First Essex District, Massachusetts: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+20%. Democratic peak: D+29 in 2020.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+20MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 167,0272024 5-year
- Median household income
- $101,8832024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 67.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 24.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+29 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for First Essex 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 | 48,610 | 31,911 | 82,553 | ||
| D | 54,891 | 29,754 | 86,530 | ||
| D | 45,670 | 28,004 | 80,691 | ||
| D | 42,878 | 30,775 | 74,622 | ||
| D | 42,930 | 28,171 | 72,612 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
18.7%
Italian
13.6%
English
9.6%
French
4.7%
German
4.4%
Polish
3.1%
American
2.7%
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: 41.2 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
$101,883
First Essex District ranks near the middle of US counties.
First Essex District$101,883
Massachusetts$103,960
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.9%
Working age (18–64)8.2%
Seniors (65+)13.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
71.3%
speak English only
Spanish19.1%
Other Indo-European6.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.1%
Other languages1.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Spanning communities along Massachusetts's northeastern coastline, the First Essex District delivered a roughly 10-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024, reflecting an electorate that trends blue but stops well short of the state's most lopsided districts.
The Democratic margin in First Essex District reached its widest at twenty-nine points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was twenty points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $101,883, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 167,027 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did First Essex District, Massachusetts vote in 2024?
In 2024, First Essex District, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 20.2 points (D+20), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 82,553 votes cast, 48,610 went Democratic and 31,911 went Republican.
What is First Essex District, Massachusetts's political archetype?
Akashic classifies First Essex 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 Essex District, Massachusetts?
First Essex District, Massachusetts has a population of 167,027 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in First Essex District, Massachusetts?
Median household income in First Essex District, Massachusetts is $101,883 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of First Essex District, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in First Essex 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.