state senate districtMassachusetts Suffolk and Middlesex District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+51.7
2008D+53.4
2012D+49.8
2016D+61.1
2020D+66.9
2024D+60.9
net swing · 2004→2024D+9.2D+51.7 → D+60.9
vs. U.S. · 2024D+62.3D+60.9 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 55.0% of 130,932 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
55,910
12,076
4,023
72,009
130,932
55.0%
2020
64,361
11,963
1,956
78,280
130,697†
59.9%
2016
57,314
11,791
5,420
74,525
124,193†
60.0%
2012
50,920
16,694
1,180
68,794
116,767†
58.9%
2008
50,362
14,857
1,276
66,495
115,559†
57.5%
2004
46,214
14,360
1,054
61,628
114,351†
53.9%
† 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
GroupSuffolk and Middlesex DistrictMassachusettsUnited States
Irish18.6%18.6%9.4%
Italian12.2%11.1%4.8%
English8.5%9.7%9.5%
German6.6%5.4%12.5%
American3.4%3.3%5.3%
Polish3.2%3.4%2.2%
French2.7%4.7%1.6%
Scottish1.1%—1.3%
Chinese7.0%2.5%1.3%
Asian Indian3.8%1.9%1.4%
Vietnamese2.4%0.8%0.6%
Korean1.0%0.4%0.4%
Cambodian0.7%0.4%—
Filipino0.5%0.2%0.9%
Taiwanese0.3%——
Dominican2.0%2.7%0.7%
Puerto Rican1.7%4.6%1.8%
Salvadoran1.4%1.1%0.7%
Colombian0.9%0.6%0.4%
Guatemalan0.6%0.8%0.5%
Mexican0.5%0.8%11.3%
Honduran0.4%—0.3%
African American†2.1%2.6%9.9%
Haitian0.8%1.1%0.3%
Cape Verdean0.4%0.9%—
Jamaican0.4%0.5%0.4%
Trinidadian and Tobagonian0.2%——
Nigerian0.2%0.2%0.2%
African0.2%0.3%0.5%
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
Suffolk and Middlesex District
Massachusetts
United States
Median age
30.8
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
12.8%
9.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
13.9%
17.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Suffolk and Middlesex District
Massachusetts
United States
Median household income
$106,831
$103,960
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.8%
10.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
52.7%
47.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Suffolk and Middlesex District
Massachusetts
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
36.6%
25.1%
22.3%
Spanish
16.3%
9.7%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
3.3%
1.9%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
6.0%
6.1%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
3.7%
2.2%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Suffolk and Middlesex 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 Suffolk and Middlesex District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+51.7%
2008
+53.4%
2012
+49.8%
2016
+61.1%
2020
+66.9%
2024
+60.9%
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
77.6%Harris55,910
16.8%Trump12,076
5.6%
D+60.9
R+6.1
D+62.3
72,009
D
82.2%Biden64,361
15.3%Trump11,963
2.5%
D+66.9
D+5.9
D+62.5
78,280
D
76.9%Clinton57,314
15.8%Trump11,791
7.3%
D+61.1
D+11.3
D+59.0
74,525
D
74.0%Obama50,920
24.3%Romney16,694
1.7%
D+49.8
R+3.6
D+45.9
68,794
D
75.7%Obama50,362
22.3%McCain14,857
1.9%
D+53.4
D+1.7
D+46.1
66,495
D
75.0%Kerry46,214
23.3%Bush14,360
1.7%
D+51.7
—
D+54.1
61,628
current representation
Current officeholders
DWill BrownsbergerState Senate · Suffolk and Middlesex
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
Spanning dense urban neighborhoods across Boston and Cambridge, this district recorded a 60-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024, reflecting a highly educated, majority-renter electorate concentrated in some of the state's most transit-rich zip codes.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 66.9 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 60.9 points.
A population of 183,947, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $106,831 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Second Middlesex District and First Suffolk District.
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How did Massachusetts Suffolk and Middlesex District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Massachusetts Suffolk and Middlesex District voted Democratic by 60.9 points (D+60.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 72,009 votes cast, 55,910 went Democratic and 12,076 went Republican.
How many people live in Massachusetts Suffolk and Middlesex District?
Massachusetts Suffolk and Middlesex District has a population of 183,947 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Massachusetts Suffolk and Middlesex District?
Median household income in Massachusetts Suffolk and Middlesex District is $106,831 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Massachusetts Suffolk and Middlesex District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Massachusetts Suffolk and Middlesex District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
