† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
1 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupPittsfield, MAMassachusettsUnited States
Irish19.0%18.6%9.4%
Italian14.8%11.1%4.8%
English13.8%9.7%9.5%
German10.4%5.4%12.5%
French9.0%4.7%1.6%
Polish6.6%3.4%2.2%
American4.2%3.3%5.3%
French Canadian3.2%——
Puerto Rican2.1%4.6%1.8%
Colombian0.8%0.6%0.4%
Salvadoran0.6%1.1%0.7%
Mexican0.4%0.8%11.3%
Ecuadorian0.3%0.3%—
Cuban0.2%0.2%0.7%
Dominican0.2%2.7%0.7%
Guatemalan0.2%0.8%0.5%
African American†1.4%2.6%9.9%
African0.4%0.3%0.5%
Ghanaian0.2%——
Chinese0.5%2.5%1.3%
Asian Indian0.3%1.9%1.4%
Korean0.3%0.4%0.4%
Nepalese0.3%——
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Pittsfield, MA
Massachusetts
United States
Median age
47.3
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
9.8%
9.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
25.0%
17.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Pittsfield, MA
Massachusetts
United States
Median household income
$76,013
$103,960
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.4%
10.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
40.0%
47.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Pittsfield, MA
Massachusetts
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
8.1%
25.1%
22.3%
Spanish
3.7%
9.7%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.2%
6.1%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
Pittsfield, MA
Massachusetts
United States
Catholic
30.0%
35.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
3.3%
3.6%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
57.2%
51.4%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Pittsfield, MA
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−4.4%
1896
−40.5%
1900
−23.6%
1904
−22.2%
1908
−20.2%
1912
−1.1%
1916
−7.6%
1920
−28.8%
1924
−28.3%
1928
+0.5%
1932
+0.1%
1936
+12.1%
1940
+11.3%
1944
+11.4%
1948
+5.4%
1952
−12.6%
1956
−23.9%
1960
+20.1%
1964
+52.4%
1968
+23.9%
1972
+7.6%
1976
+17.2%
1980
+3.5%
1984
−6.2%
1988
+22.4%
1992
+32.7%
1996
+43.2%
2000
+37.2%
2004
+47.4%
2008
+52.4%
2012
+53.6%
2016
+40.4%
2020
+46.9%
2024
+39.7%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
68.6%Harris47,094
28.8%Trump19,805
0.8%Stein568 +5
D+39.7
R+7.1
D+41.2
68,674
All 8 candidates in 2024 · 6 minor / independent
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic68.6%47,094
Donald J TrumpRepublican28.8%19,805
Jill SteinIndependent0.8%568
All OthersIndependent0.5%330
Ayyadurai EllisIndependent0.5%330
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%323
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.3%221
Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%3
D
72.0%Biden51,705
25.2%Trump18,064
2.8%
D+46.9
D+6.5
D+42.4
71,771
D
65.7%Clinton43,714
25.3%Trump16,839
9.0%
D+40.4
R+13.2
D+38.3
66,508
D
75.7%Obama48,843
22.1%Romney14,252
2.2%
D+53.6
D+1.2
D+49.8
64,486
D
74.9%Obama49,558
22.5%McCain14,876
2.6%
D+52.4
D+5.1
D+45.2
66,130
D
73.1%Kerry47,743
25.7%Bush16,806
1.1%
D+47.4
D+10.1
D+49.8
65,291
D
63.9%Gore37,934
26.6%Bush15,805
9.5%
D+37.2
R+6.0
D+36.7
59,411
D
64.7%Clinton39,338
21.5%Dole13,055
13.8%
D+43.2
D+10.6
D+34.7
60,774
D
54.4%Clinton36,857
21.7%Bush14,726
23.9%
D+32.7
D+10.2
D+27.1
67,746
D
60.8%Dukakis38,217
38.4%Bush24,116
0.8%
D+22.4
D+28.7
D+30.2
62,859
R
46.6%Mondale29,745
52.9%Reagan33,712
0.5%
R+6.2
R+9.7
D+12.0
63,785
D
43.3%Carter29,458
39.8%Reagan27,063
16.9%
D+3.5
R+13.7
D+13.3
68,031
D
57.1%Carter39,337
39.9%Ford27,462
3.0%
D+17.2
D+9.7
D+15.2
68,871
D
53.4%McGovern35,391
45.8%Nixon30,380
0.8%
D+7.6
R+16.4
D+30.7
66,284
D
59.7%Humphrey38,497
35.8%Nixon23,078
4.5%
D+23.9
R+28.4
D+24.6
64,465
D
75.9%Johnson48,839
23.6%Goldwater15,160
0.5%
D+52.4
D+32.2
D+29.8
64,331
D
59.9%Kennedy41,132
39.8%Nixon27,335
0.2%
D+20.1
D+44.0
D+19.9
68,629
R
37.9%Stevenson25,361
61.7%Eisenhower41,355
0.4%
R+23.9
R+11.3
R+8.5
66,973
R
43.5%Stevenson29,785
56.1%Eisenhower38,413
0.4%
R+12.6
R+18.0
R+1.8
68,441
D
51.7%Truman30,668
46.4%Dewey27,482
1.9%
D+5.4
R+6.0
D+0.9
59,267
D
55.5%Roosevelt31,212
44.2%Dewey24,830
0.3%
D+11.4
D+0.1
D+3.9
56,227
D
55.4%Roosevelt32,620
44.1%Willkie25,973
0.5%
D+11.3
R+0.8
D+1.3
58,880
D
54.3%Roosevelt29,087
42.2%Landon22,607
3.5%
D+12.1
D+12.0
R+12.2
53,568
D
48.2%Roosevelt23,252
48.1%Hoover23,186
3.7%
D+0.1
R+0.3
R+17.7
48,220
D
50.0%Smith24,075
49.5%Hoover23,855
0.5%
D+0.5
D+28.8
D+17.9
48,174
R
30.6%Davis10,956
58.9%Coolidge21,106
10.5%
R+28.3
D+0.4
R+3.2
35,815
R
34.3%Cox10,956
63.1%Harding20,138
2.6%
R+28.8
R+21.2
R+2.6
31,910
R
44.5%Wilson8,357
52.1%Hughes9,787
3.4%
R+7.6
R+6.5
R+10.8
18,789
R
36.1%Wilson6,211
37.2%Taft6,397
26.7%
R+1.1
D+19.2
R+20.6
17,203
R
36.9%Bryan5,903
57.2%Taft9,137
5.9%
R+20.2
D+1.9
R+10.7
15,981
R
36.7%Parker5,800
58.8%Roosevelt9,310
4.5%
R+22.2
D+1.4
R+2.5
15,821
R
36.7%Bryan5,461
60.3%McKinley8,980
3.1%
R+23.6
D+16.9
R+16.1
14,896
R
27.4%Bryan3,913
67.9%McKinley9,710
4.7%
R+40.5
R+36.1
R+34.5
14,299
R
46.2%Cleveland6,697
50.6%Harrison7,336
3.2%
R+4.4
—
R+6.1
14,498
Congressional elections · 2 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2020
D
73.7%51,261
25.5%17,697
69,512
2018
D
72.0%38,792
25.1%13,501
53,867
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2025D+20.8
vs
Presidential vote · 2024D+39.7
Registration leans Democratic; the presidential vote runs 19 points more Republican.
Domestic migration in Pittsfield, MA in Pittsfield, MA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−690
2012
−300
2013
−551
2014
−563
2015
−912
2016
−595
2017
−488
2018
−145
2019
−662
2021
+1,062
2022
−111
2023
−253
2024
+228
2025
−274
Pittsfield anchors a small metro where General Electric's long manufacturing legacy shaped a reliably Democratic working-class electorate, even as an influx of arts-sector migration has added a newer Democratic-leaning layer to the region's politics.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 53.6 points in 2012 and a Republican high of 40.5 points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 7.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 39.7 points.
A population of 129,430, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,013 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Greenfield, MA and Amherst Town-Northampton, MA.
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How did Pittsfield, MA, Massachusetts vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pittsfield, MA, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 39.7 points (D+39.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 68,674 votes cast, 47,094 went Democratic and 19,805 went Republican.
When did Pittsfield, MA, Massachusetts last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Pittsfield, MA, Massachusetts voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Pittsfield, MA, Massachusetts?
Pittsfield, MA, Massachusetts has a population of 129,430 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pittsfield, MA, Massachusetts?
Median household income in Pittsfield, MA, Massachusetts is $76,013 — below the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Pittsfield, MA, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Pittsfield, MA, Massachusetts from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 12 went Republican.
