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2022 population: 773,828
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 303,264 | 39.19% | |
| Black: | 167,768 | 21.68% | |
| Indian: | 966 | 0.12% | |
| Asian: | 82,686 | 10.69% | |
| 2+ races: | 37,812 | 4.89% | |
| Hispanic: | 174,053 | 22.49% | |
| Total non-White: | 470,564 | 60.81% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 327,670 | |
| Median Value | $646,200 | |
| Occupied | 303,021 | 92.5% |
| Vacant | 24,649 | 7.5% |
| Owned | 100,647 | 33.2% |
| Rented | 202,374 | 66.8% |
| Median Rent | $1,968 | |
| Single-Family Units | 64,071 | 19.6% |
| Detached | 43,470 | 13.3% |
| Attached | 20,601 | 6.3% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 136,130 | 41.5% |
| Mobile Homes | 515 | 0.2% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 23,288 | 7.7% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 17,751 | 5.9% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 10,825 | 3.6% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 10,115 | 3.3% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 9,348 | 3.1% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 7,889 | 2.6% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 7,499 | 2.5% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 7,917 | 2.6% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 7,954 | 2.6% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 15,548 | 5.1% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 20,942 | 6.9% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 32,404 | 10.7% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 27,029 | 8.9% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 21,646 | 7.1% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 31,520 | 10.4% |
| $200,000 or more | 51,346 | 16.9% |
| Median Household Income | 84,668 | |
| Per Capita Income | 48,144 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 21,850 | 7.2% |
| Public Assistance | 11,416 | 3.8% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 60,444 | 19.9% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 330,502 | 73.5% |
| Unemployed | 19,690 | 4.4% |
| In Armed Forces | 378 | 0.1% |
| Total Labor Force | 350,570 | 78.0% |
| Not in Labor Force | 98,946 | 22.0% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 26.4% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 146,511 | 122,334 | 54.5% |
| Non-Profit | 34,073 | 54,383 | 38.5% |
| Self-Employed | 15,691 | 11,643 | 57.4% |
| Local Government | 9,486 | 14,214 | 40.0% |
| State Government | 5,563 | 8,953 | 38.3% |
| Federal Government | 3,438 | 2,662 | 56.4% |
| Total Private + Self | 162,202 | 133,977 | 54.8% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 52,560 | 80,212 | 39.6% |
| Total | 214,762 | 214,189 | 50.1% |
| Pct. Govt. | 10.3% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 77,300 | 18.0% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 72,412 | 16.9% |
| Professional, Technical | 147,993 | 34.5% |
| Service Occupations | 80,382 | 18.7% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 386 | 0.1% |
| All others | 51,410 | 12.0% |
| White Collar | 69.3% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Educational services and health care | 63,203 | 14.7% |
| Professional, scientific, management | 60,865 | 14.2% |
| Retail trade | 36,509 | 8.5% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 30,149 | 7.0% |
| Manufacturing | 24,059 | 5.6% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 21,535 | 5.0% |
| Other services | 18,902 | 4.4% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 16,840 | 3.9% |
| Construction | 16,034 | 3.7% |
| Public administration | 14,301 | 3.3% |
| Information | 10,766 | 2.5% |
| Wholesale trade | 5,794 | 1.3% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 574 | 0.1% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 8,496 | 1.10% |
| Puerto Rican | 37,306 | 4.82% |
| Cuban | 2,569 | 0.33% |
| Dominican | 39,538 | 5.11% |
| Total Central American | 54,847 | 7.09% |
| Costa Rican | 1,304 | 0.17% |
| Guatemalan | 9,012 | 1.16% |
| Honduran | 8,906 | 1.15% |
| Nicaraguan | 561 | 0.07% |
| Panamanian | 707 | 0.09% |
| Salvadoran | 32,699 | 4.23% |
| Other Central American | 1,658 | 0.21% |
| Total South American | 18,839 | 2.43% |
| Argentinean | 681 | 0.09% |
| Bolivian | 342 | 0.04% |
| Chilean | 542 | 0.07% |
| Colombian | 10,841 | 1.40% |
| Ecuadorian | 2,126 | 0.27% |
| Paraguayan | 167 | 0.02% |
| Peruvian | 2,008 | 0.26% |
| Uruguayan | 165 | 0.02% |
| Venezuelan | 1,879 | 0.24% |
| Other South American | 88 | 0.01% |
| Other Hispanic | 12,458 | 1.61% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Chinese | 34,254 | 4.43% |
| Indian | 15,894 | 2.05% |
| Vietnamese | 13,716 | 1.77% |
| Korean | 5,600 | 0.72% |
| Filipino | 2,298 | 0.30% |
| Japanese | 2,107 | 0.27% |
| Taiwanese | 988 | 0.13% |
| Cambodian | 838 | 0.11% |
| Thai | 518 | 0.07% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 428,069 | 58.1% |
| Spanish | 136,581 | 18.6% |
| Other Indo-European | 46,738 | 6.3% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 40,070 | 5.4% |
| Chinese | 29,054 | 3.9% |
| Other | 14,884 | 2.0% |
| Vietnamese | 11,743 | 1.6% |
| Other Asian | 7,654 | 1.0% |
| Arabic | 6,565 | 0.9% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Irish | 73,091 | 9.4% |
| Italian | 54,095 | 7.0% |
| English | 33,560 | 4.3% |
| German | 32,168 | 4.2% |
| Haitian | 30,721 | 4.0% |
| American | 17,909 | 2.3% |
| Polish | 14,195 | 1.8% |
| Jamaican | 13,042 | 1.7% |
| Cape Verdean | 11,525 | 1.5% |
| French | 11,361 | 1.5% |
| Portuguese | 10,344 | 1.3% |
| Brazilian | 9,982 | 1.3% |
| Russian | 8,699 | 1.1% |
| European | 8,145 | 1.1% |
| French Canadian | 8,061 | 1.0% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 644,671 | 83.3% |
| Not a citizen | 129,157 | 16.7% |
| Native | 523,587 | 67.7% |
| Foreign-born | 250,241 | 32.3% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 42,865 | 8.1% | 30,836 | 5.8% | 106,345 | 20.1% | 93,313 | 17.7% | 134,784 | 25.5% | 120,111 | 22.7% |
| Average years of education: 13.9 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 42,865 | 8.1% |
| 9-12 Years | 30,836 | 5.8% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 106,345 | 20.1% |
| Some College | 93,313 | 17.7% |
| Bach. Degree | 134,784 | 25.5% |
| Grad Degree | 120,111 | 22.7% |
| Average years of education: 13.9 | ||
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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 | MA07 | Ayanna Pressley* (D) | 151,825 | 84.6% | Donnie Palmer (R) | 27,129 | 15.1% | 557 | 0.3% | 179,511 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | MA07 | Ayanna Pressley* (D) | 267,362 | 86.6% | Roy Owens (I) | 38,675 | 12.5% | 2,613 | 0.8% | 308,650 |
| 2018-11-06 | MA07 | Ayanna Pressley (D) | 216,559 | 98.3% | 3,852 | 1.7% | 220,411 | |||
| 2016-11-08 | MA07 | Michael Capuano* (D) | 253,354 | 98.6% | 3,557 | 1.4% | 256,911 | |||
| 2014-11-04 | MA07 | Michael Capuano* (D) | 142,133 | 98.3% | 2,413 | 1.7% | 144,546 | |||
| 2012-11-06 | MA07 | Michael Capuano* (D) | 210,794 | 83.4% | Karla Romero (I) | 41,199 | 16.3% | 843 | 0.3% | 252,836 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 2% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | MA08 | Michael Capuano* (D) | 134,974 | 98.0% | 2,686 | 2.0% | 137,660 | |||
| 2008-11-04 | MA08 | Michael Capuano* (D) | 185,530 | 98.6% | 2,722 | 1.4% | 188,252 | |||
| 2006-11-07 | MA08 | Michael Capuano* (D) | 125,515 | 90.7% | Laura Garza (Socialist Workers) | 12,449 | 9.0% | 491 | 0.4% | 138,455 |
| 2004-11-02 | MA08 | Michael Capuano* (D) | 165,852 | 98.7% | 2,229 | 1.3% | 168,081 | |||
| 2002-11-05 | MA08 | Michael Capuano* (D) | 111,861 | 99.6% | 495 | 0.4% | 112,356 | |||
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 1% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | MA08 | Michael Capuano* (D) | 144,031 | 99.3% | 1,041 | 0.7% | 145,072 | |||
| 1998-11-03 | MA08 | Michael Capuano (D) | 99,603 | 81.7% | Philip Hyde (R) | 14,125 | 11.6% | 8,159 | 6.7% | 121,887 |
| 1996-11-05 | MA08 | Joe Kennedy* (D) | 147,246 | 84.3% | Philip Hyde (R) | 27,315 | 15.6% | 191 | 0.1% | 174,752 |
| 1994-11-08 | MA08 | Joe Kennedy* (D) | 113,224 | 99.0% | 1,199 | 1.0% | 114,423 | |||
| 1992-11-03 | MA08 | Joe Kennedy* (D) | 149,903 | 83.1% | Alice Nakash (I) | 30,406 | 16.8% | 179 | 0.1% | 180,488 |
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 5% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-11-06 | MA08 | Joe Kennedy* (D) | 125,479 | 72.2% | Glenn Fiscus (R) | 39,310 | 22.6% | 8,900 | 5.1% | 173,689 |
| 1988-11-08 | MA08 | Joe Kennedy* (D) | 165,745 | 80.4% | Glenn Fiscus (R) | 40,316 | 19.6% | 128 | 0.1% | 206,189 |
| 1986-11-04 | MA08 | Joe Kennedy (D) | 104,651 | 72.0% | Clark Abt (R) | 40,259 | 27.7% | 448 | 0.3% | 145,358 |
| 1984-11-06 | MA08 | Tip O'Neill* (D) | 179,617 | 91.8% | Laura Ross (Communist) | 15,810 | 8.1% | 176 | 0.1% | 195,603 |
| 1982-11-02 | MA08 | Tip O'Neill* (D) | 123,296 | 74.9% | Frank McNamara (R) | 41,370 | 25.1% | 6 | 0.0% | 164,672 |
| Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
| 1980-11-04 | MA08 | Tip O'Neill* (D) | 128,689 | 78.4% | William Barnstead (R) | 35,477 | 21.6% | 17 | 0.0% | 164,183 |
| 1978-11-07 | MA08 | Tip O'Neill* (D) | 102,160 | 74.6% | William Barnstead (R) | 28,566 | 20.9% | 6,202 | 4.5% | 136,928 |
| 1976-11-02 | MA08 | Tip O'Neill* (D) | 133,131 | 74.4% | William Barnstead (R) | 33,437 | 18.7% | 12,282 | 6.9% | 178,850 |
| 1974-11-04 | MA08 | Tip O'Neill* (D) | 107,042 | 87.9% | James Kiggin (U.S. Labor) | 8,363 | 6.9% | 6,440 | 5.3% | 121,845 |
| 1972-11-07 | MA08 | Tip O'Neill* (D) | 142,470 | 88.7% | John Powers (Socialist Workers) | 18,169 | 11.3% | 48 | 0.0% | 160,687 |
| Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 4% compared to 1970. | ||||||||||
| 1970-11-03 | MA08 | Tip O'Neill* (D) | 89,875 | 100.0% | 4 | 0.0% | 89,879 | |||
| 1968-11-05 | MA08 | Tip O'Neill* (D) | 107,645 | 100.0% | 5 | 0.0% | 107,650 | |||
| 1966-11-08 | MA08 | Tip O'Neill* (D) | 102,104 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 102,104 | |||
| 1964-11-03 | MA08 | Tip O'Neill* (D) | 122,050 | 100.0% | 13 | 0.0% | 122,063 | |||
| 1962-11-06 | MA08 | Tip O'Neill* (D) | 100,814 | 73.0% | Howard Greyber (R) | 37,374 | 27.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 138,188 |
| 1960-11-08 | MA11 | Tip O'Neill* (D) | 87,866 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 87,866 | |||
| 1958-11-04 | MA11 | Tip O'Neill* (D) | 68,353 | 80.4% | Elliott Stone (R) | 16,669 | 19.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 85,022 |
| 1956-11-06 | MA11 | Tip O'Neill* (D) | 83,532 | 75.3% | Rudolph Mottola (R) | 27,384 | 24.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 110,916 |
| 1954-11-02 | MA11 | Tip O'Neill* (D) | 75,613 | 78.2% | Charles Bolster (R) | 21,039 | 21.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 96,652 |
| 1952-11-04 | MA11 | Tip O'Neill (D) | 86,532 | 69.3% | Jesse Rogers (R) | 37,816 | 30.3% | 542 | 0.4% | 124,890 |
| 1950-11-07 | MA11 | John F. Kennedy* (D) | 87,699 | 82.3% | Vincent Celeste (R) | 18,302 | 17.2% | 582 | 0.5% | 106,583 |
| 1948-11-02 | MA11 | John F. Kennedy* (D) | 106,366 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 106,366 | |||
| 1946-11-05 | MA11 | John F. Kennedy (D) | 69,093 | 71.9% | Lester Bowen (R) | 26,007 | 27.1% | 1,036 | 1.1% | 96,136 |
| 1944-11-07 | MA11 | James Curley* (D) | 75,469 | 65.6% | Lester Bowen (R) | 39,523 | 34.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 114,992 |
| 1942-11-03 | MA11 | James Curley (D) | 60,850 | 69.3% | Vincent Mottola (R) | 27,008 | 30.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 87,858 |
| 1940-11-05 | MA11 | Thomas Flaherty* (D) | 58,041 | 81.5% | Benjamin Green (R) | 13,176 | 18.5% | 3 | 0.0% | 71,220 |
| 1938-11-08 | MA11 | Thomas Flaherty* (D) | 56,939 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 56,939 | |||
| 1937-12-14 sp | MA11 | Thomas Flaherty (D) | 14,441 | 69.6% | John Cotter (R) | 6,297 | 30.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 20,738 |
| 1936-11-03 | MA11 | John Higgins* (D) | 53,129 | 81.3% | Joseph DeNapoli (R) | 8,523 | 13.0% | 3,674 | 5.6% | 65,326 |
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Joe Biden (D) | 269,381 | 85.5% | Donald Trump* (R) | 41,245 | 13.1% | 4,278 | 1.4% | 314,904 | -19 | -34 | 8.67% | |
| 2020 | 47% | Joe Biden (D) | 276,091 | 85.9% | Donald Trump* (R) | 41,074 | 12.8% | 4,422 | 1.4% | 321,587 | -19 | -34 | 8.86% |
| 2016 | 47% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 254,037 | 84.1% | Donald Trump (R) | 36,018 | 11.9% | 11,884 | 3.9% | 301,939 | -21 | -34 | 9.08% |
| 2012 | 48% | Barack Obama* (D) | 233,382 | 82.5% | Mitt Romney (R) | 44,275 | 15.6% | 5,374 | 1.9% | 283,031 | -22 | -32 | 8.93% |
| 2008 | 45% | Barack Obama (D) | 205,113 | 84.5% | John McCain (R) | 33,104 | 13.6% | 4,550 | 1.9% | 242,767 | -22 | -32 | 7.88% |
| 2004 | 41% | John Kerry (D) | 168,264 | 79.1% | George W. Bush* (R) | 40,885 | 19.2% | 3,683 | 1.7% | 212,832 | -18 | -31 | 7.31% |
| 2000 | 38% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 141,221 | 72.2% | George W. Bush (R) | 34,184 | 17.5% | 20,132 | 10.3% | 195,537 | -15 | -30 | 7.23% |
| 1996 | 35% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 139,383 | 79.4% | Robert Dole (R) | 28,253 | 16.1% | 7,928 | 4.5% | 175,564 | -12 | -25 | 6.87% |
| 1992 | 41% | Bill Clinton (D) | 136,438 | 67.8% | George Bush* (R) | 39,368 | 19.6% | 25,423 | 12.6% | 201,229 | -9 | -18 | 7.26% |
| 1988 | 50% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 141,366 | 66.6% | George Bush (R) | 70,811 | 33.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 212,177 | -12 | -20 | 8.06% |
| 1984 | 52% | Walter Mondale (D) | 142,158 | 63.8% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 80,756 | 36.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 222,914 | -15 | -23 | 8.71% |
| 1980 | 54% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 92,707 | 52.1% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 56,312 | 31.7% | 28,822 | 16.2% | 177,841 | -10 | -19 | 7.05% |
| 1976 | 53% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 117,446 | 65.4% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 62,247 | 34.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 179,693 | -6 | -13 | 7.05% |
| 1972 | 54% | George McGovern (D) | 127,868 | 66.1% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 65,660 | 33.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 193,528 | -11 | -27 | 7.87% |
| 1968 | n/a | Hubert Humphrey (D) | 119,205 | 75.9% | Richard Nixon (R) | 32,246 | 20.5% | 5,547 | 3.5% | 156,998 | -12 | -23 | 6.73% |
| 1964 | n/a | Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 86.0% | Barry Goldwater (R) | 14.0% | 0.0% | -9 | -24 | n/a | ||||
| 1960 | n/a | John Kennedy (D) | 77.9% | Richard Nixon (R) | 22.1% | 0.0% | -17 | -27 | n/a | ||||
| 1956 | 62% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 66,129 | 54.3% | Dwight Eisenhower* (R) | 55,361 | 45.4% | 325 | 0.3% | 121,815 | -14 | -12 | 5.19% |
| 1952 | 65% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 86,817 | 62.8% | Dwight Eisenhower (R) | 51,349 | 37.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 138,166 | -17 | -18 | 5.80% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 761,699 | 37.7% | 20.2% | 0.1% | 11.2% | 6.8% | 23.1% |
| 2020 | 819,035 | 33.1% | 25.4% | 10.7% | 8.4% | 22.4% | |
| 2012 | 733,814 | 38.1% | 26.7% | 0.2% | 10.0% | 5.1% | 19.9% |
| 2010 | 660,414 | 48.6% | 19.8% | 0.2% | 9.9% | 2.7% | 18.8% |
| 2002 | 634,835 | 48.9% | 21.9% | 0.2% | 8.2% | 3.5% | 15.9% |
| 2000 | 620,372 | 52.2% | 20.7% | 0.4% | 7.7% | 4.5% | 14.5% |
| 1992 | 601,643 | 60.2% | 23.3% | 0.3% | 5.6% | 10.6% | |
| 1990 | 522,325 | 81.2% | 6.4% | 6.1% | 6.3% | ||
| 1982 | 521,548 | 89.4% | 4.6% | 0.1% | 2.9% | 3.0% | |
| 1980 | 435,160 | 4.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | |||
| 1972 | 474,090 | 2.0% | 1.0% | ||||
| 1970 | 411,630 | 3.0% | |||||
| 1960 | 272,361 | ||||||
| 1950 | 334,672 |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
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