Second Bristol and Plymouth District, Massachusetts: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+2%. Democratic peak: D+23 in 2008.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+2MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 167,6282024 5-year
- Median household income
- $86,7262024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 76.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+23 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Second Bristol and Plymouth 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 | 40,069 | 38,757 | 80,577 | ||
| D | 44,550 | 34,643 | 80,946 | ||
| D | 37,492 | 30,579 | 74,375 | ||
| D | 41,011 | 27,323 | 69,376 | ||
| D | 42,241 | 26,421 | 70,310 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
17.2%
English
10.2%
Italian
8.3%
French
7.3%
German
3.7%
Polish
3.1%
American
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: 41.0 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
$86,726
Second Bristol and Plymouth District ranks near the middle of US counties.
Second Bristol and Plymouth District$86,726
Massachusetts$103,960
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.4%
Working age (18–64)10.0%
Seniors (65+)13.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
78.6%
speak English only
Other Indo-European13.1%
Spanish6.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Spanning parts of Bristol and Plymouth counties along southeastern Massachusetts, this district has trended competitive at the presidential level, recording a D+3.0 margin in 2024 — notably tighter than statewide results.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached twenty-three points in 2008; Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 167,628, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $86,726 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Second Bristol and Plymouth District, Massachusetts vote in 2024?
In 2024, Second Bristol and Plymouth District, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 1.6 points (D+2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 80,577 votes cast, 40,069 went Democratic and 38,757 went Republican.
What is Second Bristol and Plymouth District, Massachusetts's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Second Bristol and Plymouth District, Massachusetts as a "Tossup" 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 Bristol and Plymouth District, Massachusetts?
Second Bristol and Plymouth District, Massachusetts has a population of 167,628 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Second Bristol and Plymouth District, Massachusetts?
Median household income in Second Bristol and Plymouth District, Massachusetts is $86,726 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Second Bristol and Plymouth District, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Second Bristol and Plymouth District, Massachusetts from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.