First Worcester District, Massachusetts: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+10%. Democratic peak: D+18 in 2020.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+10MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 167,4382024 5-year
- Median household income
- $95,9392024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 72.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 13.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+18 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for First 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 | 43,545 | 35,464 | 81,200 | ||
| D | 48,000 | 33,126 | 83,356 | ||
| D | 38,354 | 30,424 | 76,426 | ||
| D | 37,754 | 31,262 | 70,251 | ||
| D | 38,996 | 29,348 | 70,155 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
17.1%
Italian
11.5%
English
9.5%
French
8.0%
German
5.0%
Polish
4.7%
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: 40.2 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
$95,939
First Worcester District ranks near the middle of US counties.
First Worcester District$95,939
Massachusetts$103,960
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.1%
Working age (18–64)9.7%
Seniors (65+)12.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
77.7%
speak English only
Spanish9.5%
Other Indo-European7.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.9%
Other languages2.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Centered on the city of Worcester, the state's second-largest city, this district posted a 29-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the dense, diverse urban electorate that defines its political character.
The Democratic margin in First Worcester District reached its widest at eighteen points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was ten points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $95,939, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 167,438 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did First Worcester District, Massachusetts vote in 2024?
In 2024, First Worcester District, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 10.0 points (D+10), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 81,200 votes cast, 43,545 went Democratic and 35,464 went Republican.
What is First Worcester District, Massachusetts's political archetype?
Akashic classifies First 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 First Worcester District, Massachusetts?
First Worcester District, Massachusetts has a population of 167,438 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in First Worcester District, Massachusetts?
Median household income in First Worcester District, Massachusetts is $95,939 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of First Worcester District, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in First 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.