Hampden District, Massachusetts: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+9%. Democratic peak: D+25 in 2012.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+9MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 168,0622024 5-year
- Median household income
- $71,3062024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 63.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 8.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 27.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+25 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Hampden 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 | 40,285 | 33,580 | 75,750 | ||
| D | 45,735 | 31,708 | 79,227 | ||
| D | 40,885 | 28,573 | 76,016 | ||
| D | 44,509 | 26,261 | 71,837 | ||
| D | 44,104 | 25,909 | 71,798 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
13.0%
Italian
8.5%
French
7.7%
Polish
7.6%
American
7.2%
English
6.3%
German
4.0%
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: 40.0 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
$71,306
Hampden District ranks near the middle of US counties.
Hampden District$71,306
Massachusetts$103,960
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.9%
Working age (18–64)14.4%
Seniors (65+)16.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
74.4%
speak English only
Spanish17.4%
Other Indo-European5.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%
Other languages1.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Centered on Springfield, Massachusetts's third-largest city, Hampden District delivered a 29-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024, reflecting its dense urban core, large Latino population, and working-class economic profile.
The Democratic margin in Hampden District reached its widest at twenty-five points in 2012. The margin in 2024 was nine points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $71,306, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 168,062 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Hampden District, Massachusetts vote in 2024?
In 2024, Hampden District, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 8.9 points (D+9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 75,750 votes cast, 40,285 went Democratic and 33,580 went Republican.
What is Hampden District, Massachusetts's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Hampden 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 Hampden District, Massachusetts?
Hampden District, Massachusetts has a population of 168,062 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Hampden District, Massachusetts?
Median household income in Hampden District, Massachusetts is $71,306 — below the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Hampden District, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Hampden 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.