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First Bristol and Plymouth District·Massachusetts

First Bristol and Plymouth District delivered D+2 in 2024 — Democratic for the long memory.

A coastal district where presidential margins have shifted rightward in recent cycles

2008 — 2024·5 elections
MA
Latest
D+2
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
172,075
2024 ACS

First Bristol and Plymouth District, Massachusetts: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+2%. Democratic peak: D+21 in 2008.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+2MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
172,0752024 5-year
Median household income
$88,4882024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
76.9%2024 5-year
Black
4.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
9.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+21 in 2008MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 2 D · 0 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+2.2%
41,79339,98883,599
D
+12.6%
46,38035,78283,989
D
+9.1%
38,81331,75677,134
D
+18.6%
42,08628,73971,888
D
+21.4%
43,30027,71172,699

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
17.9%
English
10.4%
Italian
8.6%
French
7.1%
German
3.8%
American
3.0%
Polish
2.9%
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: 41.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.3%
2.2%
75–84
3.0%
5.0%
65–74
5.7%
6.9%
55–64
7.3%
6.4%
45–54
6.6%
6.4%
35–44
6.6%
6.3%
25–34
6.4%
4.4%
18–24
4.2%
7.9%
5–17
7.6%
2.6%
<5
2.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$88,488
First Bristol and Plymouth District ranks near the middle of US counties.
First Bristol and Plymouth District$88,488
Massachusetts$103,960
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.0%
Working age (18–64)9.7%
Seniors (65+)13.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
79.0%
speak English only
Other Indo-European12.9%
Spanish6.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
33.3%
Other Christian
4.3%
Non-Christian
1.5%
Mainline Protestant
1.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.8%
Methodist
0.5%
Baptist
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Spanning parts of Bristol and Plymouth counties along southeastern Massachusetts, this district backed the 2024 Republican presidential candidate by roughly 7 points, reflecting a broader working-class coastal realignment visible across the region.

The Democratic margin in First Bristol and Plymouth District reached its widest at twenty-one points in 2008. The margin in 2024 was two points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $88,488, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 172,075 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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First Bristol and Plymouth District, Massachusetts — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/sld-upper/25D37/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did First Bristol and Plymouth District, Massachusetts vote in 2024?
In 2024, First Bristol and Plymouth District, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 2.2 points (D+2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 83,599 votes cast, 41,793 went Democratic and 39,988 went Republican.
What is First Bristol and Plymouth District, Massachusetts's political archetype?
Akashic classifies First Bristol and Plymouth 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 Bristol and Plymouth District, Massachusetts?
First Bristol and Plymouth District, Massachusetts has a population of 172,075 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in First Bristol and Plymouth District, Massachusetts?
Median household income in First Bristol and Plymouth District, Massachusetts is $88,488 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of First Bristol and Plymouth District, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in First Bristol and Plymouth 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.