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Worcester and Hampshire District·Massachusetts

Worcester and Hampshire District has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential cycles.

One of Massachusetts' most competitive state senate districts by presidential vote

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MA
Latest
D+11
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
329,190
2024 ACS

Worcester and Hampshire District, Massachusetts: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+11%. Democratic peak: D+54 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+11MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
329,1902024 5-year
Median household income
$95,6172024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
73.0%2024 5-year
Black
5.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
13.5%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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+11.2%
86,81868,914160,094
D
+18.9%
95,61064,411165,507
D
+11.6%
76,74359,255151,112
D
+10.9%
76,69461,320140,951
D
+15.1%
78,07057,128138,783
D
+15.2%
74,04654,252130,011
D
+19.6%
66,36543,143118,438
D
+29.0%
65,18932,904111,419
D
+12.3%
53,28238,442120,604
R
−1.2%
54,65556,034111,990
R
−12.1%
46,30459,125105,769
R
−0.5%
44,92545,463106,282
D
+23.4%
65,57240,102108,706
D
+6.1%
54,80048,441103,804
D
+30.0%
63,54533,500100,294
D
+54.3%
78,91323,282102,523
D
+20.9%
65,17842,639108,006
R
−20.5%
40,63261,681102,532
R
−6.5%
48,39755,190103,830
D
+10.8%
50,25440,30792,124
D
+11.2%
46,43337,07983,666
D
+13.5%
49,77137,88488,075
D
+13.4%
42,86532,22479,333
R
−0.6%
32,93133,34467,935
R
−4.8%
32,25835,51268,171
R
−43.8%
11,76733,81250,384
R
−39.4%
13,06530,67244,661
R
−8.3%
10,37812,32023,304
R
−12.3%
6,6499,36922,198
R
−31.7%
6,33612,96920,911
R
−32.3%
6,39812,91020,181
R
−29.9%
6,44612,25919,471
R
−51.2%
4,08713,48118,349
R
−12.8%
7,87410,27918,745
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
17.1%
Italian
11.4%
English
9.6%
French
8.0%
German
5.1%
Polish
4.9%
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: 40.1 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%
6.3%
45–54
6.5%
6.5%
35–44
6.5%
6.5%
25–34
6.3%
4.9%
18–24
4.8%
7.8%
5–17
7.4%
2.7%
<5
2.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$95,617
Worcester and Hampshire District ranks near the middle of US counties.
Worcester and Hampshire District$95,617
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)9.8%
Seniors (65+)11.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
78.0%
speak English only
Spanish9.3%
Other Indo-European7.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.9%
Other languages2.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
32.5%
Other Christian
4.1%
Mainline Protestant
2.5%
Non-Christian
2.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.2%
Methodist
0.7%
Baptist
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Spanning rural hill towns and mid-sized urban centers across two counties, this district voted within a fraction of a point of the national median in 2024, making it an unusually precise bellwether in an otherwise lopsidedly Democratic state.

The Democratic margin in Worcester and Hampshire District reached its widest at fifty-four points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was eleven points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $95,617, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 329,190 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Worcester and Hampshire District, Massachusetts vote in 2024?
In 2024, Worcester and Hampshire District, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 11.2 points (D+11), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 160,094 votes cast, 86,818 went Democratic and 68,914 went Republican.
What is Worcester and Hampshire District, Massachusetts's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Worcester and Hampshire 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 Worcester and Hampshire District, Massachusetts last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Worcester and Hampshire District, Massachusetts voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Worcester and Hampshire District, Massachusetts?
Worcester and Hampshire District, Massachusetts has a population of 329,190 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Worcester and Hampshire District, Massachusetts?
Median household income in Worcester and Hampshire District, Massachusetts is $95,617 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Worcester and Hampshire District, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Worcester and Hampshire 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.