Suffolk and Middlesex District, Massachusetts: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+46%. Democratic peak: D+55 in 2020.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+46MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 183,9472024 5-year
- Median household income
- $110,3662024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 54.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 12.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 17.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+55 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Suffolk 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 | 56,336 | 20,104 | 79,047 | ||
| D | 65,856 | 18,649 | 86,279 | ||
| D | 57,931 | 17,196 | 81,210 | ||
| D | 51,816 | 20,533 | 73,599 | ||
| D | 50,044 | 19,339 | 70,791 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
14.9%
Italian
9.8%
English
7.1%
German
5.3%
Polish
2.6%
American
2.6%
French
2.3%
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: 36.0 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
$110,366
Suffolk and Middlesex District ranks near the middle of US counties.
Suffolk and Middlesex District$110,366
Massachusetts$103,960
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.1%
Working age (18–64)11.8%
Seniors (65+)17.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
65.3%
speak English only
Spanish13.9%
Other Indo-European11.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander7.2%
Other languages2.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Spanning dense urban neighborhoods across Boston and Cambridge, this district recorded a 60-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024, reflecting a highly educated, majority-renter electorate concentrated in some of the state's most transit-rich zip codes.
The Democratic margin in Suffolk and Middlesex District reached its widest at fifty-five points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was forty-six points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $110,366, a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 183,947 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Suffolk and Middlesex District, Massachusetts vote in 2024?
In 2024, Suffolk and Middlesex District, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 45.8 points (D+46), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 79,047 votes cast, 56,336 went Democratic and 20,104 went Republican.
What is Suffolk and Middlesex District, Massachusetts's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Suffolk 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 Suffolk and Middlesex District, Massachusetts?
Suffolk and Middlesex District, Massachusetts has a population of 183,947 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Suffolk and Middlesex District, Massachusetts?
Median household income in Suffolk and Middlesex District, Massachusetts is $110,366 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Suffolk and Middlesex District, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Suffolk 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.