Second Essex and Middlesex District, Massachusetts: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+26%. Democratic peak: D+34 in 2020.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+26MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 181,3762024 5-year
- Median household income
- $110,6172024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 67.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 19.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+34 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Second Essex and Middlesex 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 | 55,378 | 32,052 | 89,814 | ||
| D | 62,236 | 30,144 | 94,458 | ||
| D | 52,009 | 28,577 | 88,195 | ||
| D | 48,117 | 32,232 | 81,530 | ||
| D | 48,066 | 29,571 | 79,310 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
18.6%
Italian
13.1%
English
9.6%
German
5.0%
French
4.2%
Polish
3.1%
American
2.8%
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: 40.5 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
$110,617
Second Essex and Middlesex District ranks near the middle of US counties.
Second Essex and Middlesex District$110,617
Massachusetts$103,960
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.7%
Working age (18–64)8.0%
Seniors (65+)12.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
71.2%
speak English only
Spanish15.3%
Other Indo-European8.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.9%
Other languages1.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Spanning communities from Essex County's North Shore coast into Middlesex suburbs, this district backed the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee by 14.3 points, reflecting a well-educated, densely networked electorate that has trended reliably blue across recent cycles.
The Democratic margin in Second Essex and Middlesex District reached its widest at thirty-four points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was twenty-six points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $110,617, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 181,376 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Second Essex and Middlesex District, Massachusetts vote in 2024?
In 2024, Second Essex and Middlesex District, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 26.0 points (D+26), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 89,814 votes cast, 55,378 went Democratic and 32,052 went Republican.
What is Second Essex and Middlesex District, Massachusetts's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Second Essex and Middlesex 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 Second Essex and Middlesex District, Massachusetts?
Second Essex and Middlesex District, Massachusetts has a population of 181,376 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Second Essex and Middlesex District, Massachusetts?
Median household income in Second Essex and Middlesex District, Massachusetts is $110,617 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Second Essex and Middlesex District, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Second Essex and Middlesex 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.