How did MA-SD-D18, Massachusetts vote in the 2024 presidential election?

MA-SD-D18, Massachusetts voted Democratic in 2024 with a margin of D+34.0. Kamala D Harris received 65,676 votes and Donald Trump received 31,272 out of 101,158 total votes cast, a 16.2-point shift toward Republicans from 2020.

What is MA-SD-D18, Massachusetts's political history?

MA-SD-D18, Massachusetts has 5 presidential elections on record, spanning 2008 to 2024. It has voted Democratic in every presidential election since 2008. The largest single-election swing was 16.2 points in 2024.

What are the demographics of MA-SD-D18, Massachusetts?

MA-SD-D18, Massachusetts has a population of 180,666 according to the 2020 Census. The racial composition is 68.1% non-Hispanic white, 11.1% Hispanic, 11.0% Black.

Which places are most similar to MA-SD-D18, Massachusetts?

Based on demographic and electoral similarity analysis, the three most similar state senate districts to MA-SD-D18, Massachusetts are Massachusetts State Senate District D23, Massachusetts State Senate District D22, Massachusetts State Senate District D13. Similarity is computed using a vector embedding of demographic, economic, and electoral characteristics.

Massachusetts State Senate District D18

Massachusetts · Latest: 2024↓ R+16.2 vs 2020

Safe Democratic — shifted 16.2pp toward Republicans in 2024 — 181K residents

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Massachusetts State Senate District D18 is a state senate district that has a population of 180,666. In the 2024 presidential election, it voted Democratic with a margin of D+34.0. Akashic Edge tracks 5 presidential elections here, dating back to 2008.

Massachusetts State Senate District D18 Presidential Election Results, 2008–2024
Year	Dem %	Rep %	Margin	Swing
2024	64.9%	30.9%	D+34.0	R+16.2
2020*	74.1%	23.9%	D+50.2	D+15.5
2016*	64.0%	29.3%	D+34.7	D+11.0
2012*	61.8%	38.2%	D+23.7	D+0.5
2008*	60.8%	37.6%	D+23.1	—

* Pre-2022 results projected onto current district boundaries. Actual boundaries at the time of the election may have differed.

Political Identity

What defines MA-SD-D18?

It has a working-class electorate (0% college-educated) — a demographic increasingly aligned with Republicans nationwide.

Similarity Explorer

Similar state senate districts

Nearest neighbors matched on the same place-page feature set used across the dossier system.

8 visible matches

Massachusetts State Senate District D23MA

Urban Competitive

D+31.4

Similarity score98%

Massachusetts State Senate District D22MA

Urban Competitive

D+22.8

Similarity score97%

Massachusetts State Senate District D13MA

Urban Competitive

D+39.5

Similarity score97%

Massachusetts State Senate District D27MA

Urban Democratic

D+61.1

Similarity score96%

Massachusetts State Senate District D16MA

Urban Competitive

D+31.8

Similarity score96%

Massachusetts State Senate District D14MA

Urban Competitive

D+23.0

Similarity score94%

Massachusetts State Senate District D30MA

Urban Democratic

D+48.1

Similarity score93%

Massachusetts State Senate District D25MA

Urban Democratic

D+33.7

Similarity score92%

Historian Query

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“How has Massachusetts State Senate District D18 voted in presidential elections?”

Automated Readout

Key Insights

High-confidence patterns distilled from this geography's election history.

Has voted Democratic in the last 5 presidential elections
Latest election (2024) was a Democratic landslide with a 34.0% margin
Swung 16.2 points toward Republican between 2020 and 2024

Race & Ancestry

Who Lives Here

A race-first Census view with ancestry expansion where source coverage is strong enough to support detail.

MA-SD-D18Census ACS 2024

Census race profile

Major Census race and ethnicity groups shown as a share of total population.

Expand rows for ancestry detail

White (Non-Hispanic) 68.1%Hispanic 11.1%Black 11.0%Asian 5.8%Multiracial 3.8%

Group	MA-SD-D18	State	National
White (Non-Hispanic)	68.1%	66.6%	57.4%
Hispanic / Latino	11.1%	13.3%	19.3%
Black / African American	11.0%	6.8%	12.2%
Asian	5.8%	7.3%	6.0%
Multiracial / Other	3.8%	5.7%	4.0%
Native American / Alaska Native	0.3%	0.2%	0.9%

Method notes

Census treats race and Hispanic/Latino origin as separate questions. Race categories other than Hispanic reflect total populations (small Hispanic overlap in Black, Asian, AIAN, NHPI). “Multiracial / Other” is derived as a non-overlapping remainder.

Detailed ancestry data unavailable for this geography.

Who lives in Massachusetts State Senate District D18? 180,666 residents as of the 2020 Census.

Demographic Comparison

Demographics

Read this geography's profile in three layers: local, state (where available), and national baseline.

MA-SD-D18 vs Massachusetts vs National181K residents

Population & electorate

Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.

Total population

Local vs state vs U.S.

181K

local

181KState 7.0MNational 334.9M

Share of U.S. population

Local vs state vs U.S.

0.05%

local

0.05%National 100%

Voting-age population

Local vs state vs U.S.

79.9%

local

79.9%State 77.2%National 75.7%

Economic profile

Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.

Median household income

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState $106,183National $83,960

Poverty rate

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 10.1%National 12.5%

College degree

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 47.3%National 35.6%

Homeownership

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 62.5%National 65.2%

Community profile

Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.

Median age

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 40.3 yrsNational 39.1 yrs

Age 18–29

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 16.8%National 15.7%

Age 65+

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 17.9%National 17.0%

Foreign born

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 18.0%National 14.1%

Non-English at home

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 25.1%National 22.2%

English only

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 74.9%National 77.8%

Voter Turnout

Turnout in MA-SD-D18

Estimated using 2020 Census voting-age population.

2024 Turnout

70.0%

vs Previous

-24.3pp

Voting-Age Pop

144,417

History

2008–2024

Competitiveness

How competitive is MA-SD-D18?

Safe DAvg margin: D+39.6 (last 3 elections)

2008

D+23.1

2012

D+23.7

2016

D+34.7

2020

D+50.2

2024

D+34.0

Elasticity

27.0pp

margin range

Party Flips

last 30 years

5-Elec Avg

D+33.1

Other Massachusetts State Senate Districts

39 total

Name	Margin ↓
MA-SD-D29	D+73.3
MA-SD-D17	D+61.1
MA-SD-D27	D+61.1
MA-SD-D28	D+60.9
MA-SD-D26	D+54.9
MA-SD-D30	D+48.1
MA-SD-D15	D+42.2
MA-SD-D05	D+41.6
MA-SD-D12	D+40.4
MA-SD-D13	D+39.5
MA-SD-D25	D+33.7
MA-SD-D01	D+33.0
MA-SD-D16	D+31.8
MA-SD-D23	D+31.4
MA-SD-D09	D+29.2
MA-SD-D03	D+29.1
MA-SD-D40	D+27.3
MA-SD-D14	D+23.0
MA-SD-D22	D+22.8
MA-SD-D21	D+22.3
MA-SD-D34	D+22.0
MA-SD-D33	D+20.0
MA-SD-D08	D+19.7
MA-SD-D24	D+18.4
MA-SD-D31	D+18.2

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