congressional districtMassachusetts 2nd Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+23.5
2008D+24.7
2012D+21.0
2016D+23.7
2020D+30.7
2024D+23.3
net swing · 2004→2024R+0.2D+23.5 → D+23.3
vs. U.S. · 2024D+24.8D+23.3 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 67.0% of 580,843 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
231,942
141,294
16,061
389,297
580,843
67.0%
2020
254,496
132,527
10,469
397,492
562,581†
70.7%
2016
209,089
123,058
31,191
363,338
548,477†
66.2%
2012
205,505
133,001
7,165
345,671
529,866†
65.2%
2008
207,783
124,151
7,288
339,222
521,503†
65.0%
2004
195,319
120,243
4,518
320,080
513,140†
62.4%
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles from the constituent-county ACS trend anchored to the current figure. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
20042024
District by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupMA-2MassachusettsUnited States
Irish17.8%18.6%9.4%
Italian11.2%11.1%4.8%
English10.8%9.7%9.5%
French7.3%4.7%1.6%
German6.0%5.4%12.5%
Polish5.3%3.4%2.2%
French Canadian4.7%——
American3.8%3.3%5.3%
Puerto Rican5.2%4.6%1.8%
Dominican1.3%2.7%0.7%
Mexican0.9%0.8%11.3%
Salvadoran0.8%1.1%0.7%
Ecuadorian0.5%0.3%—
Guatemalan0.5%0.8%0.5%
Colombian0.4%0.6%0.4%
Cuban0.2%0.2%0.7%
Asian Indian2.5%1.9%1.4%
Chinese1.9%2.5%1.3%
Vietnamese0.9%0.8%0.6%
Korean0.3%0.4%0.4%
Filipino0.2%0.2%0.9%
Pakistani0.2%——
Cambodian0.2%0.4%—
African American†2.7%2.6%9.9%
Ghanaian0.6%——
African0.5%0.3%0.5%
Haitian0.5%1.1%0.3%
Jamaican0.4%0.5%0.4%
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
MA-2
Massachusetts
United States
Median age
39.5
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
10.3%
9.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.7%
17.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
MA-2
Massachusetts
United States
Median household income
$97,592
$103,960
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.7%
10.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
44.3%
47.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
MA-2
Massachusetts
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
21.3%
25.1%
22.3%
Spanish
7.9%
9.7%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
5.3%
6.1%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
1.5%
2.2%
1.1%
Other languages
1.3%
1.0%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
MA-2
Massachusetts
United States
Catholic
—
35.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
3.6%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
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.
Massachusetts 2nd Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+23.5%
2008
+24.7%
2012
+21.0%
2016
+23.7%
2020
+30.7%
2024
+23.3%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
Congressional elections · 25 House races · 17 Senate races
U.S. House
Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
District
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
2
D
64.6%251,441
0.0%0
389,337
2022
2
D
64.5%180,639
32.8%91,956
280,071
2020
2
D
65.3%249,854
34.6%132,220
382,452
2018
2
D
67.2%191,332
32.8%93,391
284,893
2016
2
D
98.2%275,487
0.0%0
280,411
2014
2
D
98.2%169,640
0.0%0
172,745
2012
2
D
98.5%259,257
0.0%0
263,335
2010
2
D
57.3%122,751
42.6%91,209
214,124
2008
2
D
98.5%234,369
0.0%0
238,000
2006
2
D
98.7%164,939
0.0%0
167,193
2004
2
D
98.7%217,682
0.0%0
220,484
2002
2
D
99.1%153,387
0.0%0
154,728
2000
2
D
98.9%196,670
0.0%0
198,846
1998
2
D
99.0%130,550
0.0%0
131,933
1996
2
D
71.7%162,995
21.9%49,885
227,411
1994
2
D
58.6%117,178
36.3%72,732
200,123
1992
2
D
53.1%131,215
31.1%76,795
247,163
1990
2
D
68.0%134,152
0.0%0
197,321
1988
2
D
80.2%156,262
0.0%0
194,760
1986
2
D
61.9%91,033
32.0%47,022
147,005
1984
2
D
68.7%132,693
31.3%60,463
193,254
1982
2
D
72.6%118,215
27.4%44,544
162,773
1980
2
D
67.2%120,711
21.5%38,672
179,665
1978
2
D
72.8%101,570
27.2%37,881
139,479
1976
2
D
72.4%134,408
22.4%41,563
185,755
U.S. Senate
The statewide Senate race, counted in this district — aggregated from the precinct-level returns that fall inside its boundaries (not a statewide figure).
Votes · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL) precinct returns (CC BY 4.0); aggregated to the district over VEST precinct geometry (CC BY-NC 4.0).
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
D
58.7%224,195
41.1%157,163
381,965
2020
D
66.3%2,357,809
33.1%1,177,765
3,556,708
2018
D
60.3%1,633,371
36.2%979,210
2,707,090
2014
D
61.9%1,289,944
38.0%791,950
2,084,966
2012
D
53.7%1,696,346
46.2%1,458,048
3,156,553
2008
D
65.9%1,971,974
30.9%926,044
2,994,247
2006
D
69.3%1,500,738
30.5%661,532
2,165,490
2002
D
81.0%1,605,976
0.0%0
1,981,860
2000
D
72.7%1,889,494
12.9%334,341
2,599,420
1996
D
52.2%1,334,135
44.7%1,143,120
2,555,942
1994
D
58.1%1,265,997
41.0%894,000
2,179,945
1990
D
54.5%1,321,712
41.0%992,917
2,424,579
1988
D
65.0%1,693,344
33.9%884,267
2,606,225
1984
D
55.1%1,393,150
44.9%1,136,913
2,530,471
1982
D
60.8%1,247,084
38.3%784,602
2,050,564
1978
D
55.1%1,093,283
44.8%890,584
1,985,700
1976
D
69.3%1,726,657
29.0%722,641
2,491,255
2024 U.S. Senate — every candidate counted in this district
Elizabeth Warren · Democrat58.7%224,195
John Deaton · Republican41.1%157,163
All Others0.2%607
Stretching from the Pioneer Valley to the Rhode Island border, MA-02 blends dense college-town precincts in Amherst and Northampton with rural hill towns, producing consistent double-digit Democratic margins in federal races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 30.7 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 7.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 23.3 points.
A population of 781,192, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $97,592 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 4 and Congressional District 6.
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How did Massachusetts 2nd Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Massachusetts 2nd Congressional District voted Democratic by 23.3 points (D+23.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 389,297 votes cast, 231,942 went Democratic and 141,294 went Republican.
How many people live in Massachusetts 2nd Congressional District?
Massachusetts 2nd Congressional District has a population of 781,192 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Massachusetts 2nd Congressional District?
Median household income in Massachusetts 2nd Congressional District is $97,592 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Massachusetts 2nd Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Massachusetts 2nd Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
