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

Worcester and Middlesex District, Massachusetts: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+33%. Democratic peak: D+53 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+33MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 333,3412024 5-year
Median household income: $123,8952024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 68.0%2024 5-year
Black: 5.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 10.2%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	+33.5%	107,610	52,371	164,963
2020	D	+39.7%	119,597	50,114	174,923
2016	D	+32.2%	99,994	47,876	162,060
2012	D	+23.8%	92,041	56,057	151,122
2008	D	+27.0%	91,144	51,681	146,115
2004	D	+26.6%	86,533	49,773	138,318
2000	D	+29.0%	79,128	41,143	130,786
1996	D	+34.9%	77,878	34,345	124,631
1992	D	+20.0%	66,617	39,364	136,497
1988	D	+8.5%	69,737	58,660	130,403
1984	R	−1.5%	62,108	64,015	126,530
1980	D	+1.6%	53,092	51,063	125,213
1976	D	+16.9%	71,828	50,421	126,654
1972	D	+11.3%	67,297	53,600	121,534
1968	D	+31.3%	73,224	37,441	114,400
1964	D	+53.2%	87,677	26,649	114,765
1960	D	+18.7%	71,270	48,728	120,242
1956	R	−22.1%	43,557	68,409	112,268
1952	R	−12.8%	48,463	62,677	111,454
1948	D	+5.4%	50,686	45,360	97,898
1944	R	−2.6%	43,702	45,999	89,850
1940	R	−1.6%	45,768	47,225	93,422
1936	D	+0.6%	39,611	39,066	84,480
1932	R	−2.4%	35,094	36,833	73,396
1928	R	−4.4%	34,798	38,040	73,132
1924	R	−39.5%	12,901	33,343	51,807
1920	R	−41.8%	12,699	31,737	45,567
1916	R	−9.4%	10,228	12,396	23,143
1912	D	+2.2%	7,322	6,862	21,258
1908	R	−29.2%	6,396	12,191	19,864
1904	R	−26.4%	6,662	11,687	19,059
1900	R	−25.7%	6,115	10,568	17,300
1896	R	−47.8%	4,023	12,055	16,788
1892	R	−8.6%	7,256	8,654	16,346
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

18.1%

Italian

12.0%

English

9.7%

German

6.0%

French

4.2%

Polish

3.4%

American

3.3%

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: 39.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.3%

2.1%

75–84

2.8%

4.5%

65–74

5.1%

6.5%

55–64

6.6%

6.3%

45–54

6.3%

6.9%

35–44

6.9%

7.5%

25–34

7.2%

4.9%

18–24

4.7%

7.5%

5–17

7.1%

2.6%

2.5%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$123,895

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

Worcester and Middlesex District$123,895

Massachusetts$103,960

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

8.2%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 188.7%

Working age (18–64)7.9%

Seniors (65+)11.1%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

72.3%

speak English only

Other Indo-European11.5%

Spanish7.2%

Asian & Pacific Islander7.0%

Other languages2.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

38.7%

Non-Christian

5.2%

Other Christian

4.0%

Mainline Protestant

2.2%

Baptist

0.9%

Methodist

0.8%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored by the working-class neighborhoods of Worcester and stretching into Middlesex County suburbs, this district blends post-industrial demographics with a younger, degree-holding population that has widened Democratic margins in recent cycles.

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

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $123,895, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 333,341 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

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

In 2024, Worcester and Middlesex District, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 33.5 points (D+33), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 164,963 votes cast, 107,610 went Democratic and 52,371 went Republican.

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

Akashic classifies Worcester and Middlesex 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 19 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.

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

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

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

Worcester and Middlesex District, Massachusetts has a population of 333,341 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

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

Median household income in Worcester and Middlesex District, Massachusetts is $123,895 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.

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

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Worcester and Middlesex District, Massachusetts from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

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

Key facts

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