Massachusetts 75th State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
73.0%
8,167 votes · D+46.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 65.4%
Republican
William McKinley1896
75.3%
1,302 votes · R+59.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Warren G. Harding, 1920 · 72.6%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
11,019votes
65.4% of the vote · D+32.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · 9,659 votes
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1956
7,638votes
65.3% of the vote · R+30.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 7,122 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
+28.4pts D vs U.S.
Place D+32.9 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · +27.8 pts
Republican
William McKinley1896
+53.4pts R vs U.S.
Place R+59.5 · U.S. R+6.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Alf Landon, 1936 · +35.0 pts
U.S. House elections · 1 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year
Vote lead
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
D
100.0%16,834
0.0%0
16,834
With a 2024 presidential margin of D+22.9, the 17th Middlesex District ranks among Massachusetts's more reliably Democratic state house seats, reflecting the densely populated, college-educated suburban profile common to inner Middlesex County.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 46.2 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 59.5 points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 10.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 22.9 points.
A population of 44,424, a 48% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $83,522 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of 33rd Middlesex District and 35th Middlesex District.
Akashic
Political twins — state-house districts
The state-house districts 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.
Compare two places, side by side
Twelve curated comparisons line up election history, demographics, and the divergence story for two places at a glance. Browse all comparisons → · Or open the source-auditable district brief for electoral baseline, electorate, current-cycle coverage, geography, official dates, and methodology. Open campaign intelligence report →
Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Massachusetts 75th State House District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-lower/25075/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
How did Massachusetts 75th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Massachusetts 75th State House District voted Democratic by 22.9 points (D+22.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 15,413 votes cast, 9,232 went Democratic and 5,697 went Republican.
When did Massachusetts 75th State House District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Massachusetts 75th State House District voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Massachusetts 75th State House District?
Massachusetts 75th State House District has a population of 44,424 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Massachusetts 75th State House District?
Median household income in Massachusetts 75th State House District is $83,522 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Massachusetts 75th State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Massachusetts 75th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 22 went Republican.