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1876–2024
Hampden County, Massachusetts
Hampden County·Massachusetts

Hampden County has voted Democratic for as long as anyone can remember.

A mid-size industrial county that swings closer than most of Massachusetts

18762024·38 elections
Hampden County, Massachusetts · Joe Mabel from Seattle, US · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
D+9
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
462,815
2024 ACS
Most similar
Providence County
RI · similarity 1.00
179 precincts · 208,604 votes cast
Harris · D+9
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
+8.9%
110,93792,474208,604
2020D
+17.5%
125,94887,318220,793
2016D
+16.2%
112,59078,685209,336
2012D
+25.1%
123,61973,392200,399
2008D
+25.3%
121,45471,350197,720
2004D
+22.9%
113,71070,925186,639
2000D
+23.6%
100,10359,558172,093
1996D
+32.8%
105,05048,513172,239
1992D
+16.7%
86,02654,621188,265
1988D
+13.0%
97,33274,872173,420
1984R
−2.5%
84,98589,330174,971
1980D
+4.4%
80,36972,528179,720
1976D
+21.6%
110,02870,008185,290
1972D
+4.8%
94,94586,164182,133
1968D
+31.2%
111,37655,783178,150
1964D
+49.8%
133,08544,299178,219
1960D
+25.3%
121,06172,054193,828
1956R
−12.2%
81,743104,689187,367
1952R
−4.1%
90,93698,641190,193
1948D
+14.5%
94,60970,256167,720
1944D
+18.3%
91,81963,293155,486
1940D
+16.1%
89,47764,502154,796
1936D
+20.6%
80,16451,288140,180
1932D
+6.6%
63,18955,032123,629
1928D
+5.0%
62,05656,063118,822
1924R
−35.4%
19,07946,48977,515
1920R
−40.7%
19,15646,74167,820
1916R
−3.2%
17,02818,20736,277
1912R
−2.5%
10,62011,39330,423
1908R
−16.5%
9,91014,48527,753
1904R
−21.5%
9,36914,96225,972
1900R
−13.2%
10,42413,75725,170
1896R
−39.1%
6,78716,06423,744
1892R
−0.6%
11,22811,37323,294
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
African American
7.0%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
32.6%
Other Christian
4.9%
Non-Christian
2.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.7%
Mainline Protestant
2.1%
Baptist
1.2%
Methodist
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Hampden County, anchored by Springfield, posts Democratic margins well below the statewide average, reflecting a post-industrial workforce and Latino population growth that make it one of the more competitive corners of an otherwise lopsided state.

The Democratic margin in Hampden County reached its widest at fifty points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was nine points — still decisive.

Hampden County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $71,306, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 462,815 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Providence County and Greensville County.