House districts / Massachusetts
Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district
MA-3. Same lines in 2026 as in 2022.
Fundraising
- Lori Trahan Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $1.9mSpent $1.5m · Cash $1.8m
- Gary J. Grossi Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $9kSpent $2k · Cash $7k
1 other 2026 candidate filed reports (primary candidate). 2 other candidates have not filed.
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 58.1% | Trump 39.2% | 2.6% | D+18.9 |
| 2020 | Biden 62.4% | Trump 35.1% | 2.5% | D+27.3 |
| 2016 | Clinton 56.7% | Trump 35.4% | 7.9% | D+21.3 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 785,403 | |
| Adults (18+) | 613,372 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 89.0% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 19.3% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 26.4% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 34.1% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 20.1% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 59.3% | 57.4% |
| Black | 4.1% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 22.9% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 8.3% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 5.5% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 40.0% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $99,663 | $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 | Lori Trahan Democrat | 97.5% | others 2.5% | D+94.9 | |
| 2022 | Lori Trahan Democrat | 63.5% | Dean A. Tran Republican others 0.1% | 36.4% | D+27.1 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 seat count changed from 10 to 9 after the census | |||||
| 2020 | Lori Trahan Democrat | 97.7% | others 2.3% | D+95.5 | |
| 2018 | Lori Loureiro Trahan Democrat | 62.0% | Rick Green Republican others 4.5% | 33.5% | D+28.6 |
| 2016 | Niki Tsongas Democrat | 68.7% | Ann Wofford Republican others 0.1% | 31.2% | D+37.5 |
| 2014 | Niki Tsongas Democrat | 63.0% | Roseann L. Ehrhard Wofford Republican others 0.1% | 37.0% | D+26.0 |
| 2012 | Niki Tsongas Democrat | 63.3% | Jonathan A. Golnik Republican others 4.1% | 32.6% | D+30.7 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2010 | James P. McGovern Democrat | 56.5% | Martin A. Lamb Republican others 4.4% | 39.2% | D+17.3 |
| 2008 | James P. McGovern Democrat | 75.0% | others 25.0% | D+50.1 | |
| 2006 | James P. McGovern Democrat | 77.6% | others 22.4% | D+55.3 | |
| 2004 | James P. McGovern Democrat | 67.2% | Ronald A. Crews Republican others 4.8% | 28.0% | D+39.1 |
| 2002 | James P. McGovern Democrat | 73.3% | others 26.7% | D+46.7 | |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 11 to 10 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | James P. McGovern Democrat | 76.5% | others 23.5% | D+53.0 | |
| 1998 | James P. McGovern Democrat | 56.9% | Matthew J. Amorello Republican others 1.6% | 41.5% | D+15.4 |
| 1996 | James P. McGovern Democrat | 52.9% | Peter Blute Republican others 1.7% | 45.4% | D+7.6 |
| 1994 | Peter Blute Republican | 54.6% | Kevin O'Sullivan Democrat others 1.2% | 44.2% | R+10.4 |
| 1992 | Peter Blute Republican | 50.4% | Joseph D. Early Democrat others 5.3% | 44.3% | R+6.1 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 seat count changed from 12 to 11 after the census | |||||
| 1990 | Joseph D. Early Democrat | 65.5% | others 34.5% | D+31.1 | |
| 1988 | Joseph D. Early Democrat | 99.8% | others 0.2% | D+99.6 | |
| 1986 | Joseph D. Early Democrat | 75.0% | others 25.0% | D+50.1 | |
| 1984 | Joseph D. Early Democrat | 67.4% | Kenneth J. Redding Republican | 32.6% | D+34.8 |
| 1982 | Joseph D. Early Democrat | 99.9% | others 0.1% | D+99.8 | |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Joseph D. Early Democrat | 72.3% | David G. Skehan Republican | 27.7% | D+44.6 |
| 1978 | Joseph D. Early Democrat | 75.2% | Charles K. Macleod Republican others 0.1% | 24.7% | D+50.5 |
| 1976 | Joseph D. Early Democrat | 100.0% | D+99.9 | ||
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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