5th Worcester District State House District (MA) — Elections 1876–2024

Massachusetts 146th State House District, Massachusetts: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+10%. Democratic peak: D+54 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+10MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 154,3642024 5-year
Median household income: $95,8402024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 72.8%2024 5-year
Black: 5.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 13.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+54 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+51 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	+10.3%	40,318	32,578	74,925
2020	D	+18.1%	44,430	30,436	77,440
2016	D	+10.7%	35,551	27,968	70,581
2012	D	+9.9%	35,479	28,969	65,792
2008	D	+14.2%	36,153	26,974	64,800
2004	D	+14.4%	34,345	25,573	60,707
2000	D	+19.3%	30,975	20,281	55,283
1996	D	+28.6%	30,327	15,464	51,988
1992	D	+11.7%	24,697	18,106	56,289
1988	R	−2.0%	25,309	26,356	52,272
1984	R	−12.9%	21,397	27,749	49,304
1980	R	−0.8%	20,930	21,350	49,639
1976	D	+23.5%	30,682	18,743	50,812
1972	D	+6.1%	25,657	22,698	48,612
1968	D	+30.1%	29,911	15,714	47,127
1964	D	+54.4%	37,171	10,919	48,244
1960	D	+21.0%	30,722	20,035	50,845
1956	R	−20.5%	19,149	29,022	48,274
1952	R	−6.3%	22,857	25,954	48,926
1948	D	+11.0%	23,731	18,963	43,434
1944	D	+11.2%	21,901	17,469	39,443
1940	D	+13.6%	23,504	17,839	41,538
1936	D	+13.6%	20,240	15,156	37,402
1932	R	−0.5%	15,538	15,714	32,018
1928	R	−4.8%	15,205	16,736	32,127
1924	R	−43.8%	5,536	15,922	23,719
1920	R	−39.4%	6,154	14,430	21,021
1916	R	−8.2%	4,889	5,785	10,958
1912	R	−12.2%	3,122	4,396	10,441
1908	R	−31.7%	2,983	6,107	9,843
1904	R	−32.1%	3,021	6,065	9,496
1900	R	−29.7%	3,042	5,760	9,162
1896	R	−51.1%	1,926	6,327	8,619
1892	R	−12.8%	3,697	4,824	8,797
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%

Italian

11.5%

English

9.5%

French

8.0%

German

5.0%

Polish

4.8%

American

4.2%

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: 40.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.3%

2.2%

75–84

2.7%

5.0%

65–74

5.3%

7.1%

55–64

7.1%

6.4%

45–54

6.5%

6.6%

35–44

6.5%

6.6%

25–34

6.4%

4.8%

18–24

4.6%

7.9%

5–17

7.5%

2.7%

2.5%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$95,840

5th Worcester District ranks near the middle of US counties.

5th Worcester District$95,840

Massachusetts$103,960

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.3%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1812.1%

Working age (18–64)9.7%

Seniors (65+)11.9%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

77.8%

speak English only

Spanish9.4%

Other Indo-European7.5%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.9%

Other languages2.4%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

33.0%

Other Christian

4.2%

Mainline Protestant

2.5%

Non-Christian

2.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.2%

Methodist

0.7%

Baptist

0.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Covering small towns in north-central Massachusetts, the 5th Worcester District delivers Republican presidential margins well above the state norm, reflecting a working-class, small-town electorate that has shifted steadily rightward over the past decade.

The Democratic margin in Massachusetts 146th State House District reached its widest at fifty-four points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was ten points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $95,840, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 154,364 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did 5th Worcester District, Massachusetts vote in 2024?

In 2024, 5th Worcester District, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 10.3 points (D+10), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 74,925 votes cast, 40,318 went Democratic and 32,578 went Republican.

What is 5th Worcester District, Massachusetts's political archetype?

Akashic classifies 5th Worcester 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 18 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.

When did 5th Worcester District, Massachusetts last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which 5th Worcester District, Massachusetts voted Republican was 1988.

How many people live in 5th Worcester District, Massachusetts?

5th Worcester District, Massachusetts has a population of 154,364 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in 5th Worcester District, Massachusetts?

Median household income in 5th Worcester District, Massachusetts is $95,840 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.

What is the political history of 5th Worcester District, Massachusetts?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in 5th Worcester District, Massachusetts from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Massachusetts 146th State House District has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

Demographics

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