House districts / Massachusetts
Massachusetts's 5th congressional district
MA-5. Same lines in 2026 as in 2022.
Fundraising
- Katherine Clark Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $5.0mSpent $5.1m · Cash $1.2m
2 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates). 1 other candidate has 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 70.8% | Trump 26.0% | 3.2% | D+44.9 |
| 2020 | Biden 74.4% | Trump 23.5% | 2.1% | D+50.9 |
| 2016 | Clinton 68.6% | Trump 24.9% | 6.5% | D+43.7 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 778,640 | |
| Adults (18+) | 628,775 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 85.1% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 21.0% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 27.1% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 31.1% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 20.8% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 62.7% | 57.4% |
| Black | 4.7% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 11.3% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 13.6% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 7.7% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 61.4% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $130,807 | $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 | Katherine M. Clark Democrat | 98.2% | others 1.8% | D+96.4 | |
| 2022 | Katherine M. Clark Democrat | 74.0% | Caroline Colarusso Republican others 0.1% | 25.9% | D+48.1 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 seat count changed from 10 to 9 after the census | |||||
| 2020 | Katherine M. Clark Democrat | 74.3% | Caroline Colarusso Republican others 0.1% | 25.6% | D+48.7 |
| 2018 | Katherine M. Clark Democrat | 75.9% | John Hugo Republican others 0.1% | 24.0% | D+51.8 |
| 2016 | Katherine M. Clark Democrat | 98.5% | others 1.4% | D+97.1 | |
| 2014 | Katherine M. Clark Democrat | 98.3% | others 1.7% | D+96.6 | |
| 2012 | Edward J. Markey Democrat | 70.7% | Tom Tierney Republican others 6.5% | 22.8% | D+47.9 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2010 | Niki Tsongas Democrat | 54.8% | Jonathan A. Golnik Republican others 2.9% | 42.2% | D+12.6 |
| 2008 | Niki Tsongas Democrat | 74.7% | others 25.3% | D+49.4 | |
| 2006 | Martin T. Meehan Democrat | 73.4% | others 26.6% | D+46.8 | |
| 2004 | Martin T. Meehan Democrat | 64.1% | Thomas P. Tierney Republican others 4.4% | 31.5% | D+32.6 |
| 2002 | Martin T. Meehan Democrat | 57.3% | Charles McCarthy Republican others 10.3% | 32.4% | D+24.9 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 11 to 10 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | Martin T. Meehan Democrat | 74.3% | others 25.6% | D+48.7 | |
| 1998 | Martin T. Meehan Democrat | 70.7% | David E. Coleman Republican others 0.1% | 29.2% | D+41.5 |
| 1996 | Martin T. Meehan Democrat | 99.1% | others 0.9% | D+98.2 | |
| 1994 | Martin T. Meehan Democrat | 69.8% | David E. Coleman Republican | 30.1% | D+39.7 |
| 1992 | Martin T. Meehan Democrat | 52.2% | Paul W. Cronin Republican others 10.3% | 37.5% | D+14.7 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 seat count changed from 12 to 11 after the census | |||||
| 1990 | Chester G. Atkins Democrat | 49.9% | John F. MacGovern Republican others 4.5% | 45.7% | D+4.2 |
| 1988 | Chester G. Atkins Democrat | 84.1% | T. David Hudson Libertarian | 15.9% | D+68.2 |
| 1986 | Chester G. Atkins Democrat | 72.5% | others 27.5% | D+44.9 | |
| 1984 | Chester G. Atkins Democrat | 53.4% | Gregory S. Hyatt Republican | 46.6% | D+6.7 |
| 1982 | James M. Shannon Democrat | 84.7% | Angelo Louis Laudani Libertarian others 0.1% | 15.2% | D+69.4 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | James M. Shannon Democrat | 66.0% | William C. Sawyer Republican | 34.0% | D+31.9 |
| 1978 | James M. Shannon Democrat | 52.2% | John J. Buckley Republican others 19.6% | 28.2% | D+24.0 |
| 1976 | Paul E. Tsongas Democrat | 67.3% | Roger P. Durkin Republican | 32.7% | D+34.6 |
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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