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2022 population: 776,872
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 507,418 | 65.32% | |
| Black: | 37,280 | 4.80% | |
| Indian: | 532 | 0.07% | |
| Asian: | 103,851 | 13.37% | |
| 2+ races: | 33,642 | 4.33% | |
| Hispanic: | 83,560 | 10.76% | |
| Total non-White: | 269,454 | 34.68% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 321,370 | |
| Median Value | $715,800 | |
| Occupied | 306,031 | 95.2% |
| Vacant | 15,339 | 4.8% |
| Owned | 179,690 | 58.7% |
| Rented | 126,341 | 41.3% |
| Median Rent | $2,063 | |
| Single-Family Units | 159,044 | 49.5% |
| Detached | 137,814 | 42.9% |
| Attached | 21,230 | 6.6% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 87,209 | 27.1% |
| Mobile Homes | 579 | 0.2% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 12,050 | 3.9% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 7,987 | 2.6% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 7,548 | 2.5% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 7,059 | 2.3% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 6,567 | 2.1% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 5,915 | 1.9% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 6,289 | 2.1% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 6,315 | 2.1% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 6,871 | 2.2% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 13,196 | 4.3% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 18,155 | 5.9% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 31,991 | 10.5% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 28,563 | 9.3% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 23,501 | 7.7% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 37,946 | 12.4% |
| $200,000 or more | 86,078 | 28.1% |
| Median Household Income | 119,458 | |
| Per Capita Income | 67,232 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 11,096 | 3.6% |
| Public Assistance | 7,695 | 2.5% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 26,825 | 8.8% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 350,548 | 76.6% |
| Unemployed | 16,044 | 3.5% |
| In Armed Forces | 664 | 0.1% |
| Total Labor Force | 367,256 | 80.2% |
| Not in Labor Force | 90,500 | 19.8% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 23.3% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 153,648 | 122,951 | 55.5% |
| Non-Profit | 26,741 | 40,659 | 39.7% |
| Self-Employed | 21,118 | 15,598 | 57.5% |
| Local Government | 8,612 | 16,296 | 34.6% |
| State Government | 5,754 | 7,253 | 44.2% |
| Federal Government | 4,294 | 2,708 | 61.3% |
| Total Private + Self | 174,766 | 138,549 | 55.8% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 45,401 | 66,916 | 40.4% |
| Total | 220,167 | 205,465 | 51.7% |
| Pct. Govt. | 10.6% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 99,810 | 23.4% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 64,437 | 15.1% |
| Professional, Technical | 158,704 | 37.2% |
| Service Occupations | 57,673 | 13.5% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 411 | 0.1% |
| All others | 45,765 | 10.7% |
| White Collar | 75.7% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Professional, scientific, management | 73,462 | 17.2% |
| Educational services and health care | 58,316 | 13.7% |
| Manufacturing | 36,920 | 8.7% |
| Retail trade | 33,333 | 7.8% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 24,962 | 5.9% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 22,391 | 5.3% |
| Construction | 20,220 | 4.7% |
| Other services | 18,783 | 4.4% |
| Public administration | 13,714 | 3.2% |
| Information | 11,728 | 2.8% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 10,838 | 2.5% |
| Wholesale trade | 6,501 | 1.5% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 823 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 6,689 | 0.86% |
| Puerto Rican | 14,395 | 1.85% |
| Cuban | 1,704 | 0.22% |
| Dominican | 5,222 | 0.67% |
| Total Central American | 28,649 | 3.69% |
| Costa Rican | 186 | 0.02% |
| Guatemalan | 10,051 | 1.29% |
| Honduran | 2,893 | 0.37% |
| Nicaraguan | 407 | 0.05% |
| Panamanian | 444 | 0.06% |
| Salvadoran | 13,895 | 1.79% |
| Other Central American | 773 | 0.10% |
| Total South American | 18,478 | 2.38% |
| Argentinean | 1,344 | 0.17% |
| Bolivian | 264 | 0.03% |
| Chilean | 980 | 0.13% |
| Colombian | 10,713 | 1.38% |
| Ecuadorian | 1,641 | 0.21% |
| Paraguayan | 10 | 0.00% |
| Peruvian | 1,905 | 0.25% |
| Uruguayan | 182 | 0.02% |
| Venezuelan | 1,371 | 0.18% |
| Other South American | 68 | 0.01% |
| Other Hispanic | 8,423 | 1.08% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Chinese | 46,055 | 5.93% |
| Indian | 27,415 | 3.53% |
| Vietnamese | 6,224 | 0.80% |
| Korean | 5,082 | 0.65% |
| Filipino | 2,084 | 0.27% |
| Japanese | 1,904 | 0.25% |
| Taiwanese | 1,821 | 0.23% |
| Bangladeshi | 1,113 | 0.14% |
| Cambodian | 874 | 0.11% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 501,777 | 68.2% |
| Other Indo-European | 66,434 | 9.0% |
| Spanish | 64,046 | 8.7% |
| Chinese | 38,243 | 5.2% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 15,234 | 2.1% |
| Other Asian | 13,030 | 1.8% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 10,274 | 1.4% |
| Arabic | 7,511 | 1.0% |
| Other | 6,395 | 0.9% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Irish | 133,676 | 17.2% |
| Italian | 102,963 | 13.3% |
| English | 67,852 | 8.7% |
| German | 45,604 | 5.9% |
| American | 24,312 | 3.1% |
| Polish | 23,221 | 3.0% |
| French | 18,706 | 2.4% |
| Brazilian | 18,065 | 2.3% |
| French Canadian | 14,932 | 1.9% |
| Russian | 14,831 | 1.9% |
| Scottish | 14,123 | 1.8% |
| European | 12,875 | 1.7% |
| Portuguese | 11,218 | 1.4% |
| Greek | 10,195 | 1.3% |
| Haitian | 9,584 | 1.2% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 675,389 | 86.9% |
| Not a citizen | 101,483 | 13.1% |
| Native | 576,803 | 74.2% |
| Foreign-born | 200,069 | 25.8% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 19,162 | 3.5% | 16,520 | 3.0% | 94,830 | 17.2% | 87,325 | 15.8% | 158,571 | 28.8% | 174,626 | 31.7% |
| Average years of education: 15.1 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 19,162 | 3.5% |
| 9-12 Years | 16,520 | 3.0% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 94,830 | 17.2% |
| Some College | 87,325 | 15.8% |
| Bach. Degree | 158,571 | 28.8% |
| Grad Degree | 174,626 | 31.7% |
| Average years of education: 15.1 | ||
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 | MA05 | Katherine Clark* (D) | 203,994 | 74.0% | Caroline Colarusso (R) | 71,491 | 25.9% | 186 | 0.1% | 275,671 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | MA05 | Katherine Clark* (D) | 294,427 | 74.3% | Caroline Colarusso (R) | 101,351 | 25.6% | 405 | 0.1% | 396,183 |
| 2018-11-06 | MA05 | Katherine Clark* (D) | 236,243 | 75.9% | John Hugo (R) | 74,856 | 24.0% | 225 | 0.1% | 311,324 |
| 2016-11-08 | MA05 | Katherine Clark* (D) | 285,606 | 98.6% | 4,201 | 1.4% | 289,807 | |||
| 2014-11-04 | MA05 | Katherine Clark* (D) | 182,100 | 98.3% | 3,160 | 1.7% | 185,260 | |||
| 2013-12-10 sp | MA05 | Katherine Clark (D) | 40,303 | 65.8% | Frank Addivinola (R) | 19,328 | 31.5% | 1,665 | 2.7% | 61,296 |
| 2012-11-06 | MA05 | Ed Markey* (D) | 257,490 | 75.5% | Thomas Tierney (R) | 82,944 | 24.3% | 675 | 0.2% | 341,109 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 2% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | MA07 | Ed Markey* (D) | 145,696 | 66.4% | Gerry Dembrowski (R) | 73,467 | 33.5% | 194 | 0.1% | 219,357 |
| 2008-11-04 | MA07 | Ed Markey* (D) | 212,304 | 75.6% | John Cunningham (R) | 67,978 | 24.2% | 400 | 0.1% | 280,682 |
| 2006-11-07 | MA07 | Ed Markey* (D) | 171,902 | 98.3% | 2,889 | 1.7% | 174,791 | |||
| 2004-11-02 | MA07 | Ed Markey* (D) | 202,399 | 73.6% | Kenneth Chase (R) | 60,334 | 21.9% | 12,366 | 4.5% | 275,099 |
| 2002-11-05 | MA07 | Ed Markey* (D) | 170,968 | 98.2% | 3,069 | 1.8% | 174,037 | |||
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | MA07 | Ed Markey* (D) | 211,543 | 98.9% | 2,268 | 1.1% | 213,811 | |||
| 1998-11-03 | MA07 | Ed Markey* (D) | 137,178 | 70.6% | Patricia Long (R) | 56,977 | 29.3% | 150 | 0.1% | 194,305 |
| 1996-11-05 | MA07 | Ed Markey* (D) | 177,053 | 69.8% | Patricia Long (R) | 76,407 | 30.1% | 110 | 0.0% | 253,570 |
| 1994-11-08 | MA07 | Ed Markey* (D) | 146,246 | 64.4% | Brad Bailey (R) | 80,674 | 35.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 226,920 |
| 1992-11-03 | MA07 | Ed Markey* (D) | 174,837 | 62.1% | Stephen Sohn (R) | 78,262 | 27.8% | 28,459 | 10.1% | 281,558 |
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 2% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-11-06 | MA07 | Ed Markey* (D) | 155,380 | 99.9% | 129 | 0.1% | 155,509 | |||
| 1988-11-08 | MA07 | Ed Markey* (D) | 188,647 | 100.0% | 63 | 0.0% | 188,710 | |||
| 1986-11-04 | MA07 | Ed Markey* (D) | 124,183 | 100.0% | 62 | 0.0% | 124,245 | |||
| 1984-11-06 | MA07 | Ed Markey* (D) | 167,211 | 71.4% | Lester Ralph (R) | 66,930 | 28.6% | 49 | 0.0% | 234,190 |
| 1982-11-02 | MA07 | Ed Markey* (D) | 151,305 | 77.8% | David Basile (R) | 43,063 | 22.2% | 1 | 0.0% | 194,369 |
| Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
| 1980-11-04 | MA07 | Ed Markey* (D) | 155,759 | 100.0% | 24 | 0.0% | 155,783 | |||
| 1978-11-07 | MA07 | Ed Markey* (D) | 145,615 | 84.8% | James Murphy (I) | 26,017 | 15.2% | 14 | 0.0% | 171,646 |
| 1976-11-02 | MA07 | Ed Markey (D) | 162,126 | 76.9% | Richard Daly (R) | 37,063 | 17.6% | 11,620 | 5.5% | 210,809 |
| 1974-11-04 | MA07 | Torbert MacDonald* (D) | 122,165 | 79.8% | James Murphy (I) | 30,959 | 20.2% | 3 | 0.0% | 153,127 |
| 1972-11-07 | MA07 | Torbert MacDonald* (D) | 135,193 | 67.7% | Joan Aliberti (R) | 64,357 | 32.2% | 12 | 0.0% | 199,562 |
| Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1970. | ||||||||||
| 1970-11-03 | MA07 | Torbert MacDonald* (D) | 115,597 | 68.8% | Gordon Hughes (R) | 52,290 | 31.1% | 13 | 0.0% | 167,900 |
| 1968-11-05 | MA07 | Torbert MacDonald* (D) | 119,562 | 62.5% | William Abbott (R) | 71,689 | 37.5% | 6 | 0.0% | 191,257 |
| 1966-11-08 | MA07 | Torbert MacDonald* (D) | 119,543 | 74.5% | Gordon Hughes (R) | 40,930 | 25.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 160,473 |
| 1964-11-03 | MA07 | Torbert MacDonald* (D) | 139,095 | 76.9% | Gordon Hughes (R) | 41,671 | 23.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 180,766 |
| 1962-11-06 | MA07 | Torbert MacDonald* (D) | 119,117 | 71.6% | Gordon Hughes (R) | 47,289 | 28.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 166,406 |
| 1960-11-08 | MA08 | Torbert MacDonald* (D) | 114,333 | 65.8% | Ward Cramer (R) | 59,550 | 34.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 173,883 |
| 1958-11-04 | MA08 | Torbert MacDonald* (D) | 91,263 | 66.4% | Gordon Hughes (R) | 46,274 | 33.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 137,537 |
| 1956-11-06 | MA08 | Torbert MacDonald* (D) | 92,463 | 54.8% | Eugene Farnam (R) | 76,312 | 45.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 168,775 |
| 1954-11-02 | MA08 | Torbert MacDonald (D) | 74,568 | 53.2% | Angier Goodwin* (R) | 65,614 | 46.8% | 2 | 0.0% | 140,184 |
| 1952-11-04 | MA08 | Angier Goodwin* (R) | 85,918 | 48.3% | John C. Carr (D) | 82,114 | 46.2% | 9,810 | 5.5% | 177,842 |
| 1950-11-07 | MA08 | Angier Goodwin* (R) | 71,938 | 53.9% | John B. Carr (D) | 61,559 | 46.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 133,497 |
| 1948-11-02 | MA08 | Angier Goodwin* (R) | 75,844 | 51.0% | Anthony Roche (D) | 72,767 | 49.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 148,611 |
| 1946-11-05 | MA08 | Angier Goodwin* (R) | 76,305 | 63.5% | Anthony Roche (D) | 43,827 | 36.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 120,132 |
| 1944-11-07 | MA08 | Angier Goodwin* (R) | 79,912 | 57.5% | Frederick McDermott (D) | 59,058 | 42.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 138,970 |
| 1942-11-03 | MA08 | Angier Goodwin (R) | 57,016 | 56.2% | Frederick McDermott (D) | 44,401 | 43.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 101,417 |
| 1940-11-05 | MA08 | Arthur Healey* (D) | 71,127 | 55.4% | John Irwin (R) | 57,217 | 44.6% | 1 | 0.0% | 128,345 |
| 1938-11-08 | MA08 | Arthur Healey* (D) | 62,152 | 55.1% | Rufus Bond (R) | 50,711 | 44.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 112,863 |
| 1936-11-03 | MA08 | Arthur Healey* (D) | 60,211 | 52.5% | William Howe (R) | 46,446 | 40.5% | 7,923 | 6.9% | 114,580 |
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Joe Biden (D) | 298,842 | 74.8% | Donald Trump* (R) | 94,405 | 23.6% | 6,456 | 1.6% | 399,703 | -9 | -23 | 11.01% | |
| 2020 | 66% | Joe Biden (D) | 304,072 | 74.5% | Donald Trump* (R) | 97,562 | 23.9% | 6,747 | 1.7% | 408,381 | -8 | -23 | 11.25% |
| 2016 | 62% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 258,908 | 69.3% | Donald Trump (R) | 95,922 | 25.7% | 18,668 | 5.0% | 373,498 | -7 | -20 | 11.23% |
| 2012 | 62% | Barack Obama* (D) | 235,984 | 65.2% | Mitt Romney (R) | 119,934 | 33.1% | 6,095 | 1.7% | 362,013 | -4 | -14 | 11.43% |
| 2008 | 58% | Barack Obama (D) | 193,130 | 64.6% | John McCain (R) | 99,062 | 33.1% | 6,840 | 2.3% | 299,032 | -3 | -12 | 9.71% |
| 2004 | 58% | John Kerry (D) | 192,133 | 65.7% | George W. Bush* (R) | 96,374 | 33.0% | 3,880 | 1.3% | 292,387 | -4 | -18 | 10.04% |
| 2000 | 56% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 175,220 | 63.3% | George W. Bush (R) | 81,450 | 29.4% | 20,235 | 7.3% | 276,905 | -3 | -18 | 10.24% |
| 1996 | 53% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 171,125 | 65.0% | Robert Dole (R) | 72,823 | 27.7% | 19,374 | 7.4% | 263,322 | 0 | -13 | 10.30% |
| 1992 | 62% | Bill Clinton (D) | 150,073 | 50.1% | George Bush* (R) | 87,418 | 29.2% | 61,963 | 20.7% | 299,454 | 0 | -8 | 10.80% |
| 1988 | 64% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 133,241 | 53.9% | George Bush (R) | 114,124 | 46.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 247,365 | 1 | -7 | 9.40% |
| 1984 | 63% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 123,559 | 50.5% | Walter Mondale (D) | 121,018 | 49.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 244,577 | -1 | -8 | 9.56% |
| 1980 | 70% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 91,189 | 42.9% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 90,726 | 42.7% | 30,656 | 14.4% | 212,571 | 1 | -8 | 8.42% |
| 1976 | 70% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 126,935 | 59.5% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 86,572 | 40.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 213,507 | 0 | -7 | 8.38% |
| 1972 | 67% | George McGovern (D) | 122,026 | 57.1% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 91,607 | 42.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 213,633 | -2 | -18 | 8.69% |
| 1968 | n/a | Hubert Humphrey (D) | 134,490 | 66.8% | Richard Nixon (R) | 60,258 | 29.9% | 6,619 | 3.3% | 201,367 | -3 | -13 | 8.64% |
| 1964 | n/a | Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 79.4% | Barry Goldwater (R) | 20.6% | 0.0% | -3 | -18 | n/a | ||||
| 1960 | n/a | John Kennedy (D) | 58.9% | Richard Nixon (R) | 41.1% | 0.0% | 2 | -9 | n/a | ||||
| 1956 | 80% | Dwight Eisenhower* (R) | 107,091 | 62.2% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 64,653 | 37.5% | 565 | 0.3% | 172,309 | 3 | 5 | 7.34% |
| 1952 | 84% | Dwight Eisenhower (R) | 102,470 | 58.3% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 72,682 | 41.4% | 561 | 0.3% | 175,713 | 4 | 3 | 7.37% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 766,453 | 63.0% | 5.1% | 0.1% | 13.9% | 5.7% | 10.7% |
| 2020 | 768,043 | 67.8% | 5.6% | 13.4% | 3.2% | 10.0% | |
| 2012 | 737,545 | 74.7% | 4.7% | 0.1% | 10.0% | 3.1% | 7.4% |
| 2010 | 648,162 | 74.8% | 5.4% | 0.1% | 8.7% | 2.2% | 8.8% |
| 2002 | 634,287 | 83.5% | 3.3% | 0.1% | 5.7% | 1.9% | 4.8% |
| 2000 | 616,542 | 83.8% | 3.5% | 0.1% | 5.5% | 2.3% | 4.8% |
| 1992 | 601,642 | 91.8% | 2.3% | 0.1% | 2.8% | 3.0% | |
| 1990 | 525,341 | 92.1% | 1.9% | 2.6% | 3.4% | ||
| 1982 | 523,982 | 96.7% | 1.1% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 1.4% | |
| 1980 | 451,683 | 1.0% | 1.0% | 2.0% | |||
| 1972 | 476,565 | ||||||
| 1970 | 440,221 | 1.0% | |||||
| 1960 | 351,794 | ||||||
| 1950 | 328,867 |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
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