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(US)
2022 population: 776,406
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 486,271 | 62.63% | |
| Black: | 30,099 | 3.88% | |
| Indian: | 540 | 0.07% | |
| Asian: | 62,126 | 8.00% | |
| 2+ races: | 25,694 | 3.31% | |
| Hispanic: | 165,734 | 21.35% | |
| Total non-White: | 290,135 | 37.37% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 302,545 | |
| Median Value | $433,300 | |
| Occupied | 289,599 | 95.7% |
| Vacant | 12,946 | 4.3% |
| Owned | 184,119 | 63.6% |
| Rented | 105,480 | 36.4% |
| Median Rent | $1,462 | |
| Single-Family Units | 179,989 | 59.5% |
| Detached | 157,582 | 52.1% |
| Attached | 22,407 | 7.4% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 62,576 | 20.7% |
| Mobile Homes | 2,166 | 0.7% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 10,970 | 3.8% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 10,970 | 3.8% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 8,260 | 2.9% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 7,979 | 2.8% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 8,861 | 3.1% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 8,458 | 2.9% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 7,886 | 2.7% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 8,374 | 2.9% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 7,487 | 2.6% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 17,334 | 6.0% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 24,091 | 8.3% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 33,038 | 11.4% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 30,000 | 10.4% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 24,045 | 8.3% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 34,465 | 11.9% |
| $200,000 or more | 47,381 | 16.4% |
| Median Household Income | 92,845 | |
| Per Capita Income | 46,016 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 19,111 | 6.6% |
| Public Assistance | 13,694 | 4.7% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 50,614 | 17.5% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 299,102 | 74.3% |
| Unemployed | 16,627 | 4.1% |
| In Armed Forces | 424 | 0.1% |
| Total Labor Force | 316,153 | 78.5% |
| Not in Labor Force | 86,386 | 21.5% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 25.6% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 155,268 | 127,654 | 54.9% |
| Non-Profit | 13,330 | 23,562 | 36.1% |
| Self-Employed | 18,193 | 13,446 | 57.5% |
| Local Government | 9,270 | 17,367 | 34.8% |
| State Government | 6,666 | 6,033 | 52.5% |
| Federal Government | 4,665 | 3,121 | 59.9% |
| Total Private + Self | 173,461 | 141,100 | 55.1% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 33,931 | 50,083 | 40.4% |
| Total | 207,392 | 191,183 | 52.0% |
| Pct. Govt. | 11.8% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 70,252 | 17.6% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 74,940 | 18.8% |
| Professional, Technical | 107,225 | 26.8% |
| Service Occupations | 63,799 | 16.0% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 832 | 0.2% |
| All others | 83,164 | 20.8% |
| White Collar | 63.2% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Manufacturing | 58,174 | 14.6% |
| Professional, scientific, management | 41,818 | 10.5% |
| Retail trade | 40,956 | 10.3% |
| Educational services and health care | 37,194 | 9.3% |
| Construction | 25,088 | 6.3% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 23,247 | 5.8% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 16,115 | 4.0% |
| Other services | 15,996 | 4.0% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 15,626 | 3.9% |
| Public administration | 13,735 | 3.4% |
| Wholesale trade | 8,350 | 2.1% |
| Information | 8,094 | 2.0% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 1,746 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 6,965 | 0.90% |
| Puerto Rican | 53,840 | 6.93% |
| Cuban | 1,469 | 0.19% |
| Dominican | 68,033 | 8.76% |
| Total Central American | 15,853 | 2.04% |
| Costa Rican | 285 | 0.04% |
| Guatemalan | 9,832 | 1.27% |
| Honduran | 1,304 | 0.17% |
| Nicaraguan | 271 | 0.03% |
| Panamanian | 275 | 0.04% |
| Salvadoran | 3,791 | 0.49% |
| Other Central American | 95 | 0.01% |
| Total South American | 11,575 | 1.49% |
| Argentinean | 222 | 0.03% |
| Bolivian | 245 | 0.03% |
| Chilean | 449 | 0.06% |
| Colombian | 4,722 | 0.61% |
| Ecuadorian | 2,908 | 0.37% |
| Paraguayan | 69 | 0.01% |
| Peruvian | 1,355 | 0.17% |
| Uruguayan | 822 | 0.11% |
| Venezuelan | 455 | 0.06% |
| Other South American | 328 | 0.04% |
| Other Hispanic | 7,999 | 1.03% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Indian | 18,219 | 2.35% |
| Cambodian | 17,367 | 2.24% |
| Chinese | 8,720 | 1.12% |
| Vietnamese | 5,961 | 0.77% |
| Korean | 1,997 | 0.26% |
| Laotian | 1,782 | 0.23% |
| Filipino | 1,036 | 0.13% |
| Japanese | 860 | 0.11% |
| Indonesian | 590 | 0.08% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 510,118 | 69.5% |
| Spanish | 123,632 | 16.8% |
| Other Indo-European | 37,942 | 5.2% |
| Other Asian | 23,037 | 3.1% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 9,456 | 1.3% |
| Chinese | 6,920 | 0.9% |
| Other | 6,374 | 0.9% |
| Vietnamese | 5,047 | 0.7% |
| Arabic | 4,146 | 0.6% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Irish | 132,610 | 17.1% |
| Italian | 78,128 | 10.1% |
| English | 66,301 | 8.5% |
| French | 49,682 | 6.4% |
| German | 38,514 | 5.0% |
| French Canadian | 33,242 | 4.3% |
| American | 28,156 | 3.6% |
| Polish | 23,759 | 3.1% |
| Portuguese | 18,801 | 2.4% |
| Scottish | 12,641 | 1.6% |
| Brazilian | 11,482 | 1.5% |
| Greek | 10,353 | 1.3% |
| Swedish | 8,473 | 1.1% |
| European | 7,896 | 1.0% |
| Russian | 6,064 | 0.8% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 705,012 | 90.8% |
| Not a citizen | 71,394 | 9.2% |
| Native | 623,352 | 80.3% |
| Foreign-born | 153,054 | 19.7% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 28,099 | 5.3% | 29,986 | 5.6% | 138,709 | 26.0% | 131,523 | 24.7% | 118,452 | 22.2% | 86,688 | 16.3% |
| Average years of education: 13.7 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 28,099 | 5.3% |
| 9-12 Years | 29,986 | 5.6% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 138,709 | 26.0% |
| Some College | 131,523 | 24.7% |
| Bach. Degree | 118,452 | 22.2% |
| Grad Degree | 86,688 | 16.3% |
| Average years of education: 13.7 | ||
Click on the District to view county-level data for that election (where available).
NOTE: Results prior to 2022 are for districts which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.
| Date | District | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-08 | MA03 | Lori Trahan* (D) | 154,496 | 63.5% | Dean Tran (R) | 88,585 | 36.4% | 220 | 0.1% | 243,301 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | MA03 | Lori Trahan* (D) | 286,896 | 97.7% | 6,643 | 2.3% | 293,539 | |||
| 2018-11-06 | MA03 | Lori Trahan (D) | 173,175 | 62.0% | Rick Green (R) | 93,445 | 33.5% | 12,707 | 4.5% | 279,327 |
| 2016-11-08 | MA03 | Niki Tsongas* (D) | 236,713 | 68.7% | Roseann Wofford (R) | 107,519 | 31.2% | 360 | 0.1% | 344,592 |
| 2014-11-04 | MA03 | Niki Tsongas* (D) | 139,104 | 63.0% | Roseann Wofford (R) | 81,638 | 36.9% | 204 | 0.1% | 220,946 |
| 2012-11-06 | MA03 | Niki Tsongas* (D) | 212,119 | 65.9% | Jonathan Golnik (R) | 109,372 | 34.0% | 262 | 0.1% | 321,753 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | MA05 | Niki Tsongas* (D) | 122,858 | 54.8% | Jonathan Golnik (R) | 94,646 | 42.2% | 6,525 | 2.9% | 224,029 |
| 2008-11-04 | MA05 | Niki Tsongas* (D) | 225,947 | 98.7% | 2,960 | 1.3% | 228,907 | |||
| 2007-10-16 sp | MA05 | Niki Tsongas (D) | 54,359 | 51.3% | Jim Ogonowski (R) | 47,782 | 45.1% | 3,795 | 3.6% | 105,936 |
| 2006-11-07 | MA05 | Marty Meehan* (D) | 159,120 | 98.1% | 3,152 | 1.9% | 162,272 | |||
| 2004-11-02 | MA05 | Marty Meehan* (D) | 179,652 | 67.0% | Thomas Tierney (R) | 88,232 | 32.9% | 305 | 0.1% | 268,189 |
| 2002-11-05 | MA05 | Marty Meehan* (D) | 122,562 | 60.1% | Chuck McCarthy (R) | 69,337 | 34.0% | 11,878 | 5.8% | 203,777 |
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | MA05 | Marty Meehan* (D) | 199,601 | 98.0% | 4,040 | 2.0% | 203,641 | |||
| 1998-11-03 | MA05 | Marty Meehan* (D) | 127,418 | 70.7% | David Coleman (R) | 52,725 | 29.3% | 87 | 0.0% | 180,230 |
| 1996-11-05 | MA05 | Marty Meehan* (D) | 183,457 | 99.1% | 1,708 | 0.9% | 185,165 | |||
| 1994-11-08 | MA05 | Marty Meehan* (D) | 140,725 | 69.9% | David Coleman (R) | 60,734 | 30.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 201,459 |
| 1992-11-03 | MA05 | Marty Meehan (D) | 133,844 | 52.2% | Paul Cronin (R) | 96,206 | 37.5% | 26,514 | 10.3% | 256,564 |
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 1% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-11-06 | MA05 | Chester Atkins* (D) | 110,232 | 52.2% | John MacGovern (R) | 101,017 | 47.8% | 85 | 0.0% | 211,334 |
| 1988-11-08 | MA05 | Chester Atkins* (D) | 181,860 | 84.1% | David Hudson (Libertarian) | 34,341 | 15.9% | 72 | 0.0% | 216,273 |
| 1986-11-04 | MA05 | Chester Atkins* (D) | 113,690 | 99.9% | 57 | 0.1% | 113,747 | |||
| 1984-11-06 | MA05 | Chester Atkins (D) | 120,008 | 53.4% | Gregory Hyatt (R) | 104,912 | 46.6% | 7 | 0.0% | 224,927 |
| 1982-11-02 | MA05 | James Shannon* (D) | 140,177 | 84.6% | Angelo Laudiani (Libertarian) | 25,224 | 15.2% | 197 | 0.1% | 165,598 |
| Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
| 1980-11-04 | MA05 | James Shannon* (D) | 136,758 | 66.0% | William Sawyer (R) | 70,547 | 34.0% | 16 | 0.0% | 207,321 |
| 1978-11-07 | MA05 | James Shannon (D) | 90,156 | 52.2% | John Buckley (R) | 48,685 | 28.2% | 33,840 | 19.6% | 172,681 |
| 1976-11-02 | MA05 | Paul Tsongas* (D) | 144,217 | 67.3% | Roger Durkin (R) | 70,036 | 32.7% | 10 | 0.0% | 214,263 |
| 1974-11-04 | MA05 | Paul Tsongas (D) | 99,518 | 60.6% | Paul Cronin* (R) | 64,596 | 39.4% | 3 | 0.0% | 164,117 |
| 1972-11-07 | MA05 | Paul Cronin (R) | 110,970 | 53.4% | John Kerry (D) | 92,847 | 44.7% | 3,806 | 1.8% | 207,623 |
| Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1970. | ||||||||||
| 1970-11-03 | MA05 | Bradford Morse* (R) | 116,666 | 63.3% | Richard Williams (D) | 67,646 | 36.7% | 2 | 0.0% | 184,314 |
| 1968-11-05 | MA05 | Bradford Morse* (R) | 124,930 | 60.4% | Robert Maguire (D) | 81,875 | 39.6% | 2 | 0.0% | 206,807 |
| 1966-11-08 | MA05 | Bradford Morse* (R) | 140,702 | 74.8% | Charles Tsapatsaris (D) | 47,377 | 25.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 188,079 |
| 1964-11-03 | MA05 | Bradford Morse* (R) | 137,735 | 65.0% | George Arvanitis (D) | 74,133 | 35.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 211,869 |
| 1962-11-06 | MA05 | Bradford Morse* (R) | 112,455 | 57.4% | Thomas Lane* (D) | 83,504 | 42.6% | 1 | 0.0% | 195,960 |
| 1960-11-08 | MA05 | Bradford Morse (R) | 123,161 | 54.5% | William Madden (D) | 102,765 | 45.5% | 7 | 0.0% | 225,933 |
| 1958-11-04 | MA05 | Edith Rogers* (R) | 116,072 | 66.0% | William Sullivan (D) | 59,746 | 34.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 175,819 |
| 1956-11-06 | MA05 | Edith Rogers* (R) | 150,957 | 73.3% | Lawrence Corcoran (D) | 55,038 | 26.7% | 8 | 0.0% | 206,003 |
| 1954-11-02 | MA05 | Edith Rogers* (R) | 139,989 | 100.0% | 32 | 0.0% | 140,021 | |||
| 1952-11-04 | MA05 | Edith Rogers* (R) | 146,269 | 75.9% | Helen Cullen (D) | 45,650 | 23.7% | 858 | 0.4% | 192,777 |
| 1950-11-07 | MA05 | Edith Rogers* (R) | 116,474 | 76.1% | Clement McDonough (D) | 36,530 | 23.9% | 3 | 0.0% | 153,007 |
| 1948-11-02 | MA05 | Edith Rogers* (R) | 139,288 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 139,288 | |||
| 1946-11-05 | MA05 | Edith Rogers* (R) | 98,488 | 71.6% | Oliver Allen (D) | 38,575 | 28.0% | 486 | 0.4% | 137,549 |
| 1944-11-07 | MA05 | Edith Rogers* (R) | 109,242 | 73.2% | Milton Wesson (D) | 39,911 | 26.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 149,153 |
| 1942-11-03 | MA05 | Edith Rogers* (R) | 95,231 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 95,231 | |||
| 1940-11-05 | MA05 | Edith Rogers* (R) | 120,435 | 76.2% | Francis Roane (D) | 37,593 | 23.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 158,028 |
| 1938-11-08 | MA05 | Edith Rogers* (R) | 104,912 | 74.8% | Francis Roane (D) | 35,323 | 25.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 140,235 |
| 1936-11-03 | MA05 | Edith Rogers* (R) | 90,845 | 62.8% | Daniel Coughlin (D) | 48,701 | 33.7% | 5,087 | 3.5% | 144,633 |
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Joe Biden (D) | 233,536 | 62.7% | Donald Trump* (R) | 131,375 | 35.3% | 7,764 | 2.1% | 372,675 | 3 | -12 | 10.26% | |
| 2020 | 63% | Joe Biden (D) | 243,303 | 63.4% | Donald Trump* (R) | 132,757 | 34.6% | 7,905 | 2.1% | 383,965 | 2 | -12 | 10.57% |
| 2016 | 60% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 202,952 | 58.2% | Donald Trump (R) | 123,347 | 35.4% | 22,264 | 6.4% | 348,563 | 3 | -11 | 10.48% |
| 2012 | 59% | Barack Obama* (D) | 189,461 | 56.9% | Mitt Romney (R) | 137,869 | 41.4% | 5,595 | 1.7% | 332,925 | 4 | -6 | 10.51% |
| 2008 | 62% | Barack Obama (D) | 176,547 | 58.7% | John McCain (R) | 117,877 | 39.2% | 6,117 | 2.0% | 300,541 | 3 | -6 | 9.75% |
| 2004 | 59% | John Kerry (D) | 158,455 | 57.2% | George W. Bush* (R) | 114,874 | 41.4% | 3,813 | 1.4% | 277,142 | 5 | -9 | 9.52% |
| 2000 | 56% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 149,854 | 56.2% | George W. Bush (R) | 96,713 | 36.3% | 20,159 | 7.6% | 266,726 | 4 | -12 | 9.87% |
| 1996 | 52% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 143,122 | 58.7% | Robert Dole (R) | 76,605 | 31.4% | 24,079 | 9.9% | 243,806 | 3 | -9 | 9.54% |
| 1992 | 60% | Bill Clinton (D) | 113,073 | 42.0% | George Bush* (R) | 85,366 | 31.7% | 70,474 | 26.2% | 268,913 | 3 | -6 | 9.70% |
| 1988 | 59% | George Bush (R) | 120,945 | 51.9% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 112,301 | 48.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 233,246 | 6 | -2 | 8.86% |
| 1984 | 61% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 130,968 | 57.0% | Walter Mondale (D) | 98,649 | 43.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 229,617 | 6 | -2 | 8.97% |
| 1980 | 70% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 97,018 | 44.8% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 86,302 | 39.9% | 33,201 | 15.3% | 216,521 | 3 | -6 | 8.58% |
| 1976 | 70% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 125,892 | 59.0% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 87,340 | 41.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 213,232 | 1 | -7 | 8.37% |
| 1972 | 77% | George McGovern (D) | 120,470 | 53.0% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 106,658 | 47.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 227,128 | 2 | -14 | 9.24% |
| 1968 | n/a | Hubert Humphrey (D) | 134,795 | 63.5% | Richard Nixon (R) | 70,760 | 33.3% | 6,869 | 3.2% | 212,424 | 0 | -10 | 9.11% |
| 1964 | n/a | Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 74.2% | Barry Goldwater (R) | 25.8% | 0.0% | 2 | -13 | n/a | ||||
| 1960 | n/a | John Kennedy (D) | 57.0% | Richard Nixon (R) | 43.0% | 0.0% | 3 | -7 | n/a | ||||
| 1956 | 79% | Dwight Eisenhower* (R) | 130,971 | 63.1% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 76,225 | 36.7% | 515 | 0.2% | 207,711 | 4 | 6 | 8.84% |
| 1952 | 82% | Dwight Eisenhower (R) | 116,402 | 59.7% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 78,289 | 40.1% | 405 | 0.2% | 195,096 | 5 | 4 | 8.19% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 775,520 | 62.0% | 3.6% | 0.1% | 7.5% | 4.3% | 21.8% |
| 2020 | 771,723 | 64.5% | 4.1% | 7.4% | 2.7% | 21.3% | |
| 2012 | 732,090 | 71.9% | 2.9% | 0.2% | 6.3% | 2.7% | 16.0% |
| 2010 | 662,269 | 72.8% | 2.5% | 0.1% | 7.6% | 1.4% | 15.6% |
| 2002 | 635,326 | 79.7% | 1.7% | 0.1% | 5.2% | 1.4% | 11.6% |
| 2000 | 644,869 | 78.9% | 2.1% | 0.2% | 5.4% | 2.3% | 11.1% |
| 1992 | 601,643 | 85.8% | 2.3% | 0.2% | 3.6% | 8.1% | |
| 1990 | 563,572 | 84.4% | 2.6% | 3.9% | 9.1% | ||
| 1982 | 518,313 | 93.7% | 1.5% | 0.1% | 0.8% | 3.9% | |
| 1980 | 495,675 | 1.0% | 1.0% | 4.0% | |||
| 1972 | 473,154 | 1.0% | |||||
| 1970 | 524,809 | 1.0% | |||||
| 1960 | 474,691 | ||||||
| 1950 | 365,724 |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
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