congressional districtMassachusetts 6th Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+13.4
2008D+15.7
2012D+10.7
2016D+18.2
2020D+27.5
2024D+20.3
net swing · 2004→2024D+6.9D+13.4 → D+20.3
vs. U.S. · 2024D+21.8D+20.3 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 74.8% of 585,322 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
255,384
166,459
16,170
438,013
585,322
74.8%
2020
282,898
158,825
10,026
451,749
571,351†
79.1%
2016
227,353
152,823
29,890
410,066
552,759†
74.2%
2012
211,319
170,092
5,499
386,910
527,562†
73.3%
2008
214,280
155,323
6,397
376,000
516,376†
72.8%
2004
200,038
152,136
4,584
356,758
505,191†
70.6%
† 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-6MassachusettsUnited States
Irish22.5%18.6%9.4%
Italian16.1%11.1%4.8%
English11.6%9.7%9.5%
German5.8%5.4%12.5%
French5.3%4.7%1.6%
Polish3.8%3.4%2.2%
American3.4%3.3%5.3%
French Canadian3.4%——
Dominican4.8%2.7%0.7%
Puerto Rican2.1%4.6%1.8%
Guatemalan1.0%0.8%0.5%
Salvadoran0.8%1.1%0.7%
Mexican0.4%0.8%11.3%
Colombian0.3%0.6%0.4%
Cuban0.2%0.2%0.7%
Chinese1.4%2.5%1.3%
Asian Indian1.2%1.9%1.4%
Cambodian0.6%0.4%—
Vietnamese0.4%0.8%0.6%
Korean0.3%0.4%0.4%
Filipino0.2%0.2%0.9%
African American†1.4%2.6%9.9%
Haitian0.6%1.1%0.3%
African0.4%0.3%0.5%
Nigerian0.2%0.2%0.2%
Kenyan0.2%——
Cape Verdean0.2%0.9%—
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-6
Massachusetts
United States
Median age
43.1
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
9.0%
9.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.0%
17.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
MA-6
Massachusetts
United States
Median household income
$118,476
$103,960
$84,427
Poverty rate
7.2%
10.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
46.6%
47.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
MA-6
Massachusetts
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
28.8%
25.1%
22.3%
Spanish
16.3%
9.7%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
1.3%
1.9%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
5.2%
6.1%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
1.4%
2.2%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
MA-6
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 6th Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+13.4%
2008
+15.7%
2012
+10.7%
2016
+18.2%
2020
+27.5%
2024
+20.3%
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
6
D
73.2%321,186
0.0%0
438,573
2022
6
D
61.3%198,119
34.3%110,770
323,032
2020
6
D
65.4%286,377
34.4%150,695
437,677
2018
6
D
65.2%217,703
31.4%104,798
333,975
2016
6
D
98.4%308,923
0.0%0
314,055
2014
6
D
55.0%149,638
41.1%111,989
272,219
2012
6
D
48.3%180,942
47.1%176,612
374,807
2010
6
D
56.8%142,732
43.0%107,930
251,081
2008
6
D
70.4%226,216
29.5%94,845
321,312
2006
6
D
69.6%168,056
30.2%72,997
241,625
2004
6
D
69.9%213,458
30.0%91,597
305,522
2002
6
D
68.3%162,900
31.6%75,462
238,615
2000
6
D
71.0%205,324
28.9%83,501
289,043
1998
6
D
54.6%117,132
42.4%90,986
214,706
1996
6
D
48.1%133,002
48.0%132,642
276,379
1994
6
R
47.4%113,481
50.5%120,952
239,444
1992
6
R
44.9%130,248
54.8%159,165
290,312
1990
6
D
60.9%149,284
32.7%80,177
244,937
1988
6
D
69.6%177,643
30.3%77,186
255,067
1986
6
D
75.4%131,051
0.0%0
173,704
1984
6
D
70.4%168,662
26.4%63,363
239,649
1982
6
D
57.8%117,723
42.2%85,849
203,584
1980
6
D
50.8%111,393
47.1%103,192
219,257
1978
6
D
53.8%97,099
46.2%83,511
180,645
1976
6
D
54.8%121,562
41.3%91,655
221,813
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
56.5%241,042
43.4%185,209
426,836
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 · Democrat56.5%241,042
John Deaton · Republican43.4%185,209
All Others0.1%585
Stretching along the North Shore from Lynn through Gloucester and into the Merrimack Valley, MA-06 blends working-class port communities with affluent seaside towns, producing a presidential margin that has held above D+15 in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 27.5 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 7.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 20.3 points.
A population of 778,867, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $118,476 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 4 and Congressional District 8.
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How did Massachusetts 6th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Massachusetts 6th Congressional District voted Democratic by 20.3 points (D+20.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 438,013 votes cast, 255,384 went Democratic and 166,459 went Republican.
How many people live in Massachusetts 6th Congressional District?
Massachusetts 6th Congressional District has a population of 778,867 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Massachusetts 6th Congressional District?
Median household income in Massachusetts 6th Congressional District is $118,476 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Massachusetts 6th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Massachusetts 6th Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
