state senate districtMassachusetts Plymouth and Barnstable District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+6.0
2008D+7.5
2012D+1.8
2016D+5.3
2020D+16.5
2024D+10.4
net swing · 2004→2024D+4.3D+6.0 → D+10.4
vs. U.S. · 2024D+11.8D+10.4 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 80.1% of 152,319 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
65,349
52,705
3,937
121,991
152,319
80.1%
2020
67,306
47,882
2,672
117,860
143,817†
82.0%
2016
51,272
45,735
7,550
104,557
141,301†
74.0%
2012
48,057
46,326
1,167
95,550
137,349†
69.6%
2008
50,933
43,678
1,549
96,160
136,625†
70.4%
2004
48,960
43,359
542
92,861
135,901†
68.3%
† 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.
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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
GroupPlymouth and Barnstable DistrictMassachusettsUnited States
Irish29.8%18.6%9.4%
English16.1%9.7%9.5%
Italian13.8%11.1%4.8%
German7.3%5.4%12.5%
French4.3%4.7%1.6%
American4.1%3.3%5.3%
Portuguese3.9%2.3%—
Scottish3.2%—1.3%
Puerto Rican0.7%4.6%1.8%
Mexican0.3%0.8%11.3%
Dominican0.3%2.7%0.7%
Ecuadorian0.2%0.3%—
Cape Verdean0.8%0.9%—
Haitian0.4%1.1%0.3%
Jamaican0.2%0.5%0.4%
Chinese0.4%2.5%1.3%
Asian Indian0.2%1.9%1.4%
Vietnamese0.2%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
Plymouth and Barnstable District
Massachusetts
United States
Median age
50.6
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
7.6%
9.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
25.4%
17.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Plymouth and Barnstable District
Massachusetts
United States
Median household income
$111,304
$103,960
$84,427
Poverty rate
6.6%
10.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
44.5%
47.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Plymouth and Barnstable District
Massachusetts
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
13.1%
25.1%
22.3%
Spanish
2.8%
9.7%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
2.9%
1.9%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
5.0%
6.1%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
Plymouth and Barnstable 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 Plymouth and Barnstable District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+6.0%
2008
+7.5%
2012
+1.8%
2016
+5.3%
2020
+16.5%
2024
+10.4%
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
53.6%Harris65,349
43.2%Trump52,705
3.2%
D+10.4
R+6.1
D+11.8
121,991
D
57.1%Biden67,306
40.6%Trump47,882
2.3%
D+16.5
D+11.2
D+12.0
117,860
D
49.0%Clinton51,272
43.7%Trump45,735
7.2%
D+5.3
D+3.5
D+3.2
104,557
D
50.3%Obama48,057
48.5%Romney46,326
1.2%
D+1.8
R+5.7
R+2.0
95,550
D
53.0%Obama50,933
45.4%McCain43,678
1.6%
D+7.5
D+1.5
D+0.3
96,160
D
52.7%Kerry48,960
46.7%Bush43,359
0.6%
D+6.0
—
D+8.5
92,861
current representation
Current officeholders
DDylan FernandesState Senate · Plymouth and Barnstable
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
Stretching across the Upper Cape and parts of Plymouth County, this district mixes year-round working-class towns with affluent coastal communities, producing a Democratic lean that narrows in lower-turnout off-cycle elections.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 16.5 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 10.4 points.
A population of 183,666, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $111,304 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of First Plymouth and Norfolk District and Cape and Islands District.
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How did Massachusetts Plymouth and Barnstable District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Massachusetts Plymouth and Barnstable District voted Democratic by 10.4 points (D+10.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 121,991 votes cast, 65,349 went Democratic and 52,705 went Republican.
How many people live in Massachusetts Plymouth and Barnstable District?
Massachusetts Plymouth and Barnstable District has a population of 183,666 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Massachusetts Plymouth and Barnstable District?
Median household income in Massachusetts Plymouth and Barnstable District is $111,304 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Massachusetts Plymouth and Barnstable District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Massachusetts Plymouth and Barnstable District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
