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1876–2024
Hampden District·Massachusetts

Hampden District has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

Springfield anchors one of western Mass.'s most Democratic districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MA
Latest
D+9
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
24,866
2024 ACS

Hampden District, Massachusetts: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+9%. Democratic peak: D+50 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+9MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
24,8662024 5-year
Median household income
$71,3062024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
63.8%2024 5-year
Black
8.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
27.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+50 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+41 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 1 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
+8.9%
5,9614,96911,208
D
+17.5%
6,7674,69111,863
D
+16.2%
6,0494,22811,247
D
+25.1%
6,6423,94310,767
D
+25.3%
6,5263,83410,623
D
+22.9%
6,1093,81110,028
D
+23.6%
5,3783,2009,246
D
+32.8%
5,6442,6079,254
D
+16.7%
4,6222,93510,115
D
+13.0%
5,2304,0239,318
R
−2.5%
4,5664,8009,401
D
+4.4%
4,3183,8979,656
D
+21.6%
5,9123,7619,955
D
+4.8%
5,1014,6299,786
D
+31.2%
5,9842,9979,572
D
+49.8%
7,1502,3809,575
D
+25.3%
6,5043,87110,414
R
−12.2%
4,3925,62510,067
R
−4.1%
4,8865,30010,219
D
+14.5%
5,0833,7759,011
D
+18.3%
4,9333,4018,354
D
+16.1%
4,8073,4668,317
D
+20.6%
4,3072,7567,532
D
+6.6%
3,3952,9576,642
D
+5.0%
3,3343,0126,384
R
−35.4%
1,0252,4984,165
R
−40.7%
1,0292,5113,644
R
−3.2%
9159781,949
R
−2.5%
5716121,635
R
−16.5%
5327781,491
R
−21.6%
5038041,395
R
−13.2%
5607391,352
R
−39.0%
3658631,276
R
−0.6%
6036111,252
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
13.0%
Italian
8.5%
French
7.7%
Polish
7.6%
American
7.2%
English
6.3%
German
4.0%
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: 40.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.6%
2.2%
75–84
2.9%
5.1%
65–74
5.7%
6.5%
55–64
7.0%
5.6%
45–54
6.2%
6.0%
35–44
6.4%
6.7%
25–34
6.6%
5.0%
18–24
4.8%
8.1%
5–17
7.6%
2.7%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$71,306
Hampden District ranks near the middle of US counties.
Hampden District$71,306
Massachusetts$103,960
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.9%
Working age (18–64)14.4%
Seniors (65+)16.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
74.4%
speak English only
Spanish17.4%
Other Indo-European5.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%
Other languages1.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
32.6%
Other Christian
4.9%
Non-Christian
2.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.7%
Mainline Protestant
2.1%
Baptist
1.2%
Methodist
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Centered on Springfield, Massachusetts's third-largest city, Hampden District delivered a 29-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024, reflecting its dense urban core, large Latino population, and working-class economic profile.

The Democratic margin in Hampden District reached its widest at fifty points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was nine points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $71,306, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 24,866 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Hampden District, Massachusetts vote in 2024?
In 2024, Hampden District, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 8.9 points (D+9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 11,208 votes cast, 5,961 went Democratic and 4,969 went Republican.
What is Hampden District, Massachusetts's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Hampden 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 22 times, Republican 12 times, and other 0 times.
When did Hampden District, Massachusetts last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Hampden District, Massachusetts voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Hampden District, Massachusetts?
Hampden District, Massachusetts has a population of 24,866 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Hampden District, Massachusetts?
Median household income in Hampden District, Massachusetts is $71,306 — below the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Hampden District, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Hampden District, Massachusetts from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.