Greenfield, MA Metro Area — Elections 1876–2024

Greenfield, MA, Massachusetts: Realigner metro. In 2024, voted D+38%. Republican peak: R+63 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+38MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: RealignerAkashic typology
Population: 70,9442024 5-year
Median household income: $74,9072024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 89.0%2024 5-year
Black: 1.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+48 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+63 in 1896MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 1 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	+37.6%	28,305	12,428	42,248
2020	D	+43.8%	30,030	11,201	43,003
2016	D	+35.7%	24,478	10,364	39,531
2012	D	+47.0%	27,072	9,344	37,758
2008	D	+47.7%	27,919	9,545	38,529
2004	D	+38.8%	25,550	11,058	37,381
2000	D	+23.3%	17,945	10,176	33,366
1996	D	+35.7%	19,728	8,055	32,742
1992	D	+23.9%	17,246	8,691	35,827
1988	D	+17.6%	19,310	13,475	33,123
1984	R	−1.2%	15,502	15,883	31,533
1980	R	−2.3%	11,830	12,528	30,122
1976	D	+0.5%	14,985	14,837	31,181
1972	R	−14.6%	11,968	16,088	28,263
1968	R	−1.1%	12,072	12,345	25,386
1964	D	+34.2%	17,106	8,344	25,624
1960	R	−12.1%	12,282	15,682	28,011
1956	R	−44.5%	7,574	19,779	27,436
1952	R	−38.1%	8,729	19,489	28,268
1948	R	−23.3%	9,231	14,919	24,373
1944	R	−17.0%	9,400	13,252	22,703
1940	R	−19.7%	9,472	14,137	23,728
1936	R	−18.7%	9,324	13,756	23,721
1932	R	−34.4%	6,248	13,040	19,748
1928	R	−41.8%	5,842	14,333	20,324
1924	R	−62.9%	2,089	11,350	14,717
1920	R	−57.9%	2,542	9,931	12,757
1916	R	−17.0%	3,054	4,353	7,646
1912	R	−8.1%	2,046	2,636	7,306
1908	R	−44.8%	1,637	4,824	7,108
1904	R	−47.7%	1,672	5,034	7,050
1900	R	−43.7%	1,874	4,937	7,006
1896	R	−63.1%	1,110	5,671	7,228
1892	R	−21.1%	2,886	4,510	7,709
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.

English

19.6%

Irish

16.9%

German

9.3%

Polish

9.2%

French

9.1%

Italian

7.7%

Scottish

3.7%

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: 47.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.6%

3.1%

75–84

3.4%

7.4%

65–74

8.2%

7.5%

55–64

8.1%

5.9%

45–54

6.2%

6.5%

35–44

6.6%

5.8%

25–34

5.5%

3.6%

18–24

3.1%

6.6%

5–17

6.3%

2.0%

1.7%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$74,907

Greenfield, MA ranks near the middle of US counties.

Greenfield, MA$74,907

Massachusetts$103,960

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.1%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1817.0%

Working age (18–64)11.2%

Seniors (65+)11.4%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

93.3%

speak English only

Spanish3.1%

Other Indo-European2.0%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.4%

Other languages0.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

13.0%

Mainline Protestant

3.3%

Other Christian

3.2%

Non-Christian

2.3%

Baptist

0.9%

Methodist

0.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 76.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

The Greenfield metro anchors a sparsely populated stretch of western Massachusetts where a blend of agricultural communities and higher-education workers produces consistent left-leaning margins in state and federal races.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Greenfield, MA peaked at forty-eight points in 2008; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1988 election delivered the metro to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of eighteen points. By 2024, the margin had settled into deep Republican territory.

The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $74,907 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Greenfield, MA, Massachusetts vote in 2024?

In 2024, Greenfield, MA, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 37.6 points (D+38), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 42,248 votes cast, 28,305 went Democratic and 12,428 went Republican.

What is Greenfield, MA, Massachusetts's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Greenfield, MA, Massachusetts as a "Realigner" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.

When did Greenfield, MA, Massachusetts last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Greenfield, MA, Massachusetts voted Republican was 1984.

How many people live in Greenfield, MA, Massachusetts?

Greenfield, MA, Massachusetts has a population of 70,944 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Greenfield, MA, Massachusetts?

Median household income in Greenfield, MA, Massachusetts is $74,907 — below the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.

What is the political history of Greenfield, MA, Massachusetts?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Greenfield, MA, Massachusetts from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

For ninety-two years, Greenfield, MA voted Republican. Then it stopped.

Key facts

Demographics

Frequently asked questions