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Second Plymouth and Norfolk District·Massachusetts

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

A coastal South Shore district where Democrats hold a wide and durable advantage

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MA
Latest
D+12
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
74,825
2024 ACS

Second Plymouth and Norfolk District, Massachusetts: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+12%. Republican peak: R+56 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+12MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
74,8252024 5-year
Median household income
$117,4142024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
75.6%2024 5-year
Black
7.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+39 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+56 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
+12.5%
22,85617,68541,511
D
+20.9%
25,00516,15442,422
D
+11.2%
19,68515,38338,499
D
+6.4%
18,89116,59836,003
D
+9.7%
18,84815,44635,015
D
+11.0%
18,07414,44232,879
D
+17.6%
16,75211,45530,154
D
+23.0%
15,5459,13327,842
D
+6.8%
11,9159,88829,860
R
−7.8%
12,72214,90028,073
R
−17.7%
10,51815,04825,651
R
−13.3%
8,95712,35525,568
D
+5.6%
12,51911,13524,552
R
−2.1%
10,78911,24722,167
D
+14.0%
10,8328,06519,720
D
+39.2%
12,9535,64118,656
R
−0.8%
9,1399,29418,466
R
−39.9%
4,94911,55616,541
R
−33.6%
5,17710,44915,673
R
−16.4%
5,3577,50913,113
R
−18.2%
5,0247,26412,316
R
−17.2%
5,2327,42012,726
R
−15.2%
4,5836,36911,754
R
−18.4%
3,9235,7499,939
R
−24.0%
3,7416,1249,933
R
−51.7%
1,2985,0677,296
R
−52.8%
1,3694,8166,526
R
−11.6%
1,4931,9073,555
O
+4.6%
9728223,251
R
−37.4%
7501,8542,949
R
−32.7%
8141,7482,860
R
−33.6%
6831,5202,492
R
−56.1%
4821,8472,432
R
−15.5%
1,0281,4192,530
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
26.9%
Italian
12.8%
English
12.1%
German
5.4%
American
3.7%
French
3.4%
Scottish
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: 42.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.4%
2.5%
75–84
3.3%
5.3%
65–74
6.1%
7.2%
55–64
7.6%
6.3%
45–54
6.6%
6.2%
35–44
6.3%
5.7%
25–34
5.8%
4.2%
18–24
4.2%
8.0%
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
$117,414
Second Plymouth and Norfolk District ranks near the middle of US counties.
Second Plymouth and Norfolk District$117,414
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 187.1%
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
83.6%
speak English only
Other Indo-European9.8%
Spanish3.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.5%
Other languages0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
35.8%
Other Christian
3.1%
Mainline Protestant
2.5%
Non-Christian
1.7%
Baptist
0.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.7%
Methodist
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored along Massachusetts' South Shore, this district delivered a 22-point Democratic margin in 2024, reflecting a suburban-to-coastal electorate that has consistently favored the party across multiple election cycles.

The Democratic margin in Second Plymouth and Norfolk District reached its widest at thirty-nine points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was twelve points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $117,414, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 74,825 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Second Plymouth and Norfolk District, Massachusetts vote in 2024?
In 2024, Second Plymouth and Norfolk District, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 12.5 points (D+12), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 41,511 votes cast, 22,856 went Democratic and 17,685 went Republican.
What is Second Plymouth and Norfolk District, Massachusetts's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Second 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 12 times, Republican 21 times, and other 1 times.
When did Second Plymouth and Norfolk District, Massachusetts last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Second Plymouth and Norfolk District, Massachusetts voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Second Plymouth and Norfolk District, Massachusetts?
Second Plymouth and Norfolk District, Massachusetts has a population of 74,825 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Second Plymouth and Norfolk District, Massachusetts?
Median household income in Second Plymouth and Norfolk District, Massachusetts is $117,414 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Second Plymouth and Norfolk District, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Second Plymouth and Norfolk District, Massachusetts from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.