House districts / Massachusetts
Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district
MA-2. Same lines in 2026 as in 2022.
Fundraising
- James P Mcgovern Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $1.0mSpent $1.0m · Cash $369k
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 60.3% | Trump 36.7% | 3.0% | D+23.6 |
| 2020 | Biden 64.0% | Trump 33.3% | 2.6% | D+30.7 |
| 2016 | Clinton 57.5% | Trump 33.9% | 8.6% | D+23.7 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 787,021 | |
| Adults (18+) | 631,831 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 91.9% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 22.4% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 23.8% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 32.6% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 21.3% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 70.3% | 57.4% |
| Black | 4.8% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 11.7% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 7.2% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 6.0% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 46.6% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $97,592 | $80,734 |
American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for this district. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current lines (2022 on) post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2024 | James P. McGovern Democrat | 68.6% | Cornelius Shea Independent others 0.2% | 31.1% | D+37.5 |
| 2022 | James P. McGovern Democrat | 66.2% | Jeffrey A. Sossa-Paquette Republican others 0.1% | 33.7% | D+32.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 seat count changed from 10 to 9 after the census | |||||
| 2020 | James P. McGovern Democrat | 65.3% | Tracy Lyn Lovvorn Republican others 0.1% | 34.6% | D+30.8 |
| 2018 | James P. McGovern Democrat | 67.2% | Tracy Lyn Lovvorn Republican others 0.1% | 32.8% | D+34.4 |
| 2016 | James P. McGovern Democrat | 98.2% | others 1.8% | D+96.5 | |
| 2014 | James P. McGovern Democrat | 98.2% | others 1.8% | D+96.4 | |
| 2012 | James P. McGovern Democrat | 75.6% | others 24.4% | D+51.3 | |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2010 | Richard E. Neal Democrat | 57.3% | Thomas A. Wesley Republican others 0.1% | 42.6% | D+14.7 |
| 2008 | Richard E. Neal Democrat | 76.4% | others 23.6% | D+52.8 | |
| 2006 | Richard E. Neal Democrat | 76.7% | others 23.3% | D+53.5 | |
| 2004 | Richard E. Neal Democrat | 75.6% | others 24.4% | D+51.2 | |
| 2002 | Richard E. Neal Democrat | 73.6% | others 26.4% | D+47.1 | |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 11 to 10 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | Richard E. Neal Democrat | 77.5% | others 22.5% | D+54.9 | |
| 1998 | Richard E. Neal Democrat | 99.0% | others 1.1% | D+97.9 | |
| 1996 | Richard E. Neal Democrat | 71.7% | Mark Steele Republican others 6.4% | 21.9% | D+49.7 |
| 1994 | Richard E. Neal Democrat | 58.5% | John M. Briare Republican others 5.1% | 36.3% | D+22.2 |
| 1992 | Richard E. Neal Democrat | 53.1% | Anthony W. Ravisa, Jr. Republican others 15.8% | 31.1% | D+22.0 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 seat count changed from 12 to 11 after the census | |||||
| 1990 | Richard E. Neal Democrat | 68.0% | others 32.0% | D+36.0 | |
| 1988 | Richard E. Neal Democrat | 80.2% | Louis R. Godena Peace, jobs, justice | 19.7% | D+60.5 |
| 1986 | Edward P. Boland Democrat | 61.9% | Brian P. Lees Republican others 6.1% | 32.0% | D+29.9 |
| 1984 | Edward P. Boland Democrat | 68.7% | Thomas P. Swank Republican others 0.1% | 31.3% | D+37.4 |
| 1982 | Edward P. Boland Democrat | 72.6% | Thomas P. Swank Republican | 27.4% | D+45.3 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Edward P. Boland Democrat | 67.2% | Thomas P. Swank Republican others 11.3% | 21.5% | D+45.7 |
| 1978 | Edward P. Boland Democrat | 72.8% | Thomas P. Swank Republican | 27.2% | D+45.7 |
| 1976 | Edward P. Boland Democrat | 72.4% | Thomas P. Swank Republican others 5.3% | 22.4% | D+50.0 |
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020 are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits