Plymouth and Barnstable District State Senate District (MA) — Elections 1876–2024

Plymouth and Barnstable District, Massachusetts: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+14%. Republican peak: R+63 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+14MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 210,6252024 5-year
Median household income: $106,3122024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 80.7%2024 5-year
Black: 5.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 4.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+29 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+63 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	+14.1%	70,105	52,428	125,268
2020	D	+20.4%	74,709	48,788	127,160
2016	D	+10.0%	58,547	46,983	115,496
2012	D	+5.9%	57,096	50,698	109,319
2008	D	+10.6%	58,391	47,019	107,457
2004	D	+9.3%	56,068	46,413	103,613
2000	D	+13.0%	50,110	37,816	94,436
1996	D	+19.4%	46,784	30,040	86,484
1992	D	+7.9%	35,839	28,808	88,974
1988	R	−6.3%	37,883	43,083	82,252
1984	R	−17.8%	30,356	43,579	74,199
1980	R	−18.0%	22,570	35,370	70,944
1976	R	−1.5%	31,058	32,031	65,454
1972	R	−12.1%	24,451	31,230	56,059
1968	D	+0.2%	21,837	21,751	45,365
1964	D	+29.3%	26,454	14,445	41,034
1960	R	−10.2%	17,841	21,922	39,827
1956	R	−49.9%	8,750	26,250	35,070
1952	R	−42.7%	9,428	23,535	33,049
1948	R	−26.1%	9,737	16,781	26,944
1944	R	−24.2%	9,290	15,226	24,573
1940	R	−23.1%	9,950	15,964	26,071
1936	R	−21.2%	8,800	13,929	24,167
1932	R	−23.7%	7,456	12,257	20,229
1928	R	−31.8%	6,817	13,247	20,206
1924	R	−56.6%	2,370	10,756	14,819
1920	R	−56.6%	2,580	10,134	13,356
1916	R	−12.0%	3,246	4,179	7,747
1912	O	+4.8%	2,107	1,757	7,319
1908	R	−42.7%	1,511	4,295	6,516
1904	R	−40.1%	1,661	4,289	6,554
1900	R	−42.2%	1,356	3,761	5,696
1896	R	−63.4%	976	4,767	5,978
1892	R	−25.9%	2,196	3,809	6,216
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

26.6%

English

14.4%

Italian

12.3%

German

6.5%

French

3.8%

American

3.7%

Scottish

2.9%

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: 48.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.1%

85+

1.8%

3.3%

75–84

4.4%

6.9%

65–74

7.9%

7.7%

55–64

8.4%

5.7%

45–54

6.1%

5.5%

35–44

5.5%

5.2%

25–34

5.1%

4.0%

18–24

3.6%

7.0%

5–17

6.6%

2.3%

2.1%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$106,312

Plymouth and Barnstable District ranks near the middle of US counties.

Plymouth and Barnstable District$106,312

Massachusetts$103,960

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

7.3%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 188.2%

Working age (18–64)6.9%

Seniors (65+)10.1%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

86.9%

speak English only

Other Indo-European8.8%

Spanish2.8%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%

Other languages0.6%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

30.2%

Other Christian

3.4%

Mainline Protestant

3.0%

Non-Christian

1.1%

Methodist

1.0%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.8%

Baptist

0.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 59.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Stretching across the Upper Cape and parts of Plymouth County, this district mixes year-round working-class towns with affluent coastal communities, producing a Democratic lean that narrows in lower-turnout off-cycle elections.

The Democratic margin in Plymouth and Barnstable District reached its widest at twenty-nine points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was fourteen points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $106,312, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 210,625 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Plymouth and Barnstable District, Massachusetts vote in 2024?

In 2024, Plymouth and Barnstable District, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 14.1 points (D+14), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 125,268 votes cast, 70,105 went Democratic and 52,428 went Republican.

What is Plymouth and Barnstable District, Massachusetts's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Plymouth and Barnstable 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 11 times, Republican 22 times, and other 1 times.

When did Plymouth and Barnstable District, Massachusetts last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Plymouth and Barnstable District, Massachusetts voted Republican was 1988.

How many people live in Plymouth and Barnstable District, Massachusetts?

Plymouth and Barnstable District, Massachusetts has a population of 210,625 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Plymouth and Barnstable District, Massachusetts?

Median household income in Plymouth and Barnstable District, Massachusetts is $106,312 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.

What is the political history of Plymouth and Barnstable District, Massachusetts?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Plymouth and Barnstable District, Massachusetts from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

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

Key facts

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