† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary 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
GroupHolyokeMassachusettsUnited States
Puerto Rican42.3%4.6%1.8%
Dominican3.5%2.7%0.7%
Mexican1.4%0.8%11.3%
Guatemalan1.0%0.8%0.5%
Cuban0.4%0.2%0.7%
Salvadoran0.4%1.1%0.7%
Colombian0.4%0.6%0.4%
Ecuadorian0.4%0.3%—
Irish11.6%18.6%9.4%
Italian7.6%11.1%4.8%
French6.9%4.7%1.6%
Polish6.8%3.4%2.2%
American6.4%3.3%5.3%
English5.6%9.7%9.5%
French Canadian3.7%——
German3.6%5.4%12.5%
African American†2.5%2.6%9.9%
Jamaican0.4%0.5%0.4%
Asian Indian0.3%1.9%1.4%
Nepalese0.2%——
Chinese0.2%2.5%1.3%
Vietnamese0.2%0.8%0.6%
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
Holyoke
Massachusetts
United States
Median age
40
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
8.8%
9.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.1%
17.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Holyoke
Massachusetts
United States
Median household income
$53,605
$103,960
$84,427
Poverty rate
27.0%
10.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
25.9%
47.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Holyoke
Massachusetts
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
41.6%
25.1%
22.3%
Spanish
38.1%
9.7%
13.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
1.2%
1.0%
0.7%
Religious landscape
Measure
Holyoke
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.
Holyoke, Massachusetts
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+44.2%
2008
+45.8%
2012
+53.9%
2016
+45.6%
2020
+38.7%
2024
+29.9%
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.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
62.9%Harris9,409
33.0%Trump4,943
4.1%
D+29.9
R+8.8
D+31.3
14,959
D
68.4%Biden11,152
29.7%Trump4,843
1.9%
D+38.7
R+7.0
D+34.2
16,313
D
69.7%Clinton11,656
24.0%Trump4,022
6.3%
D+45.6
R+8.3
D+43.5
16,728
D
76.1%Obama12,546
22.2%Romney3,656
1.7%
D+53.9
D+8.2
D+50.1
16,481
D
71.8%Obama11,034
26.0%McCain4,000
2.1%
D+45.8
D+1.6
D+38.5
15,363
D
71.9%Kerry10,326
27.7%Bush3,980
0.4%
D+44.2
—
D+46.6
14,365
Holyoke's Puerto Rican community, one of the largest per capita in New England, has steadily reshaped its electorate since the mid-20th century decline of its paper-mill economy, making Latino turnout a decisive variable in local and state races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 53.9 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 8.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 29.9 points.
A population of 37,813, a 44% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $53,605 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Springfield and New Britain.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Holyoke, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 29.9 points (D+29.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 14,959 votes cast, 9,409 went Democratic and 4,943 went Republican.
How many people live in Holyoke, Massachusetts?
Holyoke, Massachusetts has a population of 37,813 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Holyoke, Massachusetts?
Median household income in Holyoke, Massachusetts is $53,605 — below the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Holyoke, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Holyoke, Massachusetts from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
