Middlesex and Suffolk District, Massachusetts: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+43%. Democratic peak: D+50 in 2020.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+43MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 183,6562024 5-year
- Median household income
- $119,4552024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 60.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 9.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 13.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+50 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Middlesex and Suffolk 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 | 58,868 | 22,861 | 84,433 | ||
| D | 67,276 | 21,646 | 90,874 | ||
| D | 58,058 | 20,483 | 85,326 | ||
| D | 52,016 | 24,650 | 78,026 | ||
| D | 50,898 | 22,965 | 75,431 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
16.4%
Italian
10.8%
English
8.3%
German
5.7%
Polish
2.8%
American
2.8%
French
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: 37.3 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
$119,455
Middlesex and Suffolk District ranks near the middle of US counties.
Middlesex and Suffolk District$119,455
Massachusetts$103,960
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.9%
Working age (18–64)9.8%
Seniors (65+)14.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
67.8%
speak English only
Other Indo-European11.8%
Spanish10.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander7.5%
Other languages2.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 44.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anchored in Cambridge and Somerville, this district's D+54.9 presidential margin reflects a dense concentration of university communities, young renters, and highly educated professionals that consistently produces some of the largest Democratic margins in Massachusetts.
The Democratic margin in Middlesex and Suffolk District reached its widest at fifty points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was forty-three points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $119,455, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 183,656 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Middlesex and Suffolk District, Massachusetts vote in 2024?
In 2024, Middlesex and Suffolk District, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 42.6 points (D+43), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 84,433 votes cast, 58,868 went Democratic and 22,861 went Republican.
What is Middlesex and Suffolk District, Massachusetts's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Middlesex and Suffolk 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 Middlesex and Suffolk District, Massachusetts?
Middlesex and Suffolk District, Massachusetts has a population of 183,656 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Middlesex and Suffolk District, Massachusetts?
Median household income in Middlesex and Suffolk District, Massachusetts is $119,455 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Middlesex and Suffolk District, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Middlesex and Suffolk 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.