† 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
GroupPittsfieldMassachusettsUnited States
Irish17.5%18.6%9.4%
Italian13.7%11.1%4.8%
English12.7%9.7%9.5%
German9.6%5.4%12.5%
French8.3%4.7%1.6%
Polish6.1%3.4%2.2%
American3.9%3.3%5.3%
French Canadian3.0%——
Puerto Rican3.6%4.6%1.8%
Colombian1.4%0.6%0.4%
Salvadoran1.0%1.1%0.7%
Mexican0.7%0.8%11.3%
Ecuadorian0.5%0.3%—
Cuban0.3%0.2%0.7%
Dominican0.3%2.7%0.7%
Guatemalan0.3%0.8%0.5%
African American†2.9%2.6%9.9%
African0.8%0.3%0.5%
Ghanaian0.4%——
Chinese0.3%2.5%1.3%
Asian Indian0.2%1.9%1.4%
Korean0.2%0.4%0.4%
Nepalese0.2%——
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
Pittsfield
Massachusetts
United States
Median age
42.4
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
7.9%
9.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.4%
17.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Pittsfield
Massachusetts
United States
Median household income
$70,582
$103,960
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.9%
10.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
34.2%
47.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Pittsfield
Massachusetts
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
11.7%
25.1%
22.3%
Spanish
6.5%
9.7%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.3%
6.1%
2.0%
Other languages
1.0%
1.0%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Pittsfield
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.
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+48.6%
2008
+54.8%
2012
+57.6%
2016
+45.2%
2020
+51.9%
2024
+42.8%
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
69.8%Harris14,628
27.0%Trump5,658
3.2%
D+42.8
R+9.1
D+44.3
20,946
D
74.8%Biden16,404
22.9%Trump5,017
2.4%
D+51.9
D+6.7
D+47.4
21,942
D
68.8%Clinton13,907
23.6%Trump4,771
7.5%
D+45.2
R+12.4
D+43.1
20,202
D
77.7%Obama15,642
20.1%Romney4,046
2.2%
D+57.6
D+2.8
D+53.8
20,122
D
76.2%Obama15,657
21.4%McCain4,401
2.3%
D+54.8
D+6.2
D+47.5
20,535
D
73.4%Kerry15,035
24.8%Bush5,085
1.8%
D+48.6
—
D+51.0
20,485
Pittsfield's electorate leans reliably Democratic in statewide races, yet its post-industrial economy and population decline since peak GE employment give it a distinct working-class character that separates it from the college-town liberalism of nearby Williamstown or Northampton.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 57.6 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 9.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 42.8 points.
A population of 43,457, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,582 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of North Adams and Middletown.
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, Pittsfield, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 42.8 points (D+42.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 20,946 votes cast, 14,628 went Democratic and 5,658 went Republican.
How many people live in Pittsfield, Massachusetts?
Pittsfield, Massachusetts has a population of 43,457 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pittsfield, Massachusetts?
Median household income in Pittsfield, Massachusetts is $70,582 — below the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Pittsfield, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Pittsfield, Massachusetts from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
