Hampshire County, Massachusetts: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted D+42%. Republican peak: R+57 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+42MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 162,0282024 5-year
- Median household income
- $87,0012024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 82.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+47 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+57 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Dukes County, MA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Hampshire CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Hampshire County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −13.5% |
| 1896 | −57.3% |
| 1900 | −38.0% |
| 1904 | −41.7% |
| 1908 | −31.3% |
| 1912 | −14.8% |
| 1916 | −15.1% |
| 1920 | −41.9% |
| 1924 | −42.3% |
| 1928 | −5.2% |
| 1932 | −3.4% |
| 1936 | +4.5% |
| 1940 | +6.4% |
| 1944 | +8.5% |
| 1948 | +1.9% |
| 1952 | −16.6% |
| 1956 | −24.1% |
| 1960 | +14.0% |
| 1964 | +47.4% |
| 1968 | +22.9% |
| 1972 | +7.5% |
| 1976 | +21.2% |
| 1980 | +10.8% |
| 1984 | +11.7% |
| 1988 | +23.9% |
| 1992 | +31.7% |
| 1996 | +41.4% |
| 2000 | +28.2% |
| 2004 | +40.8% |
| 2008 | +45.6% |
| 2012 | +44.0% |
| 2016 | +39.2% |
| 2020 | +46.5% |
| 2024 | +41.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 58,617 | 23,256 | 84,720 | ||
| D | 63,362 | 22,281 | 88,332 | ||
| D | 55,367 | 21,790 | 85,624 | ||
| D | 57,359 | 21,480 | 81,621 | ||
| D | 56,869 | 20,618 | 79,570 | ||
| D | 51,680 | 21,315 | 74,422 | ||
| D | 38,543 | 19,202 | 68,626 | ||
| D | 41,844 | 14,787 | 65,309 | ||
| D | 37,879 | 15,694 | 70,071 | ||
| D | 39,834 | 24,331 | 64,915 | ||
| D | 35,597 | 28,111 | 63,942 | ||
| D | 27,611 | 21,117 | 60,355 | ||
| D | 34,947 | 22,219 | 60,075 | ||
| D | 28,572 | 24,529 | 53,654 | ||
| D | 26,666 | 16,270 | 45,412 | ||
| D | 32,058 | 11,385 | 43,645 | ||
| D | 25,667 | 19,346 | 45,096 | ||
| R | 16,119 | 26,361 | 42,564 | ||
| R | 17,247 | 24,141 | 41,486 | ||
| D | 18,012 | 17,331 | 35,833 | ||
| D | 17,676 | 14,907 | 32,680 | ||
| D | 17,823 | 15,651 | 33,715 | ||
| D | 15,412 | 14,012 | 30,906 | ||
| R | 12,332 | 13,241 | 26,869 | ||
| R | 12,695 | 14,101 | 27,051 | ||
| R | 5,037 | 13,918 | 21,014 | ||
| R | 5,305 | 13,174 | 18,793 | ||
| R | 4,202 | 5,748 | 10,236 | ||
| R | 3,088 | 4,512 | 9,632 | ||
| R | 2,612 | 5,362 | 8,795 | ||
| R | 2,292 | 5,892 | 8,633 | ||
| R | 2,392 | 5,550 | 8,319 | ||
| R | 1,608 | 6,434 | 8,423 | ||
| R | 3,678 | 4,887 | 8,949 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
17.9%
English
12.3%
Polish
9.7%
German
8.9%
Italian
8.7%
French
8.0%
American
4.8%
African American
2.1%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 37.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$87,001
Hampshire County ranks in the top 10% of US counties.
Hampshire County$87,001
Massachusetts$103,960
United States$80,734
Hampshire County ranks in the top 10% of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.5%
Working age (18–64)11.9%
Seniors (65+)6.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.1%
speak English only
Other Indo-European4.6%
Spanish4.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.2%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 76.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With UMass Amherst and four neighboring colleges anchoring its population, Hampshire County produces some of the widest Democratic presidential margins in Massachusetts, reaching D+41.7 in 2024.
The Democratic margin here reached forty-seven points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-two points.
A population of 162,028, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $87,001 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Dukes County and Claiborne County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Hampshire County, Massachusetts vote in 2024?
In 2024, Hampshire County, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 41.7 points (D+42), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 84,720 votes cast, 58,617 went Democratic and 23,256 went Republican.
What is Hampshire County, Massachusetts's political typology?
Akashic places Hampshire County, Massachusetts in the "Diversifying Metro" typology — Mid-size metropolitan counties growing more diverse and trending Democratic. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 13 times, and other 0 times.
When did Hampshire County, Massachusetts last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Hampshire County, Massachusetts voted Republican was 1956.
How many people live in Hampshire County, Massachusetts?
Hampshire County, Massachusetts has a population of 162,028 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Hampshire County, Massachusetts?
Median household income in Hampshire County, Massachusetts is $87,001 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Hampshire County, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Hampshire County, Massachusetts from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.