Hampden-Hampshire-Worcester District, Massachusetts: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+18%. Democratic peak: D+30 in 2008.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+18MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 167,1922024 5-year
- Median household income
- $75,7572024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 68.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 7.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 22.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+30 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Hampden-Hampshire-Worcester 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 | 45,013 | 31,237 | 78,386 | ||
| D | 50,282 | 29,563 | 81,752 | ||
| D | 44,502 | 27,076 | 78,659 | ||
| D | 47,418 | 25,310 | 74,151 | ||
| D | 47,236 | 24,814 | 73,916 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
14.3%
Italian
8.6%
Polish
8.0%
French
7.8%
English
7.8%
American
6.5%
German
5.2%
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: 39.4 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
$75,757
Hampden-Hampshire-Worcester District ranks near the middle of US counties.
Hampden-Hampshire-Worcester District$75,757
Massachusetts$103,960
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.9%
Working age (18–64)13.7%
Seniors (65+)14.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
77.5%
speak English only
Spanish14.1%
Other Indo-European5.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.9%
Other languages1.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Stretching from the Pioneer Valley into central Massachusetts, this district blends small hill towns with mid-sized city precincts, producing presidential margins noticeably tighter than the state's coastal core.
The Democratic margin in Hampden-Hampshire-Worcester District reached its widest at thirty points in 2008. The margin in 2024 was eighteen points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $75,757, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 167,192 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Hampden-Hampshire-Worcester District, Massachusetts vote in 2024?
In 2024, Hampden-Hampshire-Worcester District, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 17.6 points (D+18), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 78,386 votes cast, 45,013 went Democratic and 31,237 went Republican.
What is Hampden-Hampshire-Worcester District, Massachusetts's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Hampden-Hampshire-Worcester 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-Hampshire-Worcester District, Massachusetts?
Hampden-Hampshire-Worcester District, Massachusetts has a population of 167,192 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Hampden-Hampshire-Worcester District, Massachusetts?
Median household income in Hampden-Hampshire-Worcester District, Massachusetts is $75,757 — below the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Hampden-Hampshire-Worcester District, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Hampden-Hampshire-Worcester 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.