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Second Essex and Middlesex District
presidential margin
2008D+8.62012D+1.02016D+9.02020D+20.42024D+14.2
full record · 20082024
D+14.2
2024
median income$128,772U.S. $80,734 · MA $103,960
median age43.0U.S. 39.1 · MA 40.3
poverty rate5.9%U.S. 12.5% · MA 10.1%
bachelor’s+ (25+)48.3%U.S. 35.6% · MA 47.3%
non-english28.8%U.S. 22.3% · MA 25.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Irish23.8%
Italian16.7%
English12.3%
Dominican2.8%
Puerto Rican1.4%
Guatemalan0.6%
Chinese1.7%
Asian Indian1.6%
Cambodian0.7%
African American0.9%
Haitian0.5%
African0.2%
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.

Second Essex and Middlesex District

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Second Essex and Middlesex DistrictHarrisD+14.2
2024
2024 presidential margin for Second Essex and Middlesex DistrictThe boundary of Second Essex and Middlesex District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+14.2), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Second Essex and Middlesex District · D+14.2
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic55.3%58,130
Donald TrumpRepublican41.1%43,168
Jill SteinGreen-Rainbow3.6%3,738
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 Second Essex and Middlesex District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Essex County, MADemocraticD+20.2
Middlesex County, MADemocraticD+39.2
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
55.3%Harris58,130
41.1%Trump43,168
3.6%Stein3,738
+14.2%
105,036
D
59.0%Biden63,263
38.6%Trump41,386
2.4%Jorgensen2,562
+20.4%
107,211
D
50.7%Clinton48,866
41.6%Trump40,142
7.7%Johnson7,462
+9.0%
96,470
D
50.5%Obama45,446
49.5%Romney44,588
0.0%
+1.0%
90,034
D
53.5%Obama47,493
44.8%McCain39,821
1.7%Nader1,534
+8.6%
88,848
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: +14.2% in 2024.+14.2%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+8.6%
2012+1.0%
2016+9.0%
2020+20.4%
2024+14.2%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DBarry FinegoldState Senate · Second Essex and Middlesex

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Spanning communities from Essex County's North Shore coast into Middlesex suburbs, this district backed the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee by 14.3 points, reflecting a well-educated, densely networked electorate that has trended reliably blue across recent cycles.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 20.4 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 14.2 points.

A population of 181,376, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $128,772 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bristol and Norfolk District and First Essex and Middlesex District.

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

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 Second Essex and Middlesex District, Massachusetts vote in 2024?
In 2024, Second Essex and Middlesex District, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 14.2 points (D+14.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 105,036 votes cast, 58,130 went Democratic and 43,168 went Republican.
How many people live in Second Essex and Middlesex District, Massachusetts?
Second Essex and Middlesex District, Massachusetts has a population of 181,376 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Second Essex and Middlesex District, Massachusetts?
Median household income in Second Essex and Middlesex District, Massachusetts is $128,772 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Second Essex and Middlesex District, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Second Essex and Middlesex District, Massachusetts from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.