state senate districtMassachusetts Second Essex District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+19.0
2008D+21.8
2012D+18.6
2016D+22.2
2020D+30.7
2024D+22.8
net swing · 2004→2024D+3.8D+19.0 → D+22.8
vs. U.S. · 2024D+24.3D+22.8 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 70.2% of 132,330 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
55,412
34,233
3,300
92,945
132,330
70.2%
2020
61,419
32,067
1,979
95,465
128,886†
74.1%
2016
50,282
30,882
6,258
87,422
124,630†
70.1%
2012
48,350
33,029
1,070
82,449
118,945†
69.3%
2008
47,931
30,529
1,407
79,867
116,314†
68.7%
2004
44,508
30,088
1,163
75,759
113,683†
66.6%
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles from the constituent-county ACS trend anchored to the current figure. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupSecond Essex DistrictMassachusettsUnited States
Irish23.3%18.6%9.4%
Italian17.0%11.1%4.8%
English12.0%9.7%9.5%
French5.9%4.7%1.6%
German5.5%5.4%12.5%
Polish3.9%3.4%2.2%
French Canadian3.7%——
American3.4%3.3%5.3%
Dominican5.1%2.7%0.7%
Puerto Rican2.0%4.6%1.8%
Guatemalan1.0%0.8%0.5%
Salvadoran0.7%1.1%0.7%
Mexican0.3%0.8%11.3%
Colombian0.3%0.6%0.4%
African American†1.3%2.6%9.9%
Haitian0.7%1.1%0.3%
African0.4%0.3%0.5%
Nigerian0.2%0.2%0.2%
Kenyan0.2%——
Cape Verdean0.2%0.9%—
Chinese0.6%2.5%1.3%
Asian Indian0.5%1.9%1.4%
Cambodian0.4%0.4%—
Vietnamese0.3%0.8%0.6%
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
Second Essex District
Massachusetts
United States
Median age
42
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
8.8%
9.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.4%
17.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Second Essex District
Massachusetts
United States
Median household income
$100,228
$103,960
$84,427
Poverty rate
8.8%
10.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
43.0%
47.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Second Essex District
Massachusetts
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
28.7%
25.1%
22.3%
Spanish
19.1%
9.7%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
1.2%
1.9%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
4.1%
6.1%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
Second Essex District
Massachusetts
United States
Catholic
—
35.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
3.6%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
51.4%
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.
Massachusetts Second Essex District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+19.0%
2008
+21.8%
2012
+18.6%
2016
+22.2%
2020
+30.7%
2024
+22.8%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
59.6%Harris55,412
36.8%Trump34,233
3.6%
D+22.8
R+8.0
D+24.3
92,945
D
64.3%Biden61,419
33.6%Trump32,067
2.1%
D+30.7
D+8.6
D+26.3
95,465
D
57.5%Clinton50,282
35.3%Trump30,882
7.2%
D+22.2
D+3.6
D+20.1
87,422
D
58.6%Obama48,350
40.1%Romney33,029
1.3%
D+18.6
R+3.2
D+14.7
82,449
D
60.0%Obama47,931
38.2%McCain30,529
1.8%
D+21.8
D+2.8
D+14.5
79,867
D
58.7%Kerry44,508
39.7%Bush30,088
1.5%
D+19.0
—
D+21.5
75,759
current representation
Current officeholders
DJoan LovelyState Senate · Second Essex
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
Covering historic coastal cities north of Boston, the Second Essex District delivers Democratic presidential margins above 20 points, driven by younger renters and college-educated professionals concentrated in Salem's dense wards.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 30.7 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 8.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 22.8 points.
A population of 169,520, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $100,228 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bristol and Norfolk District and Second Essex and Middlesex District.
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How did Massachusetts Second Essex District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Massachusetts Second Essex District voted Democratic by 22.8 points (D+22.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 92,945 votes cast, 55,412 went Democratic and 34,233 went Republican.
How many people live in Massachusetts Second Essex District?
Massachusetts Second Essex District has a population of 169,520 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Massachusetts Second Essex District?
Median household income in Massachusetts Second Essex District is $100,228 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Massachusetts Second Essex District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Massachusetts Second Essex District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
