† 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
GroupNorwoodMassachusettsUnited States
Irish24.7%18.6%9.4%
Italian12.0%11.1%4.8%
English9.5%9.7%9.5%
German5.9%5.4%12.5%
American4.0%3.3%5.3%
Polish3.2%3.4%2.2%
French2.7%4.7%1.6%
Scottish2.1%—1.3%
Puerto Rican2.2%4.6%1.8%
Dominican1.6%2.7%0.7%
Mexican1.2%0.8%11.3%
Cuban0.5%0.2%0.7%
Colombian0.5%0.6%0.4%
Guatemalan0.3%0.8%0.5%
Salvadoran0.3%1.1%0.7%
Ecuadorian0.3%0.3%—
Chinese3.1%2.5%1.3%
Asian Indian1.4%1.9%1.4%
Vietnamese0.8%0.8%0.6%
Korean0.3%0.4%0.4%
Filipino0.2%0.2%0.9%
African American†3.1%2.6%9.9%
Haitian1.5%1.1%0.3%
Jamaican0.6%0.5%0.4%
Cape Verdean0.5%0.9%—
African0.4%0.3%0.5%
Nigerian0.4%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
Norwood
Massachusetts
United States
Median age
39
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
6.4%
9.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.6%
17.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Norwood
Massachusetts
United States
Median household income
$107,030
$103,960
$84,427
Poverty rate
8.8%
10.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
55.4%
47.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Norwood
Massachusetts
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
24.8%
25.1%
22.3%
Spanish
8.0%
9.7%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
2.4%
1.9%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
8.4%
6.1%
2.0%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.7%
1.2%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Norwood
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.
Norwood, Massachusetts
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+16.5%
2008
+13.4%
2012
+12.6%
2016
+20.9%
2020
+30.9%
2024
+20.9%
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
58.5%Harris9,566
37.7%Trump6,156
3.8%
D+20.9
R+10.0
D+22.3
16,344
D
64.2%Biden11,212
33.4%Trump5,824
2.4%
D+30.9
D+10.0
D+26.4
17,453
D
56.8%Clinton9,000
35.9%Trump5,692
7.3%
D+20.9
D+8.2
D+18.8
15,856
D
55.5%Obama8,477
42.9%Romney6,552
1.5%
D+12.6
R+0.8
D+8.8
15,261
D
55.8%Obama7,944
42.4%McCain6,033
1.8%
D+13.4
R+3.0
D+6.2
14,234
D
57.4%Kerry7,902
41.0%Bush5,635
1.6%
D+16.5
—
D+18.9
13,760
Norwood sits along the Providence/Stoughton commuter rail line about 17 miles southwest of Boston, drawing a mix of longtime working-class residents and newer arrivals that keeps its electoral margins closer than many surrounding Norfolk County towns.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 30.9 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 10.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 20.9 points.
A population of 31,542, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $107,030 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Dedham and Woburn.
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, Norwood, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 20.9 points (D+20.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 16,344 votes cast, 9,566 went Democratic and 6,156 went Republican.
How many people live in Norwood, Massachusetts?
Norwood, Massachusetts has a population of 31,542 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Norwood, Massachusetts?
Median household income in Norwood, Massachusetts is $107,030 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Norwood, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Norwood, Massachusetts from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
