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Norfolk and Suffolk District·Massachusetts

Norfolk and Suffolk District has voted Democratic in seventeen straight presidential cycles.

One of Massachusetts's most Democratic-leaning state senate districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MA
Latest
D+41
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
246,854
2024 ACS

Norfolk and Suffolk District, Massachusetts: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+41%. Democratic peak: D+63 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+41MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
246,8542024 5-year
Median household income
$109,1242024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
55.3%2024 5-year
Black
14.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
16.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+63 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+28 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
+41.1%
74,56830,087108,135
D
+50.8%
87,88327,628118,696
D
+46.4%
76,39725,318110,075
D
+37.9%
69,68330,898102,292
D
+38.5%
66,17228,85496,936
D
+38.0%
61,25627,23589,614
D
+38.4%
54,47222,51283,223
D
+41.0%
51,63819,77877,644
D
+25.9%
45,28623,36484,584
D
+16.8%
48,64234,46484,382
D
+10.4%
47,49538,55786,322
D
+6.5%
37,19431,88181,322
D
+17.0%
47,67633,36184,306
D
+20.6%
51,76933,98086,203
D
+44.2%
60,23321,93386,661
D
+63.0%
74,01416,70891,003
D
+34.4%
66,54532,42099,232
R
−4.4%
46,98251,37098,740
D
+6.3%
56,30149,634106,361
D
+28.0%
60,81433,48797,506
D
+15.7%
54,43439,63194,255
D
+17.1%
55,87539,49895,935
D
+24.6%
50,81629,39187,101
D
+24.3%
44,86426,95473,835
D
+22.6%
45,72128,79574,993
R
−19.8%
17,18627,78953,560
R
−27.8%
15,11927,65845,040
D
+11.0%
13,46810,73124,816
D
+18.4%
10,1175,93422,766
R
−8.4%
9,47211,33822,145
D
+2.4%
11,09810,54822,524
D
+1.6%
10,2319,89520,843
R
−28.5%
6,79312,57820,324
D
+8.5%
9,9578,37518,714
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
16.9%
Italian
9.5%
English
6.8%
German
5.0%
American
2.9%
Polish
2.5%
French
2.0%
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: 36.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.3%
1.8%
75–84
2.5%
4.0%
65–74
4.7%
5.7%
55–64
6.1%
5.6%
45–54
5.9%
6.8%
35–44
6.9%
9.2%
25–34
9.5%
5.5%
18–24
6.2%
6.5%
5–17
6.3%
2.5%
<5
2.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$109,124
Norfolk and Suffolk District ranks near the middle of US counties.
Norfolk and Suffolk District$109,124
Massachusetts$103,960
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.6%
Working age (18–64)11.7%
Seniors (65+)18.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
67.2%
speak English only
Spanish13.2%
Other Indo-European9.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander7.4%
Other languages2.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
41.9%
Non-Christian
6.5%
Other Christian
3.6%
Mainline Protestant
2.0%
Baptist
1.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.9%
Methodist
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+34, Norfolk and Suffolk District ranks among the commonwealth's most lopsided legislative seats, reflecting its dense urban and inner-suburban electorate where Democratic candidates routinely run well ahead of statewide averages.

The Democratic margin in Norfolk and Suffolk District reached its widest at sixty-three points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was forty-one points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $109,124, a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 246,854 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Norfolk and Suffolk District, Massachusetts vote in 2024?
In 2024, Norfolk and Suffolk District, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 41.1 points (D+41), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 108,135 votes cast, 74,568 went Democratic and 30,087 went Republican.
What is Norfolk and Suffolk District, Massachusetts's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Norfolk and Suffolk 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 29 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
When did Norfolk and Suffolk District, Massachusetts last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Norfolk and Suffolk District, Massachusetts voted Republican was 1956.
How many people live in Norfolk and Suffolk District, Massachusetts?
Norfolk and Suffolk District, Massachusetts has a population of 246,854 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Norfolk and Suffolk District, Massachusetts?
Median household income in Norfolk and Suffolk District, Massachusetts is $109,124 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Norfolk and Suffolk District, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Norfolk and Suffolk District, Massachusetts from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 29 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.