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 and Middlesex District
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First Essex and Middlesex DistrictHarrisD+22.3
20082024
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic
59.3%
69,530
Donald TrumpRepublican
37.0%
43,359
Jill SteinGreen-Rainbow
3.7%
4,313
D+60R+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 First Essex and Middlesex District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
County
Winner
Margin
Essex County, MA
Democratic
D+20.2
Middlesex County, MA
Democratic
D+39.2
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Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Total
D
59.3%Harris69,530
37.0%Trump43,359
3.7%Stein4,313
+22.3%
117,202
D
62.2%Biden73,587
35.3%Trump41,760
2.4%Jorgensen2,880
+26.9%
118,227
D
54.4%Clinton57,991
37.4%Trump39,857
8.2%Johnson8,712
+17.0%
106,560
D
52.9%Obama51,644
47.1%Romney45,902
0.0%
+5.9%
97,546
D
55.8%Obama55,301
42.5%McCain42,081
1.7%Nader1,667
+13.3%
99,049
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presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2008
+13.3%
2012
+5.9%
2016
+17.0%
2020
+26.9%
2024
+22.3%
DemocraticRepublican
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current representation
Current officeholders
RBruce TarrState Senate · First Essex and Middlesex
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
Stretching across aging industrial cities and older suburbs north of Boston, this district delivered a 22-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024, reflecting a durable blue lean rooted in dense, working-class urban precincts.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 26.9 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 22.3 points.
A population of 180,038, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $134,508 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Second Essex and Middlesex District and Second Essex District.
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Political twins — state-senate districts
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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How did First Essex and Middlesex District, Massachusetts vote in 2024?
In 2024, First Essex and Middlesex District, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 22.3 points (D+22.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 117,202 votes cast, 69,530 went Democratic and 43,359 went Republican.
How many people live in First Essex and Middlesex District, Massachusetts?
First Essex and Middlesex District, Massachusetts has a population of 180,038 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in First Essex and Middlesex District, Massachusetts?
Median household income in First Essex and Middlesex District, Massachusetts is $134,508 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of First Essex and Middlesex District, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in First Essex and Middlesex District, Massachusetts from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
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