Worcester County, Massachusetts: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted D+10%. Democratic peak: D+54 in 1964.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+10MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 867,7882024 5-year
- Median household income
- $95,9392024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 72.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 13.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+54 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+51 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Essex County, MA · similarity 0.96
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Worcester CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Worcester 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 | −12.8% |
| 1896 | −51.0% |
| 1900 | −29.6% |
| 1904 | −32.0% |
| 1908 | −31.7% |
| 1912 | −12.2% |
| 1916 | −8.1% |
| 1920 | −39.3% |
| 1924 | −43.8% |
| 1928 | −4.8% |
| 1932 | −0.5% |
| 1936 | +13.7% |
| 1940 | +13.7% |
| 1944 | +11.3% |
| 1948 | +11.1% |
| 1952 | −6.2% |
| 1956 | −20.4% |
| 1960 | +21.1% |
| 1964 | +54.5% |
| 1968 | +30.2% |
| 1972 | +6.1% |
| 1976 | +23.5% |
| 1980 | −1.0% |
| 1984 | −13.2% |
| 1988 | −2.3% |
| 1992 | +11.4% |
| 1996 | +28.4% |
| 2000 | +19.2% |
| 2004 | +14.1% |
| 2008 | +13.8% |
| 2012 | +9.4% |
| 2016 | +10.4% |
| 2020 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +10.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 225,680 | 183,802 | 420,841 | ||
| D | 248,773 | 171,683 | 434,921 | ||
| D | 198,778 | 157,682 | 396,096 | ||
| D | 198,244 | 163,390 | 369,112 | ||
| D | 202,107 | 152,101 | 363,594 | ||
| D | 192,142 | 144,094 | 340,636 | ||
| D | 173,769 | 114,139 | 310,148 | ||
| D | 169,892 | 87,021 | 291,617 | ||
| D | 138,122 | 101,984 | 315,782 | ||
| R | 141,485 | 148,365 | 293,256 | ||
| R | 119,498 | 156,060 | 276,440 | ||
| R | 117,326 | 120,100 | 278,561 | ||
| D | 172,320 | 105,217 | 285,245 | ||
| D | 144,139 | 127,560 | 273,127 | ||
| D | 168,437 | 88,354 | 265,179 | ||
| D | 209,383 | 61,388 | 271,631 | ||
| D | 173,103 | 112,730 | 286,333 | ||
| R | 107,889 | 163,401 | 271,870 | ||
| R | 128,898 | 146,094 | 275,637 | ||
| D | 133,823 | 106,757 | 244,757 | ||
| D | 123,440 | 98,414 | 222,258 | ||
| D | 132,541 | 100,468 | 234,108 | ||
| D | 114,136 | 85,316 | 210,764 | ||
| R | 87,586 | 88,535 | 180,402 | ||
| R | 85,675 | 94,290 | 181,010 | ||
| R | 31,171 | 89,679 | 133,576 | ||
| R | 34,667 | 81,241 | 118,372 | ||
| R | 27,540 | 32,541 | 61,680 | ||
| R | 17,565 | 24,719 | 58,776 | ||
| R | 16,803 | 34,394 | 55,425 | ||
| R | 17,037 | 34,124 | 53,461 | ||
| R | 17,148 | 32,412 | 51,582 | ||
| R | 10,855 | 35,579 | 48,493 | ||
| R | 20,797 | 27,130 | 49,471 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
17.1%
Italian
11.5%
English
9.5%
French
8.0%
German
5.0%
Polish
4.7%
American
4.2%
African American
4.2%
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: 40.2 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
$95,939
Worcester County ranks in the top 5% of US counties.
Worcester County$95,939
Massachusetts$103,960
United States$80,734
Worcester County ranks in the top 5% 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
10.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.1%
Working age (18–64)9.7%
Seniors (65+)12.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
77.7%
speak English only
Spanish9.5%
Other Indo-European7.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.9%
Other languages2.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Worcester County consistently posts Democratic margins well below the statewide average, reflecting its mix of mid-sized industrial cities, rural towns, and a large college-student population that together make it one of Massachusetts's more competitive counties.
The Democratic margin here reached fifty-four points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved eight points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was ten points.
A population of 867,788, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $95,939 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Essex County and Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Worcester County, Massachusetts vote in 2024?
In 2024, Worcester County, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 10.0 points (D+10), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 420,841 votes cast, 225,680 went Democratic and 183,802 went Republican.
What is Worcester County, Massachusetts's political typology?
Akashic places Worcester 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 18 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.
When did Worcester County, Massachusetts last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Worcester County, Massachusetts voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Worcester County, Massachusetts?
Worcester County, Massachusetts has a population of 867,788 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Worcester County, Massachusetts?
Median household income in Worcester County, Massachusetts is $95,939 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Worcester County, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Worcester County, Massachusetts from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.