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First Essex District
presidential margin
2008D+34.22012D+36.02016D+36.12020D+29.62024D+9.8
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+9.8
2024
median income$69,872U.S. $80,734 · MA $103,960
median age34.8U.S. 39.1 · MA 40.3
poverty rate14.7%U.S. 12.5% · MA 10.1%
bachelor’s+ (25+)43.0%U.S. 35.6% · MA 47.3%
non-english28.7%U.S. 22.3% · MA 25.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Dominican28.3%
Puerto Rican11.3%
Guatemalan5.7%
Irish11.1%
Italian8.1%
English5.7%
African American†2.0%
Haitian1.1%
African0.6%
Chinese0.6%
Asian Indian0.5%
Cambodian0.4%
religion

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

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

First Essex District

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First Essex DistrictHarrisD+9.8
2024
2024 presidential margin for First Essex DistrictThe boundary of First Essex District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+9.8), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.First Essex District · D+9.8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic53.4%28,611
Donald TrumpRepublican43.6%23,364
Jill SteinGreen-Rainbow2.9%1,577
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 Essex District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Essex County, MADemocraticD+20.2
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
53.4%Harris28,611
43.6%Trump23,364
2.9%Stein1,577
+9.8%
53,552
D
63.9%Biden37,017
34.3%Trump19,847
1.8%Jorgensen1,067
+29.6%
57,931
D
65.5%Clinton36,462
29.4%Trump16,366
5.0%Johnson2,807
+36.1%
55,635
D
68.0%Obama35,126
32.0%Romney16,524
0.0%
+36.0%
51,650
D
66.3%Obama31,528
32.1%McCain15,255
1.7%Nader785
+34.2%
47,568
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: +9.8% in 2024.+9.8%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+34.2%
2012+36.0%
2016+36.1%
2020+29.6%
2024+9.8%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DPavel PayanoState Senate · First Essex

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Spanning communities along Massachusetts's northeastern coastline, the First Essex District delivered a roughly 10-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024, reflecting an electorate that trends blue but stops well short of the state's most lopsided districts.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 36.1 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 19.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 9.8 points.

A population of 167,027, a 38% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,872 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 33 and State Senate District 4.

Political twins — state-senate districts

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

State Senate District 33
New Jersey
91.2twin score
% Latino2008–2016 trajectory≠ 12-yr trend
State Senate District 4
New York
91.2twin score
% Catholic12-yr trendelasticity≠ % unaffiliated
State Senate District 35
New Jersey
89.7twin score
% Latinoelasticity% Catholic≠ 12-yr trend

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 Essex District

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Essex County

Frequently asked questions

How did First Essex District, Massachusetts vote in 2024?
In 2024, First Essex District, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 9.8 points (D+9.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 53,552 votes cast, 28,611 went Democratic and 23,364 went Republican.
How many people live in First Essex District, Massachusetts?
First Essex District, Massachusetts has a population of 167,027 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in First Essex District, Massachusetts?
Median household income in First Essex District, Massachusetts is $69,872 — below the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of First Essex District, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in First Essex District, Massachusetts from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.