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

Suffolk and Middlesex District, Massachusetts: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+48%. Democratic peak: D+68 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+48MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 91,8062024 5-year
Median household income: $103,7482024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 50.9%2024 5-year
Black: 15.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 20.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+68 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+27 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+48.5%	27,162	9,019	37,446
2020	D	+58.0%	32,313	8,205	41,573
2016	D	+55.0%	28,833	7,376	38,986
2012	D	+48.6%	26,240	8,851	35,754
2008	D	+48.6%	24,636	8,321	33,602
2004	D	+46.2%	22,124	8,014	30,552
2000	D	+44.9%	19,155	6,568	28,012
1996	D	+47.9%	18,243	5,772	26,052
1992	D	+32.4%	16,403	7,125	28,635
1988	D	+24.0%	17,598	10,691	28,751
1984	D	+18.3%	17,926	12,367	30,398
1980	D	+13.7%	13,702	9,912	27,690
1976	D	+23.3%	17,427	10,613	29,219
1972	D	+26.9%	19,419	11,148	30,726
1968	D	+51.3%	23,085	6,837	31,663
1964	D	+68.4%	28,819	5,362	34,287
1960	D	+42.9%	27,349	10,895	38,353
1956	D	+2.4%	20,007	19,084	39,255
1952	D	+13.9%	24,741	18,672	43,594
1948	D	+35.8%	27,106	12,456	40,924
1944	D	+20.9%	23,813	15,582	39,470
1940	D	+22.5%	24,710	15,603	40,551
1936	D	+30.7%	22,579	11,255	36,912
1932	D	+31.2%	20,138	10,367	31,364
1928	D	+28.7%	20,649	11,387	32,245
1924	R	−15.5%	7,915	11,516	23,271
1920	R	−24.8%	6,875	11,749	19,639
1916	D	+13.9%	6,137	4,609	11,012
1912	D	+20.2%	4,618	2,570	10,133
1908	R	−5.9%	4,344	4,927	9,835
1904	D	+4.2%	5,078	4,650	10,091
1900	D	+3.6%	4,658	4,326	9,279
1896	R	−27.0%	3,109	5,566	9,094
1892	D	+9.1%	4,453	3,698	8,319
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

13.8%

Italian

9.1%

English

6.3%

German

4.9%

American

2.5%

Polish

2.4%

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: 35.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.1%

1.6%

75–84

2.3%

3.8%

65–74

4.5%

5.4%

55–64

5.7%

5.4%

45–54

5.6%

6.9%

35–44

6.9%

10.2%

25–34

10.4%

6.0%

18–24

6.8%

6.1%

5–17

5.8%

2.4%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$103,748

Suffolk and Middlesex District ranks near the middle of US counties.

Suffolk and Middlesex District$103,748

Massachusetts$103,960

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

14.2%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1817.4%

Working age (18–64)13.2%

Seniors (65+)19.6%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

63.4%

speak English only

Spanish16.3%

Other Indo-European10.8%

Asian & Pacific Islander6.9%

Other languages2.6%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

41.7%

Non-Christian

6.8%

Other Christian

4.6%

Mainline Protestant

1.5%

Baptist

1.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.0%

Methodist

0.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 42.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Spanning dense urban neighborhoods across Boston and Cambridge, this district recorded a 60-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024, reflecting a highly educated, majority-renter electorate concentrated in some of the state's most transit-rich zip codes.

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

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $103,748, a 51% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 91,806 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Suffolk and Middlesex District, Massachusetts vote in 2024?

In 2024, Suffolk and Middlesex District, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 48.5 points (D+48), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 37,446 votes cast, 27,162 went Democratic and 9,019 went Republican.

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

Akashic classifies Suffolk 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 30 times, Republican 4 times, and other 0 times.

When did Suffolk and Middlesex District, Massachusetts last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Suffolk and Middlesex District, Massachusetts voted Republican was 1924.

How many people live in Suffolk and Middlesex District, Massachusetts?

Suffolk and Middlesex District, Massachusetts has a population of 91,806 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Suffolk and Middlesex District, Massachusetts?

Median household income in Suffolk and Middlesex District, Massachusetts is $103,748 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.

What is the political history of Suffolk and Middlesex District, Massachusetts?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Suffolk and Middlesex District, Massachusetts from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 30 went Democratic and 4 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Suffolk and Middlesex District has voted Democratic in twenty-five straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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