Hampden-Hampshire-Worcester District, Massachusetts: Populist district. In 2024, voted D+16%. Democratic peak: D+50 in 1964.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+16MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 152,0652024 5-year
- Median household income
- $76,8872024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 68.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 7.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 21.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+50 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+44 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Hampden-Hampshire-Worcester District, MAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 40,450 | 28,864 | 71,241 | ||
| D | 45,198 | 27,282 | 74,970 | ||
| D | 39,754 | 24,956 | 71,145 | ||
| D | 42,657 | 23,779 | 67,867 | ||
| D | 42,135 | 22,950 | 66,770 | ||
| D | 39,208 | 22,842 | 62,854 | ||
| D | 33,299 | 19,304 | 57,888 | ||
| D | 34,987 | 15,461 | 56,978 | ||
| D | 29,308 | 17,299 | 61,982 | ||
| D | 32,337 | 24,389 | 57,205 | ||
| R | 28,316 | 28,560 | 57,087 | ||
| D | 25,724 | 22,754 | 57,549 | ||
| D | 34,890 | 22,119 | 58,897 | ||
| D | 29,732 | 26,664 | 56,759 | ||
| D | 33,587 | 17,436 | 54,164 | ||
| D | 40,312 | 13,406 | 53,964 | ||
| D | 35,714 | 22,186 | 58,088 | ||
| R | 23,731 | 31,901 | 55,874 | ||
| R | 26,428 | 29,791 | 56,390 | ||
| D | 27,503 | 21,291 | 49,616 | ||
| D | 26,616 | 19,088 | 45,815 | ||
| D | 26,263 | 19,541 | 46,057 | ||
| D | 23,345 | 15,926 | 41,756 | ||
| D | 18,394 | 16,701 | 36,658 | ||
| D | 18,167 | 17,200 | 35,595 | ||
| R | 5,882 | 14,879 | 24,120 | ||
| R | 6,011 | 14,650 | 21,206 | ||
| R | 5,190 | 5,837 | 11,349 | ||
| R | 3,331 | 3,900 | 9,836 | ||
| R | 3,065 | 4,940 | 9,006 | ||
| R | 2,885 | 5,144 | 8,531 | ||
| R | 3,148 | 4,773 | 8,255 | ||
| R | 2,054 | 5,525 | 7,892 | ||
| R | 3,637 | 4,007 | 7,903 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
14.4%
Italian
8.8%
English
7.8%
French
7.8%
Polish
7.7%
American
6.4%
German
5.1%
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: 39.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$76,887
Hampden-Hampshire-Worcester District ranks near the middle of US counties.
Hampden-Hampshire-Worcester District$76,887
Massachusetts$103,960
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.6%
Working age (18–64)13.4%
Seniors (65+)14.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
77.3%
speak English only
Spanish14.0%
Other Indo-European5.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.0%
Other languages1.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Stretching from the Pioneer Valley into central Massachusetts, this district blends small hill towns with mid-sized city precincts, producing presidential margins noticeably tighter than the state's coastal core.
The Democratic margin in Hampden-Hampshire-Worcester District peaked at fifty points in 1964. By 1988 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was sixteen points, the most Democratic-leaning result in the district's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $76,887 sits well below state and national norms, and 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Hampden-Hampshire-Worcester District, Massachusetts vote in 2024?
In 2024, Hampden-Hampshire-Worcester District, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 16.3 points (D+16), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 71,241 votes cast, 40,450 went Democratic and 28,864 went Republican.
What is Hampden-Hampshire-Worcester District, Massachusetts's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Hampden-Hampshire-Worcester District, Massachusetts as a "Populist" 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-Hampshire-Worcester District, Massachusetts last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Hampden-Hampshire-Worcester District, Massachusetts voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Hampden-Hampshire-Worcester District, Massachusetts?
Hampden-Hampshire-Worcester District, Massachusetts has a population of 152,065 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Hampden-Hampshire-Worcester District, Massachusetts?
Median household income in Hampden-Hampshire-Worcester District, Massachusetts is $76,887 — below the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Hampden-Hampshire-Worcester District, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Hampden-Hampshire-Worcester District, Massachusetts from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.