First Suffolk District, Massachusetts: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+52%. Democratic peak: D+63 in 2020.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+52MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 184,2372024 5-year
- Median household income
- $95,6312024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 46.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 18.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 23.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+63 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for First 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 | 52,160 | 15,600 | 70,209 | ||
| D | 63,481 | 13,754 | 78,720 | ||
| D | 57,668 | 11,832 | 74,436 | ||
| D | 51,439 | 13,815 | 66,327 | ||
| D | 48,605 | 13,421 | 63,176 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
12.5%
Italian
8.2%
English
5.3%
German
4.5%
American
2.3%
Polish
2.2%
French
1.6%
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: 33.9 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
$95,631
First Suffolk District ranks near the middle of US counties.
First Suffolk District$95,631
Massachusetts$103,960
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.3%
Working age (18–64)14.9%
Seniors (65+)22.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
61.2%
speak English only
Spanish19.2%
Other Indo-European10.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander6.6%
Other languages2.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 41.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Centered in Boston's urban core, the First Suffolk District recorded a 48-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024, reflecting a dense, majority-minority electorate with some of the state's highest rates of renter households and transit dependence.
The Democratic margin in First Suffolk District reached its widest at sixty-three points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was fifty-two points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $95,631, a 46% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 184,237 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did First Suffolk District, Massachusetts vote in 2024?
In 2024, First Suffolk District, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 52.1 points (D+52), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 70,209 votes cast, 52,160 went Democratic and 15,600 went Republican.
What is First Suffolk District, Massachusetts's political archetype?
Akashic classifies First 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 First Suffolk District, Massachusetts?
First Suffolk District, Massachusetts has a population of 184,237 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in First Suffolk District, Massachusetts?
Median household income in First Suffolk District, Massachusetts is $95,631 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of First Suffolk District, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in First 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.