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Berkshire-Hampden-Franklin-Hampshire District
presidential margin
2008D+46.12012D+47.32016D+33.82020D+40.52024D+33.0
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+33.0
2024
median income$80,405U.S. $80,734 · MA $103,960
median age48.2U.S. 39.1 · MA 40.3
poverty rate10.4%U.S. 12.5% · MA 10.1%
bachelor’s+ (25+)38.0%U.S. 35.6% · MA 47.3%
non-english15.7%U.S. 22.3% · MA 25.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Irish19.2%
English13.1%
Italian12.6%
Puerto Rican3.4%
Dominican0.3%
Mexican0.2%
African American†1.8%
Jamaican0.2%
African0.2%
Chinese0.4%
Asian Indian0.3%
Nepalese0.2%
religion

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

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

Berkshire-Hampden-Franklin-Hampshire District

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Berkshire-Hampden-Franklin-Hampshire DistrictHarrisD+33.0
2024
2024 presidential margin for Berkshire-Hampden-Franklin-Hampshire DistrictThe boundary of Berkshire-Hampden-Franklin-Hampshire District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+33.0), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Berkshire-Hampden-Franklin-Hampshire District · D+33.0
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic64.7%61,443
Donald TrumpRepublican31.7%30,067
Jill SteinGreen-Rainbow3.7%3,471
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 4 counties 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 (4 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Berkshire-Hampden-Franklin-Hampshire District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Berkshire County, MADemocraticD+39.7
Franklin County, MADemocraticD+37.6
Hampden County, MADemocraticD+8.9
Hampshire County, MADemocraticD+41.7
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
64.7%Harris61,443
31.7%Trump30,067
3.7%Stein3,471
+33.0%
94,981
D
69.1%Biden66,758
28.6%Trump27,632
2.4%Jorgensen2,289
+40.5%
96,679
D
62.8%Clinton55,966
29.0%Trump25,831
8.2%Johnson7,267
+33.8%
89,064
D
73.7%Obama62,376
26.3%Romney22,304
0.0%
+47.3%
84,680
D
71.8%Obama63,791
25.7%McCain22,830
2.5%Nader2,263
+46.1%
88,884
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: +33.0% in 2024.+33.0%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+46.1%
2012+47.3%
2016+33.8%
2020+40.5%
2024+33.0%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DPaul MarkState Senate · Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin and Hampshire

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Stretching from the Berkshire hills east through the Pioneer Valley, this district combines rural college towns with post-industrial cities, producing presidential margins that have exceeded 30 points in recent cycles.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 47.3 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 7.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 33.0 points.

A population of 167,288, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $80,405 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hampshire-Franklin-Worcester District and State Senate District 20.

Political twins — state-senate districts

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

Hampshire-Franklin-Worcester District
Massachusetts
95.7twin score
2008–2024 trajectory
State Senate District 20
Connecticut
85.1twin score
elasticity2008–2024 trajectory≠ Puerto Rican ancestry
State Senate District 46
New York
83.6twin score
% Evangelical2012–2024 trajectory≠ median age

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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Places within Berkshire-Hampden-Franklin-Hampshire District

counties it covers4
Berkshire CountyFranklin CountyHampden CountyHampshire County

Frequently asked questions

How did Berkshire-Hampden-Franklin-Hampshire District, Massachusetts vote in 2024?
In 2024, Berkshire-Hampden-Franklin-Hampshire District, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 33.0 points (D+33.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 94,981 votes cast, 61,443 went Democratic and 30,067 went Republican.
How many people live in Berkshire-Hampden-Franklin-Hampshire District, Massachusetts?
Berkshire-Hampden-Franklin-Hampshire District, Massachusetts has a population of 167,288 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Berkshire-Hampden-Franklin-Hampshire District, Massachusetts?
Median household income in Berkshire-Hampden-Franklin-Hampshire District, Massachusetts is $80,405 — below the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Berkshire-Hampden-Franklin-Hampshire District, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Berkshire-Hampden-Franklin-Hampshire District, Massachusetts from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.