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Norfolk County, MA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
Designated Market Area: Boston, MA-NH-VT
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Urban Suburbs

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2022 population: 725,531   ( 54,681 from 2010 , 468 from 2020)
Land area: 396.1 square miles
Population density: 1831.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:516,691 71.22% 4.1%
Black:57,5497.93% 58.4%
Indian:9580.13% 18.1%
Asian:94,22812.99% 63.2%
2+ races:14,8272.04% 33.6%
Hispanic:41,2785.69% 87.6%
Total non-White:208,84028.78% 58.1%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:15,954 11.0
Deaths:14,70810.1
Net Migration: -8,253-5.7
Net Immigration: 6,2044.3
Change in White population:-22,067 -3.3
Change in Non-White pop.:76,748 11.4



Historical Presidential Election Results for Norfolk County, MA

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +6,201 D +45,292 D + 7.0%
D +51,493
2020 vs. 2012 R -22,469 D +93,067 D + 21.4%
D +70,598
2020 vs. 2008 R -10,917 D +83,554 D + 18.0%
D +72,637
2016 vs. 2008 R -17,118 D +38,262 D + 11.0%
D +21,144
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 71% Joe Biden (D) 273,312 66.9% Donald Trump* (R) 125,924 30.8% 9,145 [+] 2.2% 408,381 -1 -16 11.25%
2016 67% Hillary Clinton (D) 221,819 60.3% Donald Trump (R) 119,723 32.6% 26,153 [+] 7.1% 367,695 0 -13 11.06%
2012 67% Barack Obama* (D) 202,714 56.9% Mitt Romney (R) 148,393 41.6% 5,416 [+] 1.5% 356,523 4 -6 11.25%
2008 67% Barack Obama (D) 200,675 58.2% John McCain (R) 136,841 39.7% 7,400 [+] 2.1% 344,916 4 -6 11.19%
2004 65% John Kerry (D) 199,392 60.2% George W. Bush* (R) 127,763 38.6% 3,982 [+] 1.2% 331,137 2 -12 11.37%
2000 64% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 188,450 59.4% George W. Bush (R) 107,033 33.7% 21,694 [+] 6.8% 317,177 1 -14 11.73%
1996 61% Bill Clinton* (D) 180,504 60.1% Robert Dole (R) 92,982 30.9% 26,985 [+] 9.0% 300,471 3 -10 11.75%
1992 66% Bill Clinton (D) 150,488 46.4% George Bush* (R) 103,255 31.8% 70,521 [+] 21.7% 324,264 3 -6 11.69%
1988 66% Michael Dukakis (D) 160,289 50.9% George Bush (R) 150,306 47.7% 4,461 [+] 1.4% 315,056 2 -6 11.97%
1984 64% Ronald Reagan* (R) 160,313 53.6% Walter Mondale (D) 138,222 46.2% 784 0.3% 299,319 2 -5 11.69%
1980 67% Ronald Reagan (R) 136,184 44.8% Jimmy Carter* (D) 117,274 38.6% 50,271 [+] 16.6% 303,729 3 -6 12.03%
1976 72% Jimmy Carter (D) 155,342 51.3% Gerald Ford* (R) 136,628 45.1% 10,646 [+] 3.5% 302,616 5 -3 11.88%
1972 68% George McGovern (D) 150,732 52.6% Richard Nixon* (R) 134,459 46.9% 1,558 [+] 0.5% 286,749 2 -14 11.66%
1968 72% Hubert Humphrey (D) 160,513 60.3% Richard Nixon (R) 95,858 36.0% 9,835 [+] 3.7% 266,206 3 -7 11.42%
1964 74% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 186,488 72.8% Barry Goldwater (R) 68,612 26.8% 912 0.4% 256,012 3 -12 10.92%
1960 80% John Kennedy (D) 135,474 52.6% Richard Nixon (R) 121,744 47.2% 503 0.2% 257,721 8 -2 10.44%
1956 73% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 152,747 66.4% Adlai Stevenson (D) 76,656 33.3% 593 0.3% 229,996 7 9 9.79%
1952 76% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 140,409 65.2% Adlai Stevenson (D) 74,321 34.5% 631 0.3% 215,361 11 10 9.04%
1948 69% Thomas Dewey (R) 100,280 56.7% Harry Truman* (D) 72,327 40.9% 4,130 [+] 2.3% 176,737 14 12 8.39%
1944 71% Thomas Dewey (R) 97,490 58.2% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 69,606 41.6% 383 0.2% 167,479 11 12 8.54%
1940 76% Wendell Willkie (R) 97,525 58.7% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 67,654 40.8% 838 0.5% 166,017 12 14 8.19%
1936 75% Alf Landon (R) 82,545 55.4% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 57,770 38.8% 8,575 [+] 5.8% 148,890 14 19 8.09%
1932 66% Herbert Hoover* (R) 75,232 59.2% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 49,121 38.6% 2,793 [+] 2.2% 127,146 13 20 8.05%
1928 68% Herbert Hoover (R) 73,530 60.7% Al Smith (D) 47,057 38.9% 489 [+] 0.4% 121,076 12 3 7.67%
1924 52% Calvin Coolidge (R) 57,948 71.1% John Davis (D) 15,041 18.5% 8,516 [+] 10.4% 81,505 9 17 7.21%
1920 51% Warren Harding (R) 51,826 74.7% James Cox (D) 15,720 22.7% 1,839 [+] 2.7% 69,385 6 14 6.98%
1916 26% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 19,284 58.7% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 12,702 38.7% 858 [+] 2.6% 32,844 8 13 6.18%
1912 25% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 9,779 33.2% William Taft* (R) 9,650 32.8% 10,002 [+] 34.0% 29,431 1 10 6.03%
1908 25% William Taft (R) 18,225 64.9% William J. Bryan (D) 7,682 27.3% 2,187 [+] 7.8% 28,094 7 13 6.15%
1904 25% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 16,104 62.2% Alton Parker (D) 8,372 32.3% 1,434 [+] 5.5% 25,910 4 6 5.82%
1900 26% William McKinley* (R) 15,144 62.3% William J. Bryan (D) 7,922 32.6% 1,232 [+] 5.1% 24,298 5 11 5.86%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Norfolk County, MA
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 273,312 66.9%
Donald Trump* (R) 125,924 30.8%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 5,191 1.3%
Other 3,954 1.0%
TOTAL 408,381
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -16


2016 President, Norfolk County, MA
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 221,819 60.3%
Donald Trump (R) 119,723 32.6%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 15,606 4.2%
Jill Stein (Grn) 4,051 1.1%
Evan McMullin (I) 363 0.1%
Other 6,133 1.7%
TOTAL 367,695
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -13


2012 President, Norfolk County, MA
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 202,714 56.9%
Mitt Romney (R) 148,393 41.6%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 3,050 0.9%
Other 2,366 0.7%
TOTAL 356,523
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): -6


2008 President, Norfolk County, MA
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 200,675 58.2%
John McCain (R) 136,841 39.7%
Ralph Nader (I) 2,965 0.9%
Bob Barr (Lbt) 1,392 0.4%
Other 3,043 0.9%
TOTAL 344,916
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): -6


2004 President, Norfolk County, MA
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 127,763 38.6%
John Kerry (D) 199,392 60.2%
Ralph Nader (I) 659 0.2%
Other 3,323 1.0%
TOTAL 331,137
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -12


2000 President, Norfolk County, MA
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 107,033 33.7%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 188,450 59.4%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 17,505 5.5%
Pat Buchanan (Ref) 1,350 0.4%
Other 2,839 0.9%
TOTAL 317,177
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -14


1996 President, Norfolk County, MA
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton* (D) 180,504 60.1%
Robert Dole (R) 92,982 30.9%
Ross Perot (Ref) 22,949 7.6%
Harry Browne (Lbt) 2,427 0.8%
Other 1,609 0.5%
TOTAL 300,471
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -10


1992 President, Norfolk County, MA
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton (D) 150,488 46.4%
George Bush* (R) 103,255 31.8%
Ross Perot (I) 68,794 21.2%
Other 1,727 0.5%
TOTAL 324,264
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -6


1988 President, Norfolk County, MA
CandidateVotesPct
George Bush (R) 150,306 47.7%
Michael Dukakis (D) 160,289 50.9%
Ron Paul (Lbt) 3,150 1.0%
Other 1,311 0.4%
TOTAL 315,056
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -6


1984 President, Norfolk County, MA
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 160,313 53.6%
Walter Mondale (D) 138,222 46.2%
Other 784 0.3%
TOTAL 299,319
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -5


1980 President, Norfolk County, MA
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 136,184 44.8%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 117,274 38.6%
John Anderson (I) 47,076 15.5%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 2,448 0.8%
Other 747 0.2%
TOTAL 303,729
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -6


1976 President, Norfolk County, MA
CandidateVotesPct
Jimmy Carter (D) 155,342 51.3%
Gerald Ford* (R) 136,628 45.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I) 8,247 2.7%
Other 2,399 0.8%
TOTAL 302,616
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): -3


1972 President, Norfolk County, MA
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon* (R) 134,459 46.9%
George McGovern (D) 150,732 52.6%
Other 1,558 0.5%
TOTAL 286,749
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -14


1968 President, Norfolk County, MA
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon (R) 95,858 36.0%
Hubert Humphrey (D) 160,513 60.3%
George Wallace (AIP) 9,080 3.4%
Other 755 0.3%
TOTAL 266,206
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -7


1964 President, Norfolk County, MA
CandidateVotesPct
Lyndon Johnson* (D) 186,488 72.8%
Barry Goldwater (R) 68,612 26.8%
Other 912 0.4%
TOTAL 256,012
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -12


1960 President, Norfolk County, MA
CandidateVotesPct
John Kennedy (D) 135,474 52.6%
Richard Nixon (R) 121,744 47.2%
Other 503 0.2%
TOTAL 257,721
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): -2


1956 President, Norfolk County, MA
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 152,747 66.4%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 76,656 33.3%
Other 593 0.3%
TOTAL 229,996
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 9


1952 President, Norfolk County, MA
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower (R) 140,409 65.2%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 74,321 34.5%
Other 631 0.3%
TOTAL 215,361
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 10


1948 President, Norfolk County, MA
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 72,327 40.9%
Thomas Dewey (R) 100,280 56.7%
Henry Wallace (Prog) 3,420 1.9%
Other 710 0.4%
TOTAL 176,737
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 12


1944 President, Norfolk County, MA
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 69,606 41.6%
Thomas Dewey (R) 97,490 58.2%
Other 383 0.2%
TOTAL 167,479
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 12


1940 President, Norfolk County, MA
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 67,654 40.8%
Wendell Willkie (R) 97,525 58.7%
Other 838 0.5%
TOTAL 166,017
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 14


1936 President, Norfolk County, MA
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 57,770 38.8%
Alf Landon (R) 82,545 55.4%
William Lemke (Union) 7,732 5.2%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 481 0.3%
Other 362 0.2%
TOTAL 148,890
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 19


1932 President, Norfolk County, MA
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 49,121 38.6%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 75,232 59.2%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 2,332 1.8%
Other 461 0.4%
TOTAL 127,146
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 20


1928 President, Norfolk County, MA
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 73,530 60.7%
Al Smith (D) 47,057 38.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 363 0.3%
Other 126 0.1%
TOTAL 121,076
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 3


1924 President, Norfolk County, MA
CandidateVotesPct
Calvin Coolidge (R) 57,948 71.1%
John Davis (D) 15,041 18.5%
Robert LaFollette (Prog) 8,269 10.1%
Other 247 0.3%
TOTAL 81,505
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 17


1920 President, Norfolk County, MA
CandidateVotesPct
Warren Harding (R) 51,826 74.7%
James Cox (D) 15,720 22.7%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,692 2.4%
Other 147 0.2%
TOTAL 69,385
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 14


1916 President, Norfolk County, MA
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson* (D) 12,702 38.7%
Charles Evans Hughes (R) 19,284 58.7%
Allan Benson (Soc) 615 1.9%
James Hanly (Proh) 188 0.6%
Other 55 0.2%
TOTAL 32,844
Turnout: 26% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 13


1912 President, Norfolk County, MA
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson (D) 9,244 31.4%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 9,779 33.2%
William Taft* (R) 9,650 32.8%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 609 2.1%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 101 0.3%
Other 48 0.2%
TOTAL 29,431
Turnout: 25% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 10


1908 President, Norfolk County, MA
CandidateVotesPct
William Taft (R) 18,225 64.9%
William J. Bryan (D) 7,682 27.3%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 733 2.6%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 225 0.8%
Thomas Hisgen (I) 1,196 4.3%
Other 33 0.1%
TOTAL 28,094
Turnout: 25% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 13


1904 President, Norfolk County, MA
CandidateVotesPct
Theodore Roosevelt (R) 16,104 62.2%
Alton Parker (D) 8,372 32.3%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,036 4.0%
Silas Swallow (Proh) 253 1.0%
Thomas Watson (Pop) 50 0.2%
Other 95 0.4%
TOTAL 25,910
Turnout: 25% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 6


1900 President, Norfolk County, MA
CandidateVotesPct
William McKinley* (R) 15,144 62.3%
William J. Bryan (D) 7,922 32.6%
John Woolley (Proh) 373 1.5%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 682 2.8%
Other 177 0.7%
TOTAL 24,298
Turnout: 26% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 11
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Norfolk County, MA

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 G 50% Maura Healey (D) 183,795 64.5% Geoff Diehl (R) 96,607 33.9% 4,583 [+] 1.6% 284,985 -1 11.48%
2020 S2 70% Ed Markey* (D) 265,210 66.2% Kevin O'Connor (R) 133,047 33.2% 2,414 [+] 0.6% 400,671 0 11.24%
2018 S1 55% Elizabeth Warren* (D) 179,853 58.6% Geoff Diehl (R) 117,202 38.2% 10,040 [+] 3.3% 307,095 2 11.34%
2018 G 54% Charlie Baker* (R) 209,318 69.1% Jay Gonzalez (D) 92,709 30.6% 1,018 [+] 0.3% 303,045 2 11.33%
2014 S2 45% Ed Markey* (D) 144,086 59.4% Brian Herr (R) 98,027 40.4% 331 [+] 0.1% 242,444 3 11.63%
2014 G 47% Charlie Baker (R) 133,328 53.0% Martha Coakley (D) 107,891 42.9% 10,503 [+] 4.2% 251,722 5 11.66%
2013 S2 26% Ed Markey (D) 72,565 51.9% Gabriel Gomez (R) 66,339 47.5% 884 [+] 0.6% 139,788 3 11.87%
2012 S1 67% Scott Brown* (R) 181,187 50.9% Elizabeth Warren (D) 174,269 49.0% 223 [+] 0.1% 355,679 5 11.27%
2010 S1 53% Scott Brown (R) 150,890 55.2% Martha Coakley (D) 120,198 43.9% 2,411 [+] 0.9% 273,499 3 12.14%
2010 G 52% Charlie Baker (R) 119,850 44.2% Deval Patrick* (D) 119,806 44.2% 31,489 [+] 11.6% 271,145 2 11.81%
2008 S2 65% John Kerry* (D) 214,071 63.8% Jeffrey Beatty (R) 112,229 33.5% 9,057 [+] 2.7% 335,357 3 11.20%
2006 S1 49% Edward Kennedy* (D) 172,766 68.5% Kenneth Chase (R) 79,087 31.4% 372 [+] 0.1% 252,225 1 11.65%
2006 G 51% Deval Patrick (D) 134,916 52.1% Kerry Healey (R) 99,995 38.6% 24,139 [+] 9.3% 259,050 3 11.67%
2002 S2 48% John Kerry* (D) 192,342 79.9% Michael Cloud (Libertarian) 45,235 18.8% 3,080 [+] 1.3% 240,657 n/a 11.99%
2002 G 52% Mitt Romney (R) 140,440 53.4% Shannon O'Brien (D) 110,198 41.9% 12,280 [+] 4.7% 262,918 4 11.98%
2000 S1 61% Edward Kennedy* (D) 221,390 72.5% Carla Howell (Libertarian) 39,323 12.9% 44,549 [+] 14.6% 305,262 -1 11.74%
1998 G 47% Paul Cellucci* (R) 120,729 52.1% Scott Harshbarger (D) 106,999 46.2% 3,958 [+] 1.7% 231,686 1 12.17%
1996 S2 61% John Kerry* (D) 153,458 50.8% William Weld (R) 137,774 45.6% 10,582 [+] 3.5% 301,814 1 11.81%
1994 S1 53% Edward Kennedy* (D) 148,672 56.7% Mitt Romney (R) 111,175 42.4% 2,193 [+] 0.8% 262,040 1 12.02%
1994 G 53% William Weld* (R) 187,155 71.6% Mark Roosevelt (D) 72,479 27.7% 1,877 [+] 0.7% 261,511 1 12.08%
1990 S2 58% John Kerry* (D) 165,486 58.4% Jim Rappaport (R) 117,525 41.5% 255 [+] 0.1% 283,266 -1 12.23%
1990 G 59% William Weld (R) 149,521 51.8% John Silber (D) 132,141 45.8% 7,012 [+] 2.4% 288,674 2 12.32%
1988 S1 65% Edward Kennedy* (D) 195,038 62.3% Joe Malone (R) 115,008 36.8% 2,785 [+] 0.9% 312,831 3 12.00%
1986 G 42% Michael Dukakis* (D) 128,741 65.4% George Kariotis (R) 67,923 34.5% 58 [+] 0.0% 196,722 3 11.68%
1984 S2 64% John Kerry (D) 153,689 51.7% Raymond Shamie (R) 143,445 48.3% 53 [+] 0.0% 297,187 3 11.75%
1982 S1 54% Edward Kennedy* (D) 145,045 58.2% Raymond Shamie (R) 102,280 41.1% 1,768 [+] 0.7% 249,093 3 12.15%
1982 G 55% Michael Dukakis (D) 143,940 57.6% John Sears (R) 96,519 38.6% 9,468 [+] 3.8% 249,927 2 12.19%
1978 S2 58% Paul Tsongas (D) 129,521 53.1% Edward Brooke* (R) 114,230 46.8% 350 [+] 0.1% 244,101 2 12.29%
1978 G 57% Edward King (D) 127,532 52.7% Francis Hatch (R) 113,633 46.9% 878 [+] 0.4% 242,043 0 12.33%
1976 S1 70% Edward Kennedy* (D) 192,432 65.0% Michael Robertson (R) 98,847 33.4% 4,593 [+] 1.6% 295,872 4 11.88%
1974 G 54% Michael Dukakis (D) 110,701 48.9% Francis Sargent* (R) 104,375 46.1% 11,155 [+] 4.9% 226,231 4 12.20%
1972 S2 67% Edward Brooke* (R) 177,875 63.4% John Droney (D) 97,802 34.9% 4,740 [+] 1.7% 280,417 0 11.83%
1970 S1 58% Edward Kennedy* (D) 129,359 57.5% Josiah Spalding (R) 93,971 41.8% 1,661 [+] 0.7% 224,991 5 11.62%
1970 G 57% Francis Sargent (R) 142,806 64.7% Kevin White (D) 77,036 34.9% 825 [+] 0.4% 220,667 8 11.81%
1966 S2 65% Edward Brooke (R) 147,690 63.6% Endicott Peabody (D) 83,360 35.9% 997 [+] 0.4% 232,047 3 11.60%
1966 G 65% John Volpe* (R) 157,988 67.4% Edward McCormack (D) 75,106 32.1% 1,193 [+] 0.5% 234,287 5 11.48%
1964 S1 74% Edward Kennedy* (D) 175,197 68.6% Howard Whitmore (R) 79,459 31.1% 646 [+] 0.3% 255,302 6 11.04%
1964 G 74% John Volpe (R) 147,298 57.5% Francis Bellotti (D) 108,180 42.2% 900 [+] 0.4% 256,378 7 10.96%
1962 S1 68% George Cabot Lodge (R) 113,666 50.0% Edward Kennedy (D) 106,957 47.0% 6,868 [+] 3.0% 227,491 8 10.85%
1962 G 68% John Volpe* (R) 127,674 55.9% Endicott Peabody (D) 100,073 43.8% 594 [+] 0.3% 228,341 6 10.83%
1960 S2 79% Leverett Saltonstall* (R) 165,046 64.6% Thomas O'Connor (D) 89,794 35.1% 627 [+] 0.2% 255,467 8 10.57%
1960 G 78% John Volpe (R) 153,267 60.6% Joseph Ward (D) 97,889 38.7% 1,783 [+] 0.7% 252,939 8 10.46%
*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote


Historical U.S. House Election Results for Norfolk County, MA

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2022-11-08 MA02James McGovern* (D) 3,730 62.0% Jeff Sossa-Paquette (R) 2,283 37.9% 4 0.1% 6,017
2022-11-08 MA04Jake Auchincloss* (D) 77,693 97.0% 2,393 3.0% 80,086
2022-11-08 MA05Katherine Clark* (D) 6,455 70.9% Caroline Colarusso (R) 2,648 29.1% 7 0.1% 9,110
2022-11-08 MA07Ayanna Pressley* (D) 10,754 76.4% Donnie Palmer (R) 3,284 23.3% 32 0.2% 14,070
2022-11-08 MA08Stephen Lynch* (D) 95,130 67.4% Robert Burke (R) 45,956 32.5% 135 0.1% 141,221
2022-11-08 MA09William Keating* (D) 2,691 65.2% Jesse Brown (R) 1,433 34.7% 1 0.0% 4,125
County Total for 2022-11-08:   254,629
2020-11-03 MA02James McGovern* (D) 1,098 53.8% Tracy Lovvorn (R) 933 45.7% 10 0.5% 2,041
2020-11-03 MA04Jake Auchincloss (D) 104,997 66.0% Julie Hall (R) 53,472 33.6% 578 0.4% 159,047
2020-11-03 MA07Ayanna Pressley* (D) 16,913 80.9% Roy Owens (I) 3,621 17.3% 384 1.8% 20,918
2020-11-03 MA08Stephen Lynch* (D) 156,686 80.3% Jonathan Lott (I) 37,346 19.1% 1,068 0.5% 195,100
County Total for 2020-11-03:   377,106
2018-11-06 MA02James McGovern* (D) 821 55.4% Tracy Lovvorn (R) 651 44.0% 9 0.6% 1,481
2018-11-06 MA04Joseph Kennedy III* (D) 99,965 97.7% 2,351 2.3% 102,316
2018-11-06 MA07Ayanna Pressley (D) 12,909 98.2% 234 1.8% 13,143
2018-11-06 MA08Stephen Lynch* (D) 129,765 98.4% 2,076 1.6% 131,841
County Total for 2018-11-06:   248,781
2014-11-04 MA02James McGovern* (D) 749 97.1% 22 2.9% 771
2014-11-04 MA04Joseph Kennedy III* (D) 74,514 97.8% 1,685 2.2% 76,199
2014-11-04 MA07Michael Capuano* (D) 9,436 97.1% 278 2.9% 9,714
2014-11-04 MA08Stephen Lynch* (D) 104,429 98.6% 1,530 1.4% 105,959
County Total for 2014-11-04:   192,643
2012-11-06 MA02James McGovern* (D) 1,355 96.2% 53 3.8% 1,408
2012-11-06 MA04Joseph Kennedy III (D) 75,350 60.7% Sean Bielat (R) 46,282 37.3% 2,597 2.1% 124,229
2012-11-06 MA07Michael Capuano* (D) 13,446 78.6% Karla Romero (I) 3,628 21.2% 35 0.2% 17,109
2012-11-06 MA08Stephen Lynch* (D) 91,124 77.2% Joe Selvaggi (R) 26,745 22.7% 183 0.2% 118,052
County Total for 2012-11-06:   260,798
2010-11-02 MA02Thomas Wesley (R) 3,293 53.4% Richard Neal* (D) 2,859 46.4% 11 0.2% 6,163
2010-11-02 MA03Martin Lamb (R) 12,336 48.5% James McGovern* (D) 12,075 47.4% 1,047 4.1% 25,458
2010-11-02 MA04Barney Frank* (D) 31,093 58.2% Sean Bielat (R) 21,484 40.2% 884 1.7% 53,461
2010-11-02 MA09Stephen Lynch* (D) 77,707 65.5% Vernon Harrison (R) 33,409 28.2% 7,483 6.3% 118,599
2010-11-02 MA10William Keating (D) 28,876 52.1% Jeff Perry (R) 17,659 31.9% 8,884 16.0% 55,419
County Total for 2010-11-02:   259,100
2001-10-16 sp MA09Stephen Lynch (D) 19,610 53.0% Jo Ann Sprague (R) 16,684 45.1% 674 1.8% 36,968
County Total for 2001-10-16:   36,968
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Norfolk County, MA

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2022 515,858 45,630 8.8% 151,854 29.4% 318,374 61.7% Dem +106,224 Dem +20.6% 90%
2020 510,411 50,069 9.8% 159,857 31.3% 300,485 58.9% Dem +109,788 Dem +21.5% 89%
2018 481,684 50,570 10.5% 153,607 31.9% 277,507 57.6% Dem +103,037 Dem +21.4% 86%
2016 478,229 52,778 11.0% 156,151 32.7% 269,300 56.3% Dem +103,373 Dem +21.6% 87%
2014 455,716 51,841 11.4% 154,227 33.8% 249,648 54.8% Dem +102,386 Dem +22.5% 84%
2012 465,126 54,144 11.6% 159,476 34.3% 251,506 54.1% Dem +105,332 Dem +22.6% 88%
2010 453,376 53,556 11.8% 159,956 35.3% 239,864 52.9% Dem +106,400 Dem +23.5% 87%
2008 453,612 55,220 12.2% 163,231 36.0% 235,161 51.8% Dem +108,011 Dem +23.8% 88%
2006 434,811 56,882 13.1% 158,567 36.5% 219,362 50.4% Dem +101,685 Dem +23.4% 85%
2004 445,744 60,771 13.6% 163,865 36.8% 221,108 49.6% Dem +103,094 Dem +23.1% 88%
2002 434,660 61,460 14.1% 156,765 36.1% 216,435 49.8% Dem +95,305 Dem +21.9% 87%
2000 427,890 64,571 15.1% 153,686 35.9% 209,633 49.0% Dem +89,115 Dem +20.8% 86%
1996 373,873 54,697 14.6% 140,771 37.7% 178,405 47.7% Dem +86,074 Dem +23.0% 76%
1994 364,468 51,117 14.0% 142,061 39.0% 171,290 47.0% Dem +90,944 Dem +25.0% 74%
1992 357,094 51,247 14.4% 141,244 39.6% 164,603 46.1% Dem +89,997 Dem +25.2% 73%
1988 345,327 50,979 14.8% 151,613 43.9% 142,735 41.3% Dem +100,634 Dem +29.1% 72%
1986 333,495 47,297 14.2% 148,915 44.7% 137,283 41.2% Dem +101,618 Dem +30.5% 71%
1984 342,326 47,095 13.8% 160,426 46.9% 134,805 39.4% Dem +113,331 Dem +33.1% 74%
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.