Hampshire-Franklin-Worcester District State Senate District (MA) — Elections 1876–2024

Hampshire-Franklin-Worcester District, Massachusetts: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+22%. Republican peak: R+56 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+22MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 206,3212024 5-year
Median household income: $90,0322024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 77.7%2024 5-year
Black: 3.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 10.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+49 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+56 in 1896MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

3 counties · 3 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	+22.5%	63,374	39,517	106,108
2020	D	+29.3%	68,874	36,809	109,462
2016	D	+22.0%	56,457	34,172	101,154
2012	D	+25.2%	58,372	34,331	95,240
2008	D	+28.3%	59,307	32,602	94,394
2004	D	+25.5%	55,229	32,490	89,152
2000	D	+22.0%	44,964	27,120	80,992
1996	D	+32.9%	46,237	20,885	77,139
1992	D	+18.6%	39,225	23,645	83,592
1988	D	+7.9%	41,387	35,245	77,504
1984	R	−5.0%	34,956	38,677	73,903
1980	D	+1.0%	30,575	29,818	72,524
1976	D	+17.4%	42,162	29,269	74,043
1972	D	+1.4%	34,777	33,797	69,036
1968	D	+21.7%	37,903	23,936	64,218
1964	D	+48.7%	48,077	16,514	64,866
1960	D	+12.1%	38,462	30,159	68,740
1956	R	−26.8%	23,954	41,589	65,696
1952	R	−15.7%	27,947	38,374	66,467
1948	D	+1.3%	29,139	28,361	58,354
1944	D	+3.9%	27,650	25,595	53,356
1940	D	+4.4%	29,047	26,588	55,922
1936	D	+3.7%	25,709	23,772	51,854
1932	R	−9.8%	19,322	23,636	44,160
1928	R	−14.6%	18,896	25,432	44,628
1924	R	−48.5%	6,955	22,981	33,023
1920	R	−44.5%	7,790	20,751	29,140
1916	R	−11.7%	6,789	8,644	15,873
1912	R	−11.4%	4,485	6,211	15,107
1908	R	−35.5%	4,022	9,094	14,304
1904	R	−38.0%	3,999	9,305	13,946
1900	R	−35.1%	4,157	8,918	13,572
1896	R	−55.8%	2,609	10,018	13,279
1892	R	−15.6%	5,586	7,743	13,828
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

17.2%

English

12.1%

Italian

10.2%

French

8.2%

German

6.6%

Polish

6.5%

American

3.5%

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: 41.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.3%

2.5%

75–84

2.9%

5.6%

65–74

6.1%

7.0%

55–64

7.2%

6.0%

45–54

6.2%

35–44

6.3%

6.1%

25–34

6.0%

5.5%

18–24

5.9%

7.2%

5–17

6.8%

2.3%

2.2%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$90,032

Hampshire-Franklin-Worcester District ranks near the middle of US counties.

Hampshire-Franklin-Worcester District$90,032

Massachusetts$103,960

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.9%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1813.0%

Working age (18–64)10.4%

Seniors (65+)10.8%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

82.6%

speak English only

Spanish7.2%

Other Indo-European5.8%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.7%

Other languages1.6%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

25.4%

Other Christian

3.5%

Mainline Protestant

2.8%

Non-Christian

2.7%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.8%

Methodist

0.7%

Baptist

0.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored by college towns like Amherst and Northampton, this Pioneer Valley and central Massachusetts district posts presidential margins exceeding 40 points Democratic, driven by dense concentrations of students, educators, and progressive suburban voters.

The Democratic margin in Hampshire-Franklin-Worcester District reached its widest at forty-nine points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was twenty-two points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $90,032, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 206,321 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Hampshire-Franklin-Worcester District, Massachusetts vote in 2024?

In 2024, Hampshire-Franklin-Worcester District, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 22.5 points (D+22), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 106,108 votes cast, 63,374 went Democratic and 39,517 went Republican.

What is Hampshire-Franklin-Worcester District, Massachusetts's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Hampshire-Franklin-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 20 times, Republican 14 times, and other 0 times.

When did Hampshire-Franklin-Worcester District, Massachusetts last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Hampshire-Franklin-Worcester District, Massachusetts voted Republican was 1984.

How many people live in Hampshire-Franklin-Worcester District, Massachusetts?

Hampshire-Franklin-Worcester District, Massachusetts has a population of 206,321 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Hampshire-Franklin-Worcester District, Massachusetts?

Median household income in Hampshire-Franklin-Worcester District, Massachusetts is $90,032 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.

What is the political history of Hampshire-Franklin-Worcester District, Massachusetts?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Hampshire-Franklin-Worcester District, Massachusetts from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Hampshire-Franklin-Worcester District has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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