Worcester and Hampden District State Senate District (MA) — Elections 1876–2024

Worcester and Hampden District, Massachusetts: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+10%. Democratic peak: D+53 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+10MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 271,4852024 5-year
Median household income: $88,7162024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 70.1%2024 5-year
Black: 6.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 17.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+53 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+48 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+9.6%	68,982	56,547	128,934
2020	D	+17.7%	76,670	52,980	134,144
2016	D	+12.1%	63,318	48,400	123,588
2012	D	+14.1%	65,097	48,751	116,085
2008	D	+17.2%	65,579	45,904	114,404
2004	D	+16.7%	62,044	44,060	107,422
2000	D	+20.5%	55,641	35,482	98,178
1996	D	+29.8%	55,634	27,586	94,106
1992	D	+13.1%	45,337	31,945	102,206
1988	D	+2.5%	48,026	45,684	94,672
1984	R	−9.7%	41,041	49,872	91,220
1980	D	+0.8%	39,766	39,031	92,506
1976	D	+22.9%	57,028	35,307	94,942
1972	D	+5.6%	48,202	43,026	91,720
1968	D	+30.5%	56,401	29,131	89,277
1964	D	+52.9%	69,189	21,193	90,716
1960	D	+22.5%	59,099	37,320	96,652
1956	R	−17.6%	37,916	54,137	92,342
1952	R	−5.5%	44,143	49,270	93,661
1948	D	+12.3%	45,863	35,690	82,968
1944	D	+13.8%	43,088	32,647	75,889
1940	D	+14.5%	44,697	33,309	78,390
1936	D	+16.0%	39,026	27,686	70,714
1932	D	+2.0%	30,235	29,042	61,154
1928	R	−1.4%	29,618	30,492	60,462
1924	R	−41.2%	10,174	27,825	42,868
1920	R	−39.8%	10,960	26,003	37,839
1916	R	−6.6%	9,018	10,327	19,878
1912	R	−9.4%	5,711	7,425	18,229
1908	R	−27.5%	5,420	10,096	17,029
1904	R	−29.1%	5,379	10,119	16,288
1900	R	−25.1%	5,585	9,533	15,735
1896	R	−47.7%	3,568	10,630	14,806
1892	R	−9.5%	6,530	7,955	14,945
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

15.9%

Italian

10.6%

English

8.6%

French

7.9%

Polish

5.6%

American

5.1%

German

4.7%

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

0.7%

85+

1.4%

2.2%

75–84

2.8%

5.0%

65–74

5.4%

6.9%

55–64

7.1%

6.2%

45–54

6.4%

35–44

6.5%

6.6%

25–34

6.5%

4.8%

18–24

4.6%

8.0%

5–17

7.5%

2.7%

2.5%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$88,716

Worcester and Hampden District ranks near the middle of US counties.

Worcester and Hampden District$88,716

Massachusetts$103,960

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.1%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1815.3%

Working age (18–64)11.1%

Seniors (65+)13.4%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

76.7%

speak English only

Spanish11.8%

Other Indo-European6.9%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.5%

Other languages2.1%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

33.0%

Other Christian

4.4%

Mainline Protestant

2.4%

Non-Christian

2.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.6%

Baptist

0.8%

Methodist

0.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Spanning working-class cities like Worcester's outer wards and Hampden County's post-industrial towns, this district has trended toward Republican presidential candidates faster than most of Massachusetts, making it an outlier worth watching in statewide wave elections.

The Democratic margin in Worcester and Hampden District reached its widest at fifty-three points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was ten points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $88,716, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 271,485 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Worcester and Hampden District, Massachusetts vote in 2024?

In 2024, Worcester and Hampden District, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 9.6 points (D+10), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 128,934 votes cast, 68,982 went Democratic and 56,547 went Republican.

What is Worcester and Hampden District, Massachusetts's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Worcester and 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 21 times, Republican 13 times, and other 0 times.

When did Worcester and Hampden District, Massachusetts last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Worcester and Hampden District, Massachusetts voted Republican was 1984.

How many people live in Worcester and Hampden District, Massachusetts?

Worcester and Hampden District, Massachusetts has a population of 271,485 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Worcester and Hampden District, Massachusetts?

Median household income in Worcester and Hampden District, Massachusetts is $88,716 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.

What is the political history of Worcester and Hampden District, Massachusetts?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Worcester and Hampden District, Massachusetts from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Worcester and Hampden District has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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