congressional districtMassachusetts 7th Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+64.1
2008D+65.7
2012D+67.8
2016D+71.6
2020D+72.1
2024D+62.0
net swing · 2004→2024R+2.1D+64.1 → D+62.0
vs. U.S. · 2024D+63.5D+62.0 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 53.3% of 531,726 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
222,709
47,022
13,494
283,225
531,726
53.3%
2020
269,407
41,263
5,733
316,403
531,316†
59.6%
2016
247,674
34,571
15,470
297,715
503,570†
59.1%
2012
223,563
41,077
4,429
269,069
472,701†
56.9%
2008
208,855
41,716
3,900
254,471
468,099†
54.4%
2004
189,447
40,136
3,213
232,796
463,496†
50.2%
† 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-7MassachusettsUnited States
Irish12.1%18.6%9.4%
Italian7.7%11.1%4.8%
English5.1%9.7%9.5%
German4.2%5.4%12.5%
American2.2%3.3%5.3%
Polish2.1%3.4%2.2%
French1.5%4.7%1.6%
Scottish1.0%—1.3%
Dominican5.2%2.7%0.7%
Puerto Rican4.0%4.6%1.8%
Salvadoran3.4%1.1%0.7%
Colombian2.2%0.6%0.4%
Guatemalan1.4%0.8%0.5%
Mexican1.2%0.8%11.3%
Honduran1.0%—0.3%
Cuban0.3%0.2%0.7%
African American†10.1%2.6%9.9%
Haitian3.5%1.1%0.3%
Cape Verdean2.0%0.9%—
Jamaican1.9%0.5%0.4%
Nigerian0.8%0.2%0.2%
Trinidadian and Tobagonian0.8%——
African0.7%0.3%0.5%
Barbadian0.5%——
Chinese5.0%2.5%1.3%
Asian Indian2.2%1.9%1.4%
Vietnamese2.0%0.8%0.6%
Korean0.7%0.4%0.4%
Filipino0.4%0.2%0.9%
Taiwanese0.2%——
Cambodian0.2%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-7
Massachusetts
United States
Median age
32.7
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
13.2%
9.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
13.7%
17.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
MA-7
Massachusetts
United States
Median household income
$91,370
$103,960
$84,427
Poverty rate
16.9%
10.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
51.5%
47.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
MA-7
Massachusetts
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
37.4%
25.1%
22.3%
Spanish
17.7%
9.7%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
3.6%
1.9%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
5.3%
6.1%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
3.7%
2.2%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
MA-7
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 7th Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+64.1%
2008
+65.7%
2012
+67.8%
2016
+71.6%
2020
+72.1%
2024
+62.0%
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
7
D
82.0%232,094
0.0%0
283,194
2022
7
D
80.0%151,825
14.3%27,129
189,830
2020
7
D
86.6%267,362
0.0%0
308,650
2018
7
D
98.3%216,559
0.0%0
220,411
2016
7
D
98.6%253,354
0.0%0
256,911
2014
7
D
98.3%142,133
0.0%0
144,546
2012
7
D
83.4%210,794
0.0%0
252,836
2010
7
D
66.4%145,696
33.5%73,467
219,357
2008
7
D
75.6%212,304
24.2%67,978
280,682
2006
7
D
98.3%171,902
0.0%0
174,791
2004
7
D
73.6%202,399
21.9%60,334
275,099
2002
7
D
98.2%170,968
0.0%0
174,037
2000
7
D
98.9%211,543
0.0%0
213,811
1998
7
D
70.6%137,178
29.3%56,977
194,305
1996
7
D
69.8%177,053
30.1%76,407
253,570
1994
7
D
64.4%146,246
35.5%80,674
226,988
1992
7
D
62.1%174,837
27.8%78,262
281,558
1990
7
D
65.7%155,380
0.0%0
236,580
1988
7
D
100.0%188,647
0.0%0
188,710
1986
7
D
71.7%124,183
0.0%0
173,160
1984
7
D
71.4%167,211
28.6%66,930
234,190
1982
7
D
77.8%151,305
22.2%43,063
194,369
1980
7
D
100.0%155,759
0.0%0
155,783
1978
7
D
84.8%145,615
0.0%0
171,646
1976
7
D
76.9%162,126
17.6%37,063
210,809
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
82.0%225,017
17.7%48,580
274,546
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 · Democrat82.0%225,017
John Deaton · Republican17.7%48,580
All Others0.3%949
Massachusetts's 7th anchors itself in Boston's core neighborhoods and inner suburbs, producing presidential margins above 60 points—among the widest of any congressional district in the country.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 72.1 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 10.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 62.0 points.
A population of 779,990, a 39% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $91,370 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 10 and Congressional District 7.
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How did Massachusetts 7th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Massachusetts 7th Congressional District voted Democratic by 62.0 points (D+62.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 283,225 votes cast, 222,709 went Democratic and 47,022 went Republican.
How many people live in Massachusetts 7th Congressional District?
Massachusetts 7th Congressional District has a population of 779,990 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Massachusetts 7th Congressional District?
Median household income in Massachusetts 7th Congressional District is $91,370 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Massachusetts 7th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Massachusetts 7th Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
