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Worcester and Hampden District
presidential margin
2008D+3.92012R+1.62016R+6.02020D+2.72024R+4.7
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+4.7
2024
median income$105,691U.S. $80,734 · MA $103,960
median age43.0U.S. 39.1 · MA 40.3
poverty rate7.2%U.S. 12.5% · MA 10.1%
bachelor’s+ (25+)36.7%U.S. 35.6% · MA 47.3%
non-english23.3%U.S. 22.3% · MA 25.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Irish20.5%
Italian13.7%
English11.1%
Puerto Rican5.5%
Dominican0.9%
Mexican0.4%
African American†0.9%
Ghanaian0.2%
Asian Indian0.5%
Chinese0.2%
Vietnamese0.2%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Worcester County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Worcester and Hampden District

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Worcester and Hampden DistrictTrumpR+4.7
2024
2024 presidential margin for Worcester and Hampden DistrictThe boundary of Worcester and Hampden District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+4.7), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Worcester and Hampden District · R+4.7
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican50.7%52,989
Kamala HarrisDemocratic46.0%48,054
Jill SteinGreen-Rainbow3.3%3,417
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 2 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (2 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Worcester and Hampden District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Hampden County, MADemocraticD+8.9
Worcester County, MADemocraticD+10.0
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
46.0%Harris48,054
50.7%Trump52,989
3.3%Stein3,417
−4.7%
104,460
D
50.0%Biden51,690
47.3%Trump48,910
2.7%Jorgensen2,770
+2.7%
103,370
R
42.5%Clinton39,330
48.5%Trump44,850
9.0%Johnson8,351
−6.0%
92,531
R
49.2%Obama41,391
50.8%Romney42,714
0.0%
−1.6%
84,105
D
50.8%Obama43,733
46.9%McCain40,404
2.3%Nader2,004
+3.9%
86,141
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −4.7% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−4.7%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+3.9%
2012−1.6%
2016−6.0%
2020+2.7%
2024−4.7%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RRyan FattmanState Senate · Worcester and Hampden

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

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.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 3.9 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 6.0 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 7.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 4.7 points.

A population of 181,709, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $105,691 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Worcester and Hampshire District and Hampden-Hampshire-Worcester District.

Political twins — state-senate districts

The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Worcester and Hampshire District
Massachusetts
97.0twin score
elasticity% CatholicFrench ancestry
Hampden-Hampshire-Worcester District
Massachusetts
91.8twin score
elasticityFrench ancestry% Evangelical≠ Polish ancestry
State Senate District 7
Connecticut
90.5twin score
elasticity% Evangelical% Catholic≠ Polish ancestry

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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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 Republican by 4.7 points (R+4.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 104,460 votes cast, 48,054 went Democratic and 52,989 went Republican.
When did Worcester and Hampden District, Massachusetts last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Worcester and Hampden District, Massachusetts voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Worcester and Hampden District, Massachusetts?
Worcester and Hampden District, Massachusetts has a population of 181,709 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 $105,691 — 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 5 presidential elections in Worcester and Hampden District, Massachusetts from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 3 went Republican.