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First Middlesex District
presidential margin
2008D+16.42012D+15.62016D+16.32020D+20.22024D+10.9
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+10.9
2024
median income$90,812U.S. $80,734 · MA $103,960
median age37.3U.S. 39.1 · MA 40.3
poverty rate13.5%U.S. 12.5% · MA 10.1%
bachelor’s+ (25+)59.5%U.S. 35.6% · MA 47.3%
non-english29.1%U.S. 22.3% · MA 25.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Irish16.2%
Italian10.7%
English8.6%
Chinese5.6%
Asian Indian4.9%
Cambodian1.3%
Puerto Rican4.0%
Salvadoran2.3%
Mexican1.6%
African American†3.4%
Haitian1.4%
African0.6%
religion

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

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

First Middlesex District

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First Middlesex DistrictHarrisD+10.9
2024
2024 presidential margin for First Middlesex DistrictThe boundary of First Middlesex District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+10.9), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.First Middlesex District · D+10.9
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic53.7%37,670
Donald TrumpRepublican42.7%29,992
Jill SteinGreen-Rainbow3.6%2,551
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county 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 (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for First Middlesex District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Middlesex County, MADemocraticD+39.2
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
53.7%Harris37,670
42.7%Trump29,992
3.6%Stein2,551
+10.9%
70,213
D
59.1%Biden43,371
38.8%Trump28,525
2.1%Jorgensen1,534
+20.2%
73,430
D
54.5%Clinton37,147
38.1%Trump26,005
7.4%Johnson5,023
+16.3%
68,175
D
57.8%Obama36,696
42.2%Romney26,775
0.0%
+15.6%
63,471
D
57.3%Obama34,830
40.9%McCain24,847
1.8%Nader1,080
+16.4%
60,757
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: +10.9% in 2024.+10.9%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+16.4%
2012+15.6%
2016+16.3%
2020+20.2%
2024+10.9%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DVanna HowardState Senate · First Middlesex

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Stretching through north-central Massachusetts, the First Middlesex District blends commuter suburbs with small mill towns, producing presidential margins that lean Democratic by roughly 11 points — competitive enough that local races can diverge sharply from the top of the ticket.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 20.2 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 9.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 10.9 points.

A population of 175,513, a 58% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $90,812 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Fifth Middlesex District and Norfolk and Plymouth 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.

Fifth Middlesex District
Massachusetts
91.0twin score
median incomecollege share% Catholic≠ 12-yr trend
Norfolk and Plymouth District
Massachusetts
90.7twin score
median income% Catholic% Asian≠ Irish ancestry
State Senate District 38
New Jersey
90.2twin score
% Catholicmedian income% Asian≠ Irish 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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Places within First Middlesex District

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Middlesex County

Frequently asked questions

How did First Middlesex District, Massachusetts vote in 2024?
In 2024, First Middlesex District, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 10.9 points (D+10.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 70,213 votes cast, 37,670 went Democratic and 29,992 went Republican.
How many people live in First Middlesex District, Massachusetts?
First Middlesex District, Massachusetts has a population of 175,513 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in First Middlesex District, Massachusetts?
Median household income in First Middlesex District, Massachusetts is $90,812 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of First Middlesex District, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in First Middlesex District, Massachusetts from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.