Congressional District 5 Congressional District (MA) — Elections 1876–2024

Massachusetts 5th Congressional District, Massachusetts: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+41%. Democratic peak: D+57 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+41MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 533,9122024 5-year
Median household income: $123,7722024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 62.7%2024 5-year
Black: 7.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 12.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+57 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+39 in 1896MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

5 counties · 5 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	+41.0%	174,684	70,798	253,481
2020	D	+47.7%	197,654	67,536	272,880
2016	D	+41.1%	168,906	64,510	254,166
2012	D	+31.7%	153,320	78,327	236,253
2008	D	+34.0%	149,145	72,296	226,226
2004	D	+32.9%	139,804	69,818	212,717
2000	D	+34.0%	126,527	58,196	201,181
1996	D	+38.5%	123,639	49,986	191,140
1992	D	+23.8%	107,692	57,760	209,803
1988	D	+13.4%	113,771	86,519	203,566
1984	D	+4.6%	105,378	96,054	202,091
1980	D	+4.4%	85,943	77,317	195,944
1976	D	+17.0%	113,042	79,098	199,573
1972	D	+15.7%	112,589	81,974	195,587
1968	D	+36.4%	124,142	55,936	187,315
1964	D	+57.0%	149,491	40,735	190,936
1960	D	+25.0%	126,870	76,022	203,362
1956	R	−15.1%	82,198	111,598	194,424
1952	R	−5.2%	94,060	104,452	199,176
1948	D	+14.8%	100,254	73,854	178,439
1944	D	+3.6%	86,357	80,376	167,022
1940	D	+4.5%	89,644	81,936	172,448
1936	D	+9.2%	79,443	65,065	156,392
1932	D	+8.9%	72,032	60,044	135,061
1928	D	+7.3%	72,557	62,657	135,846
1924	R	−30.2%	27,317	56,368	96,225
1920	R	−36.2%	25,078	55,241	83,240
1916	R	−0.8%	21,152	21,502	43,637
1912	D	+11.4%	15,721	11,179	39,867
1908	R	−19.7%	14,036	21,470	37,764
1904	R	−12.9%	15,518	20,320	37,178
1900	R	−12.9%	14,077	18,398	33,608
1896	R	−38.7%	9,372	22,092	32,910
1892	R	−0.6%	15,042	15,229	30,990
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

17.3%

Italian

11.3%

English

8.8%

German

5.9%

American

3.0%

Polish

2.9%

French

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: 37.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.3%

2.0%

75–84

2.7%

4.2%

65–74

4.9%

6.1%

55–64

6.3%

6.1%

45–54

6.1%

7.0%

35–44

7.0%

8.3%

25–34

8.2%

5.2%

18–24

5.3%

7.1%

5–17

6.7%

2.6%

2.5%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$123,772

Congressional District 5 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 5$123,772

Massachusetts$103,960

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

9.4%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1810.3%

Working age (18–64)8.9%

Seniors (65+)13.2%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

69.1%

speak English only

Other Indo-European12.0%

Spanish9.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander7.7%

Other languages2.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

40.6%

Non-Christian

6.1%

Other Christian

4.0%

Mainline Protestant

2.0%

Baptist

1.0%

Methodist

0.7%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Massachusetts 5th Congressional District sits in New England. Its political identity has been Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember. 2 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 5th Congressional District reached its widest at fifty-seven points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was forty-one points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $123,772, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 533,912 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 5, Massachusetts vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 5, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 41.0 points (D+41), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 253,481 votes cast, 174,684 went Democratic and 70,798 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 5, Massachusetts's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 5, 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 24 times, Republican 10 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 5, Massachusetts last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 5, Massachusetts voted Republican was 1956.

How many people live in Congressional District 5, Massachusetts?

Congressional District 5, Massachusetts has a population of 533,912 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 5, Massachusetts?

Median household income in Congressional District 5, Massachusetts is $123,772 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.

What is the political history of Congressional District 5, Massachusetts?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 5, Massachusetts from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Massachusetts 5th Congressional District has voted Democratic in seventeen straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

Demographics

Frequently asked questions