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First Plymouth and Norfolk District·Massachusetts

First Plymouth and Norfolk District has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential cycles.

Coastal South Shore district tilts Democratic by 18 points

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MA
Latest
D+16
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
146,374
2024 ACS

First Plymouth and Norfolk District, Massachusetts: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+16%. Republican peak: R+55 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+16MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
146,3742024 5-year
Median household income
$120,1362024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
74.4%2024 5-year
Black
7.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+41 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+55 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+15.6%
45,51832,95580,443
D
+23.9%
50,11730,27782,869
D
+14.5%
39,72728,84875,268
D
+8.2%
37,70931,91470,644
D
+11.5%
37,55729,64868,631
D
+13.3%
36,30127,71464,742
D
+19.3%
33,79422,21459,928
D
+24.4%
31,59118,02555,646
D
+8.5%
24,71119,62159,760
R
−5.3%
26,36829,35056,602
R
−15.2%
22,03329,99052,188
R
−11.6%
18,74524,81052,238
D
+5.8%
25,85022,92950,612
R
−0.1%
22,96823,01446,249
D
+16.7%
23,43516,48141,598
D
+41.0%
27,80011,59139,525
D
+0.8%
19,77519,45439,299
R
−38.1%
10,84324,24535,167
R
−32.9%
11,10322,01533,216
R
−16.3%
11,30115,79627,649
R
−17.8%
10,67115,30026,030
R
−17.4%
10,91515,54326,608
R
−15.6%
9,50013,29524,394
R
−18.9%
8,11812,03020,679
R
−23.5%
7,75112,54520,421
R
−51.9%
2,63510,26014,694
R
−52.6%
2,7759,61913,001
R
−13.3%
2,8453,7586,880
O
+3.4%
1,8911,6756,266
R
−37.5%
1,4813,6335,740
R
−32.1%
1,6103,3815,514
R
−32.8%
1,3882,9864,874
R
−55.3%
9553,5674,727
R
−13.8%
2,0232,6954,871
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
26.3%
Italian
12.6%
English
11.5%
German
5.4%
American
3.7%
French
3.2%
Scottish
1.6%
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: 42.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.4%
2.5%
75–84
3.2%
5.2%
65–74
6.0%
7.1%
55–64
7.5%
6.3%
45–54
6.6%
6.3%
35–44
6.4%
5.9%
25–34
5.9%
4.2%
18–24
4.2%
7.9%
5–17
7.5%
2.6%
<5
2.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$120,136
First Plymouth and Norfolk District ranks near the middle of US counties.
First Plymouth and Norfolk District$120,136
Massachusetts$103,960
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
7.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 186.7%
Working age (18–64)6.5%
Seniors (65+)11.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
82.2%
speak English only
Other Indo-European9.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.8%
Spanish3.3%
Other languages1.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
37.0%
Other Christian
2.8%
Mainline Protestant
2.6%
Non-Christian
2.5%
Baptist
0.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.7%
Methodist
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in Plymouth County's shoreline communities, this South Shore district delivered an 18-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the region's blend of suburban professionals and longtime coastal residents.

The Democratic margin in First Plymouth and Norfolk District reached its widest at forty-one points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was sixteen points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $120,136, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 146,374 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did First Plymouth and Norfolk District, Massachusetts vote in 2024?
In 2024, First Plymouth and Norfolk District, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 15.6 points (D+16), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 80,443 votes cast, 45,518 went Democratic and 32,955 went Republican.
What is First Plymouth and Norfolk District, Massachusetts's political archetype?
Akashic classifies First Plymouth and Norfolk 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 13 times, Republican 20 times, and other 1 times.
When did First Plymouth and Norfolk District, Massachusetts last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which First Plymouth and Norfolk District, Massachusetts voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in First Plymouth and Norfolk District, Massachusetts?
First Plymouth and Norfolk District, Massachusetts has a population of 146,374 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in First Plymouth and Norfolk District, Massachusetts?
Median household income in First Plymouth and Norfolk District, Massachusetts is $120,136 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of First Plymouth and Norfolk District, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in First Plymouth and Norfolk District, Massachusetts from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.