Congressional District 3 Congressional District (MA) — Elections 1876–2024

Massachusetts 3rd Congressional District, Massachusetts: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+33%. Democratic peak: D+53 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+33MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 1,079,3032024 5-year
Median household income: $122,9822024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 67.8%2024 5-year
Black: 4.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 11.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+53 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+47 in 1896MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

3 counties · 3 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	+33.2%	347,994	170,574	534,500
2020	D	+39.6%	387,387	162,964	567,162
2016	D	+32.0%	324,227	155,755	525,732
2012	D	+23.7%	298,365	182,320	490,271
2008	D	+26.9%	295,250	167,814	473,589
2004	D	+26.2%	279,760	162,120	448,330
2000	D	+28.8%	256,036	134,055	423,936
1996	D	+34.6%	251,480	111,991	403,654
1992	D	+19.5%	214,776	128,250	442,659
1988	D	+8.2%	225,571	190,842	423,024
1984	R	−1.9%	200,872	208,560	410,779
1980	D	+1.1%	171,313	166,700	406,866
1976	D	+16.3%	232,136	164,905	411,430
1972	D	+11.0%	218,637	175,069	395,803
1968	D	+30.8%	237,388	122,741	372,408
1964	D	+52.7%	284,387	87,522	373,356
1960	D	+18.2%	230,656	159,459	390,912
1956	R	−22.0%	141,740	222,156	364,876
1952	R	−12.9%	157,413	204,203	362,677
1948	D	+5.6%	165,060	147,231	318,438
1944	R	−2.6%	142,452	150,000	292,960
1940	R	−1.6%	149,293	154,173	304,925
1936	D	+0.5%	128,866	127,581	276,110
1932	R	−2.4%	114,591	120,312	239,933
1928	R	−4.6%	113,498	124,557	239,064
1924	R	−40.2%	41,170	109,255	169,449
1920	R	−42.6%	40,984	105,027	150,179
1916	R	−8.9%	34,011	40,830	76,681
1912	D	+2.4%	24,136	22,454	70,493
1908	R	−29.0%	21,098	40,160	65,734
1904	R	−26.7%	21,875	38,706	63,119
1900	R	−25.2%	20,341	34,855	57,515
1896	R	−46.9%	13,654	39,768	55,732
1892	R	−8.9%	23,929	28,778	54,252
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

18.2%

Italian

12.2%

English

9.7%

German

5.9%

French

4.0%

Polish

3.3%

American

3.2%

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: 39.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.3%

2.1%

75–84

2.8%

4.5%

65–74

5.1%

6.5%

55–64

6.7%

6.3%

45–54

6.3%

6.9%

35–44

6.9%

7.4%

25–34

7.1%

4.8%

18–24

4.7%

7.5%

5–17

7.1%

2.6%

2.5%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$122,982

Congressional District 3 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 3$122,982

Massachusetts$103,960

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

8.2%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 188.9%

Working age (18–64)7.8%

Seniors (65+)11.3%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

71.9%

speak English only

Other Indo-European11.2%

Spanish8.2%

Asian & Pacific Islander6.7%

Other languages2.1%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

38.9%

Non-Christian

5.1%

Other Christian

3.8%

Mainline Protestant

2.2%

Baptist

0.9%

Methodist

0.8%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Massachusetts 3rd Congressional District sits in New England. Its political identity has been Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember. 1 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Democratic candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Democratic margin in Massachusetts 3rd Congressional District reached its widest at fifty-three points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was thirty-three points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $122,982, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 1,079,303 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 3, Massachusetts vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 3, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 33.2 points (D+33), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 534,500 votes cast, 347,994 went Democratic and 170,574 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 3, Massachusetts's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 3, 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 19 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 3, Massachusetts last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 3, Massachusetts voted Republican was 1984.

How many people live in Congressional District 3, Massachusetts?

Congressional District 3, Massachusetts has a population of 1,079,303 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 3, Massachusetts?

Median household income in Congressional District 3, Massachusetts is $122,982 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.

What is the political history of Congressional District 3, Massachusetts?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 3, Massachusetts from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Massachusetts 3rd Congressional District has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

Demographics

Frequently asked questions