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1876–2024
17th Suffolk District·Massachusetts

Massachusetts 139th State House District has voted Democratic in twenty-five straight presidential cycles.

One of Massachusetts' most Democratic-leaning state house seats

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MA
Latest
D+51
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
20,218
2024 ACS

Massachusetts 139th State House District, Massachusetts: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+51%. Democratic peak: D+72 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+51MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
20,2182024 5-year
Median household income
$96,9552024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
47.1%2024 5-year
Black
17.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
22.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+72 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+25 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+50.9%
5,7621,7867,818
D
+61.5%
6,9891,5838,786
D
+60.0%
6,3221,3748,252
D
+54.6%
5,7601,6427,536
D
+53.8%
5,3421,5607,032
D
+51.3%
4,7331,4946,309
D
+49.4%
4,0351,2135,709
D
+51.6%
3,7961,0825,255
D
+35.9%
3,4511,3815,772
D
+28.2%
3,7282,0685,890
D
+23.3%
3,9252,4366,384
D
+17.2%
2,9331,9585,675
D
+25.4%
3,6812,1416,074
D
+30.8%
4,2772,2546,565
D
+56.1%
5,2081,3136,943
D
+71.8%
6,5671,0697,658
D
+47.8%
6,4072,2528,685
D
+6.9%
4,8194,1959,054
D
+18.4%
6,0494,16510,258
D
+40.5%
6,6582,7239,727
D
+24.6%
5,8833,5539,455
D
+26.4%
6,0983,5369,693
D
+35.4%
5,6052,4768,829
D
+36.1%
4,9782,2787,470
D
+33.4%
5,1192,5407,713
R
−12.3%
1,9662,6545,586
R
−22.3%
1,6902,7334,684
D
+17.0%
1,5261,0732,665
D
+22.1%
1,1516092,456
R
−3.1%
1,0931,1672,397
D
+7.7%
1,2901,0992,479
D
+6.8%
1,1861,0312,289
R
−24.7%
7921,3472,243
D
+11.1%
1,1148872,041
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
12.9%
Italian
8.3%
English
5.4%
German
4.5%
American
2.4%
Polish
2.2%
French
1.6%
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: 34.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.1%
1.5%
75–84
2.2%
3.6%
65–74
4.3%
5.2%
55–64
5.5%
5.1%
45–54
5.4%
6.9%
35–44
6.9%
10.8%
25–34
11.1%
6.2%
18–24
7.3%
5.8%
5–17
5.6%
2.4%
<5
2.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$96,955
17th Suffolk District ranks near the middle of US counties.
17th Suffolk District$96,955
Massachusetts$103,960
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.7%
Working age (18–64)14.6%
Seniors (65+)21.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
61.8%
speak English only
Spanish18.6%
Other Indo-European10.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander6.7%
Other languages2.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
42.2%
Non-Christian
7.0%
Other Christian
4.7%
Baptist
1.6%
Mainline Protestant
1.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.2%
Methodist
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 41.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

The 17th Suffolk District posts presidential margins exceeding 60 points, placing it among the most reliably one-sided state legislative districts in the country. Its dense urban electorate in the Boston area drives turnout patterns that rarely fluctuate.

The Democratic margin in Massachusetts 139th State House District reached its widest at seventy-two points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was fifty-one points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $96,955, a 47% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 20,218 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did 17th Suffolk District, Massachusetts vote in 2024?
In 2024, 17th Suffolk District, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 50.9 points (D+51), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 7,818 votes cast, 5,762 went Democratic and 1,786 went Republican.
What is 17th Suffolk District, Massachusetts's political archetype?
Akashic classifies 17th Suffolk 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 30 times, Republican 4 times, and other 0 times.
When did 17th Suffolk District, Massachusetts last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which 17th Suffolk District, Massachusetts voted Republican was 1924.
How many people live in 17th Suffolk District, Massachusetts?
17th Suffolk District, Massachusetts has a population of 20,218 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in 17th Suffolk District, Massachusetts?
Median household income in 17th Suffolk District, Massachusetts is $96,955 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of 17th Suffolk District, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in 17th Suffolk District, Massachusetts from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 30 went Democratic and 4 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.