9%	4,331	7,349	12,103
1896	R	−47.2%	2,870	8,452	11,823
1892	R	−7.6%	5,118	5,989	11,400
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

18.2%

Italian

12.1%

English

9.7%

German

6.2%

French

3.5%

Polish

3.2%

American

3.2%

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: 39.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.3%

2.1%

75–84

2.8%

4.4%

65–74

5.0%

6.3%

55–64

6.5%

6.3%

45–54

6.3%

7.0%

35–44

7.0%

7.6%

25–34

7.3%

4.9%

18–24

4.8%

7.4%

5–17

7.0%

2.6%

2.5%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$128,890

1st Middlesex District ranks near the middle of US counties.

1st Middlesex District$128,890

Massachusetts$103,960

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

7.8%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 188.1%

Working age (18–64)7.5%

Seniors (65+)11.0%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

71.3%

speak English only

Other Indo-European12.2%

Asian & Pacific Islander7.7%

Spanish6.8%

Other languages2.1%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

39.7%

Non-Christian

5.7%

Other Christian

3.9%

Mainline Protestant

2.1%

Baptist

0.9%

Methodist

0.8%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Covering part of Middlesex County northwest of Boston, this state house district returned a D+8.6 margin in 2024 — competitive enough to draw attention but comfortably outside toss-up territory in recent cycles.

The Democratic margin in Massachusetts 59th State House District reached its widest at fifty-three points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was thirty-eight points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $128,890, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 239,433 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did 1st Middlesex District, Massachusetts vote in 2024?

In 2024, 1st Middlesex District, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 37.6 points (D+38), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 118,915 votes cast, 79,980 went Democratic and 35,277 went Republican.

What is 1st Middlesex District, Massachusetts's political archetype?

Akashic classifies 1st Middlesex 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 1st Middlesex District, Massachusetts last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which 1st Middlesex District, Massachusetts voted Republican was 1956.

How many people live in 1st Middlesex District, Massachusetts?

1st Middlesex District, Massachusetts has a population of 239,433 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in 1st Middlesex District, Massachusetts?

Median household income in 1st Middlesex District, Massachusetts is $128,890 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.

What is the political history of 1st Middlesex District, Massachusetts?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in 1st Middlesex 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 59th State House District has voted Democratic in seventeen straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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