Pioneer Valley anchor with one of New England's youngest Latino electorates
Springfield's electorate skews heavily Democratic in statewide races, buoyed by a Puerto Rican community that now comprises roughly 40% of the city's population and drives some of the region's highest rates of first-time voter registration.
| Group | Springfield, MA | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 67.3% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(19) | 21.0% | 19.3% |
▶Black / African American(15) | 8.4% | 12.2% |
▶Asian(6) | 1.9% | 6.0% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(8) | 1.1% | 0.9% |
Multiracial / Other | 1.0% | 4.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(1) | 0.3% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: +51.5pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Catholic-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Democratic-leaning urban and suburban communities.
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32.4% | 68.3% | — | — | |
| 5.9% | 12.4% | — | — | |
| 4.5% | 9.5% | — | — | |
| 3.3% | 6.9% | — | — | |
| 0.9% | 1.9% | — | — | |
| 0.5% | 1.0% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 0.3% | 0.6% | — | — |
Non-religiousPopulation | 52.6% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Springfield, MA metro area? 1,855,286 residents across 4 counties.
25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 8pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+9 on average nationally.
Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.
Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.
Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.
| Offices | Margin A | Margin B | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| President vs Senate | D+8.9 | D+8.2 | 0.7pp |