† 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
16 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · 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
GroupBoston (Manchester)United States
Irish19.6%9.4%
Italian11.4%4.8%
English11.0%9.5%
German6.1%12.5%
French5.1%1.6%
American3.4%5.3%
French Canadian2.8%—
Polish2.7%2.2%
Puerto Rican3.0%1.8%
Dominican2.7%0.7%
Salvadoran1.1%0.7%
Mexican0.8%11.3%
Guatemalan0.7%0.5%
Colombian0.6%0.4%
Honduran0.2%0.3%
Cuban0.2%0.7%
Chinese2.5%1.3%
Asian Indian1.9%1.4%
Vietnamese0.8%0.6%
Korean0.4%0.4%
Cambodian0.4%—
Filipino0.2%0.9%
African American†2.3%9.9%
Haitian1.0%0.3%
Cape Verdean0.6%—
Jamaican0.4%0.4%
African0.3%0.5%
Nigerian0.2%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
Boston (Manchester)
United States
Median age
40.6
39.1
Age 18–24
9.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Boston (Manchester)
United States
Median household income
$111,302
$84,427
Poverty rate
8.9%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
48.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Boston (Manchester)
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
23.2%
22.3%
Spanish
8.5%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
2.0%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
5.3%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
2.2%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Boston (Manchester)
United States
Catholic
33.4%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
3.8%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
53.6%
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.
Boston (Manchester), Massachusetts
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−6.1%
1896
−42.4%
1900
−18.8%
1904
−20.0%
1908
−23.8%
1912
+4.7%
1916
−2.6%
1920
−37.5%
1924
−35.4%
1928
−0.7%
1932
+3.5%
1936
+7.1%
1940
+4.7%
1944
+3.4%
1948
+9.2%
1952
−10.3%
1956
−20.5%
1960
+16.7%
1964
+50.1%
1968
+25.9%
1972
+4.9%
1976
+11.3%
1980
−5.1%
1984
−8.1%
1988
+1.2%
1992
+14.6%
1996
+28.4%
2000
+21.7%
2004
+19.3%
2008
+21.4%
2012
+18.3%
2016
+23.1%
2020
+30.3%
2024
+22.8%
DemocraticRepublican
34 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.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
60.1%Harris2,110,678
37.3%Trump1,310,049
2.6%
D+22.8
R+7.5
D+24.3
3,510,444
D
63.8%Biden2,331,625
33.5%Trump1,224,386
2.7%
D+30.3
D+7.2
D+25.8
3,656,565
D
57.4%Clinton1,934,103
34.3%Trump1,156,623
8.3%
D+23.1
D+4.8
D+21.0
3,368,929
D
58.3%Obama1,841,958
40.0%Romney1,263,333
1.7%
D+18.3
R+3.1
D+14.5
3,159,751
D
59.7%Obama1,834,399
38.4%McCain1,177,664
1.9%
D+21.4
D+2.1
D+14.1
3,070,223
D
59.0%Kerry1,713,745
39.7%Bush1,153,822
1.2%
D+19.3
R+2.4
D+21.7
2,902,729
D
57.3%Gore1,520,332
35.6%Bush944,508
7.1%
D+21.7
R+6.7
D+21.2
2,652,843
D
59.1%Clinton1,452,790
30.7%Dole754,088
10.2%
D+28.4
D+13.9
D+19.9
2,458,666
D
45.8%Clinton1,221,575
31.3%Bush833,493
22.9%
D+14.6
D+13.4
D+9.0
2,666,888
D
49.9%Dukakis1,244,407
48.7%Bush1,214,538
1.5%
D+1.2
D+9.3
D+8.9
2,495,970
R
45.8%Mondale1,086,839
53.9%Reagan1,278,024
0.3%
R+8.1
R+3.0
D+10.2
2,373,056
R
39.3%Carter915,729
44.4%Reagan1,034,168
16.2%
R+5.1
R+16.4
D+4.6
2,327,345
D
54.0%Carter1,242,211
42.7%Ford982,892
3.3%
D+11.3
D+6.4
D+9.2
2,300,813
D
52.1%McGovern1,158,695
47.3%Nixon1,050,814
0.6%
D+4.9
R+21.1
D+28.0
2,223,269
D
61.0%Humphrey1,273,056
35.1%Nixon731,923
3.9%
D+25.9
R+24.2
D+26.6
2,086,094
D
74.9%Johnson1,563,517
24.8%Goldwater517,262
0.3%
D+50.1
D+33.5
D+27.5
2,087,368
D
58.2%Kennedy1,272,450
41.6%Nixon908,317
0.2%
D+16.7
D+37.2
D+16.5
2,184,935
R
39.6%Stevenson814,017
60.1%Eisenhower1,234,965
0.3%
R+20.5
R+10.2
R+5.1
2,054,388
R
44.7%Stevenson932,544
55.0%Eisenhower1,147,870
0.3%
R+10.3
R+19.5
D+0.4
2,086,524
D
53.5%Truman981,956
44.3%Dewey813,230
2.2%
D+9.2
D+5.8
D+4.7
1,835,668
D
51.6%Roosevelt891,814
48.2%Dewey832,470
0.2%
D+3.4
R+1.2
R+4.1
1,727,348
D
52.1%Roosevelt930,349
47.4%Willkie847,085
0.5%
D+4.7
R+2.4
R+5.3
1,786,091
D
50.1%Roosevelt814,944
43.1%Landon700,266
6.8%
D+7.1
D+3.6
R+17.2
1,625,473
D
50.6%Roosevelt713,481
47.1%Hoover664,169
2.2%
D+3.5
D+4.2
R+14.3
1,409,354
R
49.4%Smith694,764
50.1%Hoover704,103
0.5%
R+0.7
D+34.7
D+16.8
1,406,125
R
26.2%Davis268,916
61.7%Coolidge631,708
12.1%
R+35.4
D+2.1
R+10.2
1,024,640
R
29.5%Cox269,090
67.0%Harding610,557
3.4%
R+37.5
R+34.9
R+11.3
910,652
R
47.4%Wilson230,518
50.0%Hughes243,183
2.6%
R+2.6
R+7.3
R+5.7
486,552
D
36.4%Wilson165,750
31.7%Taft144,212
31.9%
D+4.7
D+28.5
R+14.8
455,464
R
34.7%Bryan150,465
58.5%Taft253,425
6.8%
R+23.8
R+3.8
R+14.2
433,168
R
37.8%Parker161,526
57.8%Roosevelt246,969
4.4%
R+20.0
R+1.2
R+0.3
427,241
R
38.4%Bryan154,542
57.3%McKinley230,248
4.3%
R+18.8
D+23.6
R+11.3
402,170
R
26.6%Bryan102,717
69.0%McKinley266,739
4.5%
R+42.4
R+36.4
R+36.3
386,705
R
45.6%Cleveland173,355
51.7%Harrison196,356
2.7%
R+6.1
—
R+7.7
379,862
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+5.5
vs
Presidential vote · 2024D+22.8
Boston (Manchester) registers Republican but votes Democratic — a 28-point gap between how voters register and how they vote, the signature of ancestral registration that trails realignment.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.
Voter registration in Boston (Manchester)
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2025 (partial)
3,969,993
1,040,968
327,495
2,564,497
37,033
2026 (partial)
799,950
221,615
265,311
313,024
0
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−27,854 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −255,617 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Boston (Manchester) in Boston (Manchester): net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−2,897
2012
−4,065
2013
−1,109
2014
−6,970
2015
−17,790
2016
−22,767
2017
−17,982
2018
−23,693
2019
−22,825
2021
−23,867
2022
−38,139
2023
−30,962
2024
−14,697
2025
−27,854
The Boston-Manchester media market spans two states with sharply different political profiles — reliably Democratic Massachusetts anchoring the south while southern New Hampshire's fast-growing suburbs have become among the most closely contested turf in presidential cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 50.1 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 42.4 points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 7.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 22.8 points.
A population of 6,858,450, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $111,302 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Philadelphia and Albany-Schenectady-Troy.
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How did Boston (Manchester), Massachusetts vote in 2024?
In 2024, Boston (Manchester), Massachusetts voted Democratic by 22.8 points (D+22.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 3,510,444 votes cast, 2,110,678 went Democratic and 1,310,049 went Republican.
When did Boston (Manchester), Massachusetts last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Boston (Manchester), Massachusetts voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Boston (Manchester), Massachusetts?
Boston (Manchester), Massachusetts has a population of 6,858,450 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Boston (Manchester), Massachusetts?
Median household income in Boston (Manchester), Massachusetts is $111,302 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $99,031.
What is the political history of Boston (Manchester), Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Boston (Manchester), Massachusetts from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 13 went Republican.
