† 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
GroupSaugusMassachusettsUnited States
Irish21.1%18.6%9.4%
Italian15.4%11.1%4.8%
English10.9%9.7%9.5%
French5.3%4.7%1.6%
German5.0%5.4%12.5%
Polish3.5%3.4%2.2%
French Canadian3.4%——
American3.1%3.3%5.3%
Dominican5.9%2.7%0.7%
Puerto Rican2.4%4.6%1.8%
Guatemalan1.2%0.8%0.5%
Salvadoran0.8%1.1%0.7%
Mexican0.4%0.8%11.3%
Colombian0.3%0.6%0.4%
Cuban0.2%0.2%0.7%
Honduran0.2%—0.3%
African American†2.0%2.6%9.9%
Haitian1.1%1.1%0.3%
African0.6%0.3%0.5%
Nigerian0.3%0.2%0.2%
Kenyan0.3%——
Cape Verdean0.3%0.9%—
Chinese0.8%2.5%1.3%
Asian Indian0.7%1.9%1.4%
Cambodian0.6%0.4%—
Vietnamese0.4%0.8%0.6%
Filipino0.2%0.2%0.9%
Korean0.2%0.4%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
Saugus
Massachusetts
United States
Median age
44.5
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
8.0%
9.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
22.0%
17.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Saugus
Massachusetts
United States
Median household income
$101,539
$103,960
$84,427
Poverty rate
6.0%
10.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
31.4%
47.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Saugus
Massachusetts
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
27.6%
25.1%
22.3%
Spanish
9.1%
9.7%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
4.0%
1.9%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
9.5%
6.1%
2.0%
Arabic
1.6%
0.6%
0.4%
Religious landscape
Measure
Saugus
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.
Saugus, Massachusetts
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+0.4%
2008
+3.4%
2012
+2.6%
2016
−6.4%
2020
+2.9%
2024
−9.9%
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
R
43.6%Harris6,617
53.5%Trump8,112
2.9%
R+9.9
R+12.8
R+8.4
15,174
D
50.6%Biden8,001
47.7%Trump7,543
1.6%
D+2.9
D+9.3
R+1.6
15,797
R
44.5%Clinton6,385
50.9%Trump7,305
4.6%
R+6.4
R+9.0
R+8.5
14,356
D
50.5%Obama7,147
47.9%Romney6,781
1.5%
D+2.6
R+0.8
R+1.3
14,143
D
50.8%Obama6,774
47.3%McCain6,317
1.9%
D+3.4
D+3.0
R+3.8
13,347
D
49.4%Kerry6,282
49.0%Bush6,234
1.6%
D+0.4
—
D+2.8
12,724
Saugus sits between Boston's urban core and Essex County's more conservative interior, producing a moderate electorate that has supported candidates from both major parties in statewide races within the same election cycle.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 3.4 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 9.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 12.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 9.9 points.
A population of 28,773, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $101,539 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Peabody and Milford city (balance).
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, Saugus, Massachusetts voted Republican by 9.9 points (R+9.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 15,174 votes cast, 6,617 went Democratic and 8,112 went Republican.
When did Saugus, Massachusetts last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Saugus, Massachusetts voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Saugus, Massachusetts?
Saugus, Massachusetts has a population of 28,773 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Saugus, Massachusetts?
Median household income in Saugus, Massachusetts is $101,539 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Saugus, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Saugus, Massachusetts from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 2 went Republican.
