Berkshire-Hampden-Franklin-Hampshire District, Massachusetts: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+38%. Democratic peak: D+50 in 2012.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+38MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 167,2882024 5-year
- Median household income
- $76,2902024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 84.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+50 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Berkshire-Hampden-Franklin-Hampshire District, MAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 59,609 | 26,422 | 88,435 | ||
| D | 65,303 | 24,237 | 91,671 | ||
| D | 55,349 | 22,571 | 85,857 | ||
| D | 61,067 | 19,541 | 82,368 | ||
| D | 62,181 | 20,163 | 84,524 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
18.3%
English
13.5%
Italian
13.3%
German
9.7%
French
8.8%
Polish
7.1%
American
4.2%
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: 46.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$76,290
Berkshire-Hampden-Franklin-Hampshire District ranks near the middle of US counties.
Berkshire-Hampden-Franklin-Hampshire District$76,290
Massachusetts$103,960
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.3%
Working age (18–64)11.1%
Seniors (65+)10.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.3%
speak English only
Spanish4.8%
Other Indo-European3.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 59.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Stretching from the Berkshire hills east through the Pioneer Valley, this district combines rural college towns with post-industrial cities, producing presidential margins that have exceeded 30 points in recent cycles.
The Democratic margin in Berkshire-Hampden-Franklin-Hampshire District reached its widest at fifty points in 2012. The margin in 2024 was thirty-eight points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $76,290, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 167,288 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Berkshire-Hampden-Franklin-Hampshire District, Massachusetts — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/sld-upper/25D01/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Berkshire-Hampden-Franklin-Hampshire District, Massachusetts vote in 2024?
In 2024, Berkshire-Hampden-Franklin-Hampshire District, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 37.5 points (D+38), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 88,435 votes cast, 59,609 went Democratic and 26,422 went Republican.
What is Berkshire-Hampden-Franklin-Hampshire District, Massachusetts's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Berkshire-Hampden-Franklin-Hampshire District, Massachusetts as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Berkshire-Hampden-Franklin-Hampshire District, Massachusetts?
Berkshire-Hampden-Franklin-Hampshire District, Massachusetts has a population of 167,288 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Berkshire-Hampden-Franklin-Hampshire District, Massachusetts?
Median household income in Berkshire-Hampden-Franklin-Hampshire District, Massachusetts is $76,290 — below the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Berkshire-Hampden-Franklin-Hampshire District, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Berkshire-Hampden-Franklin-Hampshire District, Massachusetts from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.