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2022 population: 772,082
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 521,825 | 67.59% | |
| Black: | 77,816 | 10.08% | |
| Indian: | 971 | 0.13% | |
| Asian: | 70,581 | 9.14% | |
| 2+ races: | 35,859 | 4.64% | |
| Hispanic: | 51,865 | 6.72% | |
| Total non-White: | 250,257 | 32.41% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 336,215 | |
| Median Value | $565,500 | |
| Occupied | 314,685 | 93.6% |
| Vacant | 21,530 | 6.4% |
| Owned | 189,656 | 60.3% |
| Rented | 125,029 | 39.7% |
| Median Rent | $1,922 | |
| Single-Family Units | 166,989 | 49.7% |
| Detached | 149,540 | 44.5% |
| Attached | 17,449 | 5.2% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 101,704 | 30.2% |
| Mobile Homes | 1,213 | 0.4% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 12,802 | 4.1% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 9,619 | 3.1% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 7,882 | 2.5% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 8,485 | 2.7% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 7,416 | 2.4% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 6,818 | 2.2% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 5,985 | 1.9% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 7,460 | 2.4% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 7,510 | 2.4% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 15,547 | 4.9% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 20,648 | 6.6% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 35,274 | 11.2% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 30,440 | 9.7% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 25,635 | 8.1% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 40,782 | 13.0% |
| $200,000 or more | 72,382 | 23.0% |
| Median Household Income | 109,813 | |
| Per Capita Income | 61,290 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 14,191 | 4.5% |
| Public Assistance | 8,981 | 2.9% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 39,177 | 12.4% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 378,403 | 78.5% |
| Unemployed | 19,700 | 4.1% |
| In Armed Forces | 441 | 0.1% |
| Total Labor Force | 398,544 | 82.7% |
| Not in Labor Force | 83,382 | 17.3% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 21.4% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 150,821 | 131,873 | 53.4% |
| Non-Profit | 20,851 | 40,189 | 34.2% |
| Self-Employed | 22,572 | 12,565 | 64.2% |
| Local Government | 11,505 | 17,647 | 39.5% |
| State Government | 7,591 | 8,176 | 48.1% |
| Federal Government | 4,178 | 3,426 | 54.9% |
| Total Private + Self | 173,393 | 144,438 | 54.6% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 44,125 | 69,438 | 38.9% |
| Total | 217,518 | 213,876 | 50.4% |
| Pct. Govt. | 12.2% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 100,330 | 23.2% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 80,006 | 18.5% |
| Professional, Technical | 129,701 | 30.0% |
| Service Occupations | 64,321 | 14.9% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 408 | 0.1% |
| All others | 57,579 | 13.3% |
| White Collar | 71.8% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Professional, scientific, management | 56,404 | 13.1% |
| Educational services and health care | 44,864 | 10.4% |
| Retail trade | 40,620 | 9.4% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 36,172 | 8.4% |
| Manufacturing | 25,848 | 6.0% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 25,529 | 5.9% |
| Construction | 24,851 | 5.8% |
| Public administration | 17,923 | 4.1% |
| Other services | 17,060 | 3.9% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 14,622 | 3.4% |
| Information | 9,818 | 2.3% |
| Wholesale trade | 8,131 | 1.9% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 734 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 4,268 | 0.55% |
| Puerto Rican | 14,864 | 1.93% |
| Cuban | 2,161 | 0.28% |
| Dominican | 8,503 | 1.10% |
| Total Central American | 7,080 | 0.92% |
| Costa Rican | 498 | 0.06% |
| Guatemalan | 1,976 | 0.26% |
| Honduran | 1,474 | 0.19% |
| Nicaraguan | 143 | 0.02% |
| Panamanian | 418 | 0.05% |
| Salvadoran | 2,300 | 0.30% |
| Other Central American | 271 | 0.04% |
| Total South American | 9,852 | 1.28% |
| Argentinean | 344 | 0.04% |
| Bolivian | 354 | 0.05% |
| Chilean | 748 | 0.10% |
| Colombian | 2,943 | 0.38% |
| Ecuadorian | 2,510 | 0.33% |
| Paraguayan | 350 | 0.05% |
| Peruvian | 1,570 | 0.20% |
| Uruguayan | 20 | 0.00% |
| Venezuelan | 913 | 0.12% |
| Other South American | 100 | 0.01% |
| Other Hispanic | 5,137 | 0.67% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Chinese | 35,073 | 4.54% |
| Indian | 12,336 | 1.60% |
| Vietnamese | 11,132 | 1.44% |
| Filipino | 2,819 | 0.37% |
| Korean | 2,408 | 0.31% |
| Japanese | 706 | 0.09% |
| Taiwanese | 700 | 0.09% |
| Cambodian | 667 | 0.09% |
| Bangladeshi | 436 | 0.06% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 552,466 | 75.4% |
| Other Indo-European | 42,737 | 5.8% |
| Spanish | 35,418 | 4.8% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 33,018 | 4.5% |
| Chinese | 30,486 | 4.2% |
| Vietnamese | 10,077 | 1.4% |
| Other Asian | 6,919 | 0.9% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 6,033 | 0.8% |
| Other | 5,533 | 0.8% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Irish | 199,571 | 25.8% |
| Italian | 88,232 | 11.4% |
| English | 63,325 | 8.2% |
| German | 39,819 | 5.2% |
| American | 26,374 | 3.4% |
| Cape Verdean | 24,128 | 3.1% |
| Polish | 20,450 | 2.6% |
| Haitian | 19,679 | 2.5% |
| French | 19,301 | 2.5% |
| French Canadian | 14,993 | 1.9% |
| Portuguese | 13,094 | 1.7% |
| Scottish | 13,078 | 1.7% |
| Swedish | 11,016 | 1.4% |
| Greek | 9,738 | 1.3% |
| Russian | 8,658 | 1.1% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 711,603 | 92.2% |
| Not a citizen | 60,479 | 7.8% |
| Native | 619,985 | 80.3% |
| Foreign-born | 152,097 | 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 | ||||||
| 22,561 | 4.0% | 19,893 | 3.5% | 119,003 | 21.1% | 117,806 | 20.9% | 161,176 | 28.6% | 123,284 | 21.9% |
| Average years of education: 14.4 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 22,561 | 4.0% |
| 9-12 Years | 19,893 | 3.5% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 119,003 | 21.1% |
| Some College | 117,806 | 20.9% |
| Bach. Degree | 161,176 | 28.6% |
| Grad Degree | 123,284 | 21.9% |
| Average years of education: 14.4 | ||
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 | MA08 | Stephen Lynch* (D) | 189,987 | 69.7% | Robert Burke (R) | 82,126 | 30.1% | 451 | 0.2% | 272,564 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | MA08 | Stephen Lynch* (D) | 310,940 | 80.7% | Jonathan Lott (I) | 72,060 | 18.7% | 2,401 | 0.6% | 385,401 |
| 2018-11-06 | MA08 | Stephen Lynch* (D) | 259,159 | 98.4% | 4,148 | 1.6% | 263,307 | |||
| 2016-11-08 | MA08 | Stephen Lynch* (D) | 271,019 | 72.4% | William Burke (R) | 102,744 | 27.5% | 502 | 0.1% | 374,265 |
| 2014-11-04 | MA08 | Stephen Lynch* (D) | 200,644 | 98.7% | 2,707 | 1.3% | 203,351 | |||
| 2012-11-06 | MA08 | Stephen Lynch* (D) | 263,999 | 76.1% | Joe Selvaggi (R) | 82,242 | 23.7% | 570 | 0.2% | 346,811 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 1% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | MA09 | Stephen Lynch* (D) | 157,071 | 68.3% | Vernon Harrison (R) | 59,965 | 26.1% | 12,928 | 5.6% | 229,964 |
| 2008-11-04 | MA09 | Stephen Lynch* (D) | 242,166 | 98.7% | 3,128 | 1.3% | 245,294 | |||
| 2006-11-07 | MA09 | Stephen Lynch* (D) | 169,420 | 78.1% | Jack Robinson (R) | 47,114 | 21.7% | 502 | 0.2% | 217,036 |
| 2004-11-02 | MA09 | Stephen Lynch* (D) | 218,167 | 99.0% | 2,145 | 1.0% | 220,312 | |||
| 2002-11-05 | MA09 | Stephen Lynch* (D) | 168,055 | 99.5% | 921 | 0.5% | 168,976 | |||
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 3% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2001-10-16 sp | MA09 | Stephen Lynch (D) | 44,943 | 65.0% | Jo Ann Sprague (R) | 22,645 | 32.7% | 1,590 | 2.3% | 69,178 |
| 2000-11-07 | MA09 | Joe Moakley* (D) | 193,020 | 77.6% | Janet Jeghelian (R) | 48,672 | 19.6% | 7,064 | 2.8% | 248,756 |
| 1998-11-03 | MA09 | Joe Moakley* (D) | 150,667 | 99.4% | 888 | 0.6% | 151,555 | |||
| 1996-11-05 | MA09 | Joe Moakley* (D) | 172,012 | 72.2% | Paul Gryska (R) | 66,080 | 27.7% | 66 | 0.0% | 238,158 |
| 1994-11-08 | MA09 | Joe Moakley* (D) | 146,287 | 69.8% | Michael Murphy (R) | 63,369 | 30.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 209,656 |
| 1992-11-03 | MA09 | Joe Moakley* (D) | 175,550 | 69.2% | Martin Conboy (R) | 54,291 | 21.4% | 23,793 | 9.4% | 253,634 |
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 2% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-11-06 | MA09 | Joe Moakley* (D) | 124,534 | 70.3% | Robert Horan (R) | 52,660 | 29.7% | 54 | 0.0% | 177,248 |
| 1988-11-08 | MA09 | Joe Moakley* (D) | 160,799 | 99.8% | 243 | 0.2% | 161,042 | |||
| 1986-11-04 | MA09 | Joe Moakley* (D) | 110,026 | 83.8% | Robert Horan (I) | 21,292 | 16.2% | 12 | 0.0% | 131,330 |
| 1984-11-06 | MA09 | Joe Moakley* (D) | 153,132 | 99.9% | 120 | 0.1% | 153,252 | |||
| 1982-11-02 | MA09 | Joe Moakley* (D) | 102,665 | 64.1% | Deborah Cochran (R) | 55,030 | 34.3% | 2,530 | 1.6% | 160,225 |
| Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 2% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
| 1980-11-04 | MA09 | Joe Moakley* (D) | 104,010 | 100.0% | 36 | 0.0% | 104,046 | |||
| 1978-11-07 | MA09 | Joe Moakley* (D) | 106,805 | 91.8% | Brenda Lee Franklin (Socialist Workers) | 6,794 | 5.8% | 2,739 | 2.4% | 116,338 |
| 1976-11-02 | MA09 | Joe Moakley* (D) | 103,901 | 69.6% | Robert Cunningham (R) | 34,547 | 23.1% | 10,923 | 7.3% | 149,371 |
| 1974-11-04 | MA09 | Joe Moakley* (D) | 94,804 | 89.3% | Laurence Sherman (U.S. Labor) | 11,344 | 10.7% | 10 | 0.0% | 106,158 |
| 1972-11-07 | MA09 | Joe Moakley (I) | 70,571 | 43.2% | Louise Day Hicks* (D) | 67,143 | 41.1% | 25,574 | 15.7% | 163,288 |
| Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 10% compared to 1970. | ||||||||||
| 1970-11-03 | MA09 | Louise Day Hicks (D) | 50,269 | 59.1% | Daniel Houton (I) | 17,395 | 20.5% | 17,324 | 20.4% | 84,988 |
| 1968-11-05 | MA09 | John McCormack* (D) | 77,347 | 82.9% | Allen Freeman (R) | 15,906 | 17.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 93,253 |
| 1966-11-08 | MA09 | John McCormack* (D) | 87,879 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 87,879 | |||
| 1964-11-03 | MA09 | John McCormack* (D) | 118,385 | 80.3% | Jack Molesworth (R) | 21,557 | 14.6% | 7,440 | 5.0% | 147,382 |
| 1962-11-06 | MA09 | John McCormack* (D) | 105,565 | 100.0% | 2 | 0.0% | 105,567 | |||
| 1960-11-08 | MA12 | John McCormack* (D) | 86,057 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 86,057 | |||
| 1958-11-04 | MA12 | John McCormack* (D) | 72,523 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 72,523 | |||
| 1956-11-06 | MA12 | John McCormack* (D) | 89,943 | 82.5% | James Tremblay (R) | 19,099 | 17.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 109,042 |
| 1954-11-02 | MA12 | John McCormack* (D) | 79,073 | 100.0% | 2 | 0.0% | 79,075 | |||
| 1952-11-04 | MA12 | John McCormack* (D) | 111,986 | 82.2% | James Tremblay (R) | 24,271 | 17.8% | 1 | 0.0% | 136,258 |
| 1950-11-07 | MA12 | John McCormack* (D) | 102,940 | 84.0% | John Biggins (R) | 16,746 | 13.7% | 2,803 | 2.3% | 122,489 |
| 1948-11-02 | MA12 | John McCormack* (D) | 125,015 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 125,015 | |||
| 1946-11-05 | MA12 | John McCormack* (D) | 92,622 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 92,622 | |||
| 1944-11-07 | MA12 | John McCormack* (D) | 97,469 | 75.8% | Henry Allen (R) | 31,178 | 24.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 128,647 |
| 1942-11-03 | MA12 | John McCormack* (D) | 76,043 | 78.7% | Francis O'Neill (R) | 20,600 | 21.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 96,643 |
| 1940-11-05 | MA12 | John McCormack* (D) | 97,588 | 78.1% | Henry Allen (R) | 27,302 | 21.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 124,890 |
| 1938-11-08 | MA12 | John McCormack* (D) | 86,618 | 77.1% | Henry Allen (R) | 25,678 | 22.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 112,296 |
| 1936-11-03 | MA12 | John McCormack* (D) | 78,711 | 68.7% | Albert McCulloch (R) | 35,827 | 31.3% | 2 | 0.0% | 114,540 |
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Joe Biden (D) | 277,534 | 66.9% | Donald Trump* (R) | 130,407 | 31.4% | 6,903 | 1.7% | 414,844 | -1 | -15 | 11.42% | |
| 2020 | 69% | Joe Biden (D) | 283,426 | 66.2% | Donald Trump* (R) | 137,738 | 32.2% | 7,173 | 1.7% | 428,337 | 0 | -15 | 11.80% |
| 2016 | 64% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 231,356 | 60.4% | Donald Trump (R) | 131,624 | 34.4% | 19,937 | 5.2% | 382,917 | 2 | -12 | 11.52% |
| 2012 | 63% | Barack Obama* (D) | 213,364 | 57.8% | Mitt Romney (R) | 150,825 | 40.8% | 5,050 | 1.4% | 369,239 | 3 | -6 | 11.66% |
| 2008 | 64% | Barack Obama (D) | 188,887 | 59.9% | John McCain (R) | 120,394 | 38.2% | 6,243 | 2.0% | 315,524 | 2 | -7 | 10.24% |
| 2004 | 61% | John Kerry (D) | 188,439 | 63.1% | George W. Bush* (R) | 106,734 | 35.8% | 3,378 | 1.1% | 298,551 | -1 | -15 | 10.25% |
| 2000 | 54% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 166,503 | 62.6% | George W. Bush (R) | 82,263 | 30.9% | 17,244 | 6.5% | 266,010 | -2 | -17 | 9.84% |
| 1996 | 52% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 158,967 | 62.5% | Robert Dole (R) | 76,202 | 30.0% | 19,168 | 7.5% | 254,337 | 2 | -11 | 9.95% |
| 1992 | 58% | Bill Clinton (D) | 131,644 | 48.0% | George Bush* (R) | 85,901 | 31.4% | 56,431 | 20.6% | 273,976 | 2 | -6 | 9.88% |
| 1988 | 55% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 115,814 | 54.5% | George Bush (R) | 96,849 | 45.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 212,663 | 0 | -8 | 8.08% |
| 1984 | 56% | Walter Mondale (D) | 111,765 | 51.7% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 104,484 | 48.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 216,249 | -3 | -10 | 8.45% |
| 1980 | 56% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 73,906 | 46.2% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 64,451 | 40.3% | 21,685 | 13.5% | 160,042 | -2 | -10 | 6.34% |
| 1976 | 54% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 90,048 | 56.4% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 69,631 | 43.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 159,679 | 3 | -4 | 6.27% |
| 1972 | 53% | George McGovern (D) | 100,720 | 59.4% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 68,748 | 40.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 169,468 | -5 | -20 | 6.89% |
| 1968 | n/a | Hubert Humphrey (D) | 93,954 | 78.0% | Richard Nixon (R) | 18,984 | 15.8% | 7,555 | 6.3% | 120,493 | -17 | -28 | 5.17% |
| 1964 | n/a | Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 85.2% | Barry Goldwater (R) | 14.8% | 0.0% | -9 | -24 | n/a | ||||
| 1960 | n/a | John Kennedy (D) | 81.0% | Richard Nixon (R) | 19.0% | 0.0% | -21 | -31 | n/a | ||||
| 1956 | 65% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 74,055 | 59.2% | Dwight Eisenhower* (R) | 50,235 | 40.2% | 796 | 0.6% | 125,086 | -19 | -17 | 5.33% |
| 1952 | 72% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 96,522 | 65.6% | Dwight Eisenhower (R) | 50,571 | 34.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 147,093 | -20 | -21 | 6.17% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 772,956 | 66.4% | 9.1% | 9.6% | 6.1% | 6.7% | |
| 2020 | 765,516 | 71.5% | 11.4% | 8.3% | 2.7% | 6.1% | |
| 2012 | 732,884 | 77.4% | 8.7% | 0.1% | 6.6% | 1.9% | 5.3% |
| 2010 | 650,381 | 73.2% | 12.6% | 0.2% | 5.1% | 2.3% | 6.6% |
| 2002 | 634,062 | 79.3% | 8.1% | 0.2% | 3.7% | 2.4% | 4.6% |
| 2000 | 630,499 | 75.4% | 10.5% | 0.2% | 4.7% | 3.0% | 6.2% |
| 1992 | 601,643 | 85.7% | 6.7% | 0.2% | 2.8% | 4.6% | |
| 1990 | 536,081 | 73.4% | 16.6% | 2.6% | 7.4% | ||
| 1982 | 519,226 | 77.3% | 16.0% | 0.2% | 1.5% | 5.0% | |
| 1980 | 425,958 | 20.0% | 2.0% | 6.0% | |||
| 1972 | 473,680 | 20.0% | 3.0% | ||||
| 1970 | 368,888 | 27.0% | |||||
| 1960 | 285,056 | ||||||
| 1950 | 332,581 |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
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