Congressional District 6 Congressional District (MA) — Elections 1876–2024

Massachusetts 6th Congressional District, Massachusetts: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+24%. Democratic peak: D+50 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+24MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 913,5122024 5-year
Median household income: $108,2752024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 67.6%2024 5-year
Black: 4.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 20.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+50 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+48 in 1920MIT 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	+24.4%	275,416	164,939	452,122
2020	D	+32.4%	309,906	154,742	478,749
2016	D	+25.3%	258,688	146,399	443,425
2012	D	+18.8%	242,198	164,649	413,580
2008	D	+22.5%	240,135	150,308	398,826
2004	D	+20.3%	224,174	147,565	376,552
2000	D	+24.1%	205,924	120,798	352,574
1996	D	+30.0%	198,743	98,940	332,456
1992	D	+14.2%	165,432	113,329	367,063
1988	D	+3.3%	177,421	165,851	349,029
1984	R	−7.5%	155,890	181,304	338,458
1980	R	−3.1%	135,038	145,670	338,983
1976	D	+13.8%	189,383	141,918	343,110
1972	D	+7.8%	180,249	153,974	336,127
1968	D	+26.9%	196,086	110,484	317,717
1964	D	+49.8%	238,114	79,316	318,725
1960	D	+14.9%	190,818	141,134	332,639
1956	R	−20.9%	122,694	187,672	311,144
1952	R	−12.2%	137,150	175,513	313,778
1948	D	+8.2%	146,147	123,435	275,522
1944	D	+0.9%	129,399	127,085	257,072
1940	D	+2.1%	137,237	131,548	270,448
1936	D	+2.6%	116,208	109,779	246,887
1932	R	−2.0%	101,817	106,125	214,018
1928	R	−6.0%	99,709	112,598	213,602
1924	R	−46.2%	30,391	101,359	153,601
1920	R	−47.5%	34,348	102,507	143,386
1916	R	−5.7%	34,590	38,924	76,166
1912	O	+0.1%	22,633	22,528	71,009
1908	R	−28.6%	20,323	39,049	65,539
1904	R	−29.9%	20,302	39,234	63,310
1900	R	−23.3%	20,949	34,937	59,949
1896	R	−41.9%	15,567	39,482	57,129
1892	R	−12.3%	23,521	30,438	56,230
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

18.6%

Italian

13.3%

English

9.6%

German

4.8%

French

4.4%

Polish

3.1%

American

2.8%

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: 40.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.5%

2.3%

75–84

3.0%

4.9%

65–74

5.6%

6.7%

55–64

7.1%

6.1%

45–54

6.5%

35–44

6.6%

6.5%

25–34

6.5%

4.5%

18–24

4.5%

7.8%

5–17

7.4%

2.7%

2.6%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$108,275

Congressional District 6 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 6$108,275

Massachusetts$103,960

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

9.0%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1811.0%

Working age (18–64)8.0%

Seniors (65+)12.8%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

71.2%

speak English only

Spanish16.3%

Other Indo-European7.6%

Asian & Pacific Islander3.4%

Other languages1.5%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

38.6%

Non-Christian

3.6%

Other Christian

3.0%

Mainline Protestant

2.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.2%

Baptist

0.7%

Methodist

0.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Massachusetts 6th Congressional District in New England has, for decades, voted very close to the way the country has voted. Its margins are typically narrow, and the candidate who carries Massachusetts 6th Congressional District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.

The Democratic margin in Massachusetts 6th Congressional District has rarely exceeded fifty points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-eight points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by twenty-four points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 68% non-Hispanic-white share, a 9% poverty rate, and a median household income of $108,275 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 6, Massachusetts vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 6, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 24.4 points (D+24), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 452,122 votes cast, 275,416 went Democratic and 164,939 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 6, Massachusetts's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 6, Massachusetts as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 19 times, Republican 14 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 6, Massachusetts last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 6, Massachusetts voted Republican was 1984.

How many people live in Congressional District 6, Massachusetts?

Congressional District 6, Massachusetts has a population of 913,512 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 6, Massachusetts?

Median household income in Congressional District 6, Massachusetts is $108,275 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.

What is the political history of Congressional District 6, Massachusetts?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 6, Massachusetts from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Massachusetts 6th Congressional District delivered D+24 in 2024.

Key facts

Demographics

Frequently asked questions