congressional districtMassachusetts 5th Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+33.9
2008D+34.7
2012D+32.8
2016D+43.7
2020D+50.9
2024D+44.3
net swing · 2004→2024D+10.4D+33.9 → D+44.3
vs. U.S. · 2024D+45.8D+44.3 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 70.9% of 535,273 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
265,571
97,335
16,739
379,645
535,273
70.9%
2020
298,866
94,366
8,588
401,820
528,389†
76.0%
2016
255,421
92,803
24,121
372,345
509,574†
73.1%
2012
233,666
116,689
6,296
356,651
484,660†
73.6%
2008
226,951
108,507
5,862
341,320
476,795†
71.6%
2004
214,641
104,720
4,755
324,116
468,930†
69.1%
† 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-5MassachusettsUnited States
Irish18.8%18.6%9.4%
Italian12.3%11.1%4.8%
English9.6%9.7%9.5%
German6.4%5.4%12.5%
American3.3%3.3%5.3%
Polish3.2%3.4%2.2%
French3.2%4.7%1.6%
French Canadian2.0%——
Chinese4.6%2.5%1.3%
Asian Indian3.6%1.9%1.4%
Vietnamese1.1%0.8%0.6%
Cambodian0.9%0.4%—
Korean0.8%0.4%0.4%
Taiwanese0.3%——
Filipino0.2%0.2%0.9%
Nepalese0.2%——
Puerto Rican2.3%4.6%1.8%
Dominican1.5%2.7%0.7%
Salvadoran1.5%1.1%0.7%
Mexican0.9%0.8%11.3%
Colombian0.9%0.6%0.4%
Guatemalan0.8%0.8%0.5%
Cuban0.2%0.2%0.7%
Ecuadorian0.2%0.3%—
African American†2.5%2.6%9.9%
Haitian0.9%1.1%0.3%
Jamaican0.4%0.5%0.4%
African0.3%0.3%0.5%
Cape Verdean0.2%0.9%—
Nigerian0.2%0.2%0.2%
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-5
Massachusetts
United States
Median age
39.2
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
10.5%
9.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.8%
17.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
MA-5
Massachusetts
United States
Median household income
$130,807
$103,960
$84,427
Poverty rate
7.7%
10.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
57.7%
47.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
MA-5
Massachusetts
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
30.9%
25.1%
22.3%
Spanish
9.1%
9.7%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
2.2%
1.9%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
8.0%
6.1%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
3.9%
2.2%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
MA-5
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 5th Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+33.9%
2008
+34.7%
2012
+32.8%
2016
+43.7%
2020
+50.9%
2024
+44.3%
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
5
D
75.5%286,689
0.0%0
379,701
2022
5
D
71.6%203,994
25.1%71,491
284,881
2020
5
D
74.3%294,427
25.6%101,351
396,183
2018
5
D
75.9%236,243
24.0%74,856
311,324
2016
5
D
98.6%285,606
0.0%0
289,807
2014
5
D
98.3%182,100
0.0%0
185,260
2012
5
D
75.5%257,490
24.3%82,944
341,109
2010
5
D
54.8%122,858
42.2%94,646
224,029
2008
5
D
98.7%225,947
0.0%0
228,907
2006
5
D
98.1%159,120
0.0%0
162,272
2004
5
D
67.0%179,652
32.9%88,232
268,189
2002
5
D
60.1%122,562
34.0%69,337
203,777
2000
5
D
98.0%199,601
0.0%0
203,641
1998
5
D
70.7%127,418
29.3%52,725
180,230
1996
5
D
99.1%183,429
0.0%0
185,137
1994
5
D
69.8%140,725
30.1%60,734
201,524
1992
5
D
52.2%133,844
37.5%96,206
256,564
1990
5
D
49.8%110,232
45.7%101,017
221,140
1988
5
D
84.1%181,860
0.0%0
216,271
1986
5
D
72.5%113,690
0.0%0
156,886
1984
5
D
53.4%120,008
46.6%104,912
224,927
1982
5
D
84.6%140,177
0.0%0
165,598
1980
5
D
66.0%136,758
34.0%70,547
207,321
1978
5
D
52.2%90,156
28.2%48,685
172,681
1976
5
D
67.3%144,217
32.7%70,036
214,263
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
69.8%254,918
30.0%109,786
365,434
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 · Democrat69.8%254,918
John Deaton · Republican30.0%109,786
All Others0.2%730
Massachusetts's 5th returned a D+43.9 presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the most heavily Democratic congressional districts in the country. The district anchors the inner suburbs west of Boston, including Newton and Framingham.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 50.9 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 44.3 points.
A population of 780,268, a 65% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $130,807 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 8 and Congressional District 8.
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How did Massachusetts 5th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Massachusetts 5th Congressional District voted Democratic by 44.3 points (D+44.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 379,645 votes cast, 265,571 went Democratic and 97,335 went Republican.
How many people live in Massachusetts 5th Congressional District?
Massachusetts 5th Congressional District has a population of 780,268 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Massachusetts 5th Congressional District?
Median household income in Massachusetts 5th Congressional District is $130,807 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Massachusetts 5th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Massachusetts 5th Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
