† 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
GroupLawrenceMassachusettsUnited States
Dominican39.7%2.7%0.7%
Puerto Rican15.9%4.6%1.8%
Guatemalan7.9%0.8%0.5%
Salvadoran5.2%1.1%0.7%
Mexican2.4%0.8%11.3%
Colombian2.1%0.6%0.4%
Cuban1.0%0.2%0.7%
Honduran1.0%—0.3%
Irish5.5%18.6%9.4%
Italian4.0%11.1%4.8%
English2.8%9.7%9.5%
French1.4%4.7%1.6%
German1.3%5.4%12.5%
Polish0.9%3.4%2.2%
French Canadian0.9%——
American0.8%3.3%5.3%
African American†1.5%2.6%9.9%
Haitian0.8%1.1%0.3%
African0.5%0.3%0.5%
Nigerian0.2%0.2%0.2%
Kenyan0.2%——
Cape Verdean0.2%0.9%—
Chinese0.4%2.5%1.3%
Asian Indian0.4%1.9%1.4%
Cambodian0.3%0.4%—
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
Lawrence
Massachusetts
United States
Median age
32.6
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
11.2%
9.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
10.5%
17.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Lawrence
Massachusetts
United States
Median household income
$60,433
$103,960
$84,427
Poverty rate
17.6%
10.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
16.8%
47.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Lawrence
Massachusetts
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
78.1%
25.1%
22.3%
Spanish
73.6%
9.7%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.5%
6.1%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
Lawrence
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.
Lawrence, Massachusetts
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+59.3%
2008
+61.4%
2012
+66.9%
2016
+67.2%
2020
+48.3%
2024
+16.9%
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
56.9%Harris12,073
39.9%Trump8,477
3.2%
D+16.9
R+31.4
D+18.4
21,221
D
73.3%Biden17,023
25.0%Trump5,803
1.6%
D+48.3
R+18.9
D+43.9
23,208
D
81.8%Clinton19,852
14.6%Trump3,535
3.6%
D+67.2
D+0.3
D+65.1
24,271
D
82.7%Obama18,682
15.8%Romney3,568
1.5%
D+66.9
D+5.4
D+63.0
22,594
D
80.0%Obama15,632
18.5%McCain3,624
1.5%
D+61.4
D+2.1
D+54.2
19,543
D
78.9%Kerry14,519
19.6%Bush3,608
1.5%
D+59.3
—
D+61.8
18,396
Lawrence's electorate is shaped by a population that is roughly 80% Hispanic, driving voter registration patterns and turnout dynamics that diverge sharply from the Massachusetts median and draw sustained attention from statewide campaigns.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 67.2 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 31.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 16.9 points.
A population of 88,736, a 13% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,433 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Perth Amboy and Elizabeth.
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, Lawrence, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 16.9 points (D+16.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 21,221 votes cast, 12,073 went Democratic and 8,477 went Republican.
How many people live in Lawrence, Massachusetts?
Lawrence, Massachusetts has a population of 88,736 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lawrence, Massachusetts?
Median household income in Lawrence, Massachusetts is $60,433 — below the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Lawrence, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Lawrence, Massachusetts from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
