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

Second Essex and Middlesex District, Massachusetts: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+26%. Democratic peak: D+50 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+26MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 230,2002024 5-year
Median household income: $111,2022024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 67.5%2024 5-year
Black: 4.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 19.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+50 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+47 in 1920MIT 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	+26.4%	70,506	40,459	114,005
2020	D	+34.0%	79,213	38,074	120,838
2016	D	+26.9%	66,215	36,114	111,985
2012	D	+19.8%	61,714	40,982	104,447
2008	D	+23.5%	61,128	37,444	100,698
2004	D	+21.5%	57,198	36,697	95,138
2000	D	+25.1%	52,524	30,118	89,298
1996	D	+30.9%	50,843	24,796	84,356
1992	D	+15.2%	42,549	28,385	93,066
1988	D	+4.3%	45,499	41,665	88,622
1984	R	−6.4%	40,111	45,587	86,014
1980	R	−2.4%	34,549	36,631	85,964
1976	D	+14.1%	48,093	35,863	86,973
1972	D	+8.4%	45,823	38,672	84,972
1968	D	+27.5%	49,751	27,663	80,205
1964	D	+50.2%	60,235	19,851	80,411
1960	D	+15.4%	48,337	35,438	83,949
1956	R	−21.1%	30,856	47,411	78,466
1952	R	−12.5%	34,394	44,252	78,920
1948	D	+7.7%	36,574	31,230	69,278
1944	D	+0.1%	32,209	32,173	64,524
1940	D	+1.2%	34,081	33,272	67,756
1936	D	+2.0%	28,938	27,715	61,789
1932	R	−2.1%	25,504	26,637	53,601
1928	R	−5.8%	25,025	28,142	53,474
1924	R	−45.3%	7,841	25,191	38,337
1920	R	−46.9%	8,656	25,335	35,529
1916	R	−6.1%	8,494	9,644	18,764
1912	O	+0.8%	5,632	5,497	17,447
1908	R	−28.6%	5,028	9,633	16,121
1904	R	−29.4%	5,051	9,620	15,558
1900	R	−23.5%	5,131	8,567	14,641
1896	R	−42.4%	3,771	9,703	13,992
1892	R	−11.8%	5,792	7,411	13,736
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

18.6%

Italian

13.1%

English

9.6%

German

5.0%

French

4.2%

Polish

3.1%

American

2.8%

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: 40.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.4%

2.3%

75–84

2.9%

4.8%

65–74

5.5%

6.6%

55–64

7.0%

6.1%

45–54

6.4%

6.5%

35–44

6.7%

25–34

6.6%

4.6%

18–24

4.5%

7.7%

5–17

7.3%

2.7%

2.6%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$111,202

Second Essex and Middlesex District ranks near the middle of US counties.

Second Essex and Middlesex District$111,202

Massachusetts$103,960

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

8.9%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1810.6%

Working age (18–64)7.9%

Seniors (65+)12.5%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

71.2%

speak English only

Spanish15.1%

Other Indo-European8.2%

Asian & Pacific Islander4.0%

Other languages1.6%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

38.8%

Non-Christian

3.9%

Other Christian

3.2%

Mainline Protestant

2.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.1%

Baptist

0.8%

Methodist

0.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

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.

The Democratic margin in Second Essex and Middlesex District reached its widest at fifty points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was twenty-six points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $111,202, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 230,200 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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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 26.4 points (D+26), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 114,005 votes cast, 70,506 went Democratic and 40,459 went Republican.

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

Akashic classifies Second Essex 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 14 times, and other 1 times.

When did Second Essex and Middlesex District, Massachusetts last vote Republican?

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

How many people live in Second Essex and Middlesex District, Massachusetts?

Second Essex and Middlesex District, Massachusetts has a population of 230,200 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 $111,202 — 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 38 presidential elections in Second Essex and Middlesex District, Massachusetts from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

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

Key facts

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