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Massachusetts's 5th Congressional District
The current officeholder, the 2024 result, and a precinct-level model you can run yourself — built from how Massachusetts actually voted.
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Current officeholder
Katherine M. Clark Democratic
2024 result
Democratic D+100.0
2024 votes cast
286,689
Office
U.S. House
District health & safety estimate
Context for Katherine M. Clark's district
CDC WONDER, 2016–2022 · translated from county data
1.2estimated homicides per 100,000 residents / year
This is a county-derived estimate, not a direct CDC congressional-district statistic. Counties with suppressed small counts are missing, never counted as zero. Rank 1 is the highest estimated rate.
Who lives in this district
This district is home to about 773,886 people, median age 39.2, median household income $125,082.
Population
773,886
Median age
39.2
Median household income
$125,082
Bachelor's degree or higher
60.9%
Race & ethnicity: White 63.9% · Black 5.1% · Hispanic 11.1% · Asian 13.4%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2019–2023 American Community Survey (5-year).
Precinct results — 2024 general
273 precincts reported in Massachusetts's 5th Congressional District's 2024 general election. The twenty largest:
| Precinct | Winner | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25017-CAMBRIDGE_ward9_precinct1 | Democratic | D+99.3 | 2,163 |
| 25017-LINCOLN_ward0_precinct1 | Democratic | D+99.1 | 2,063 |
| 25017-NATICK_ward0_precinct10 | Democratic | D+98.5 | 1,993 |
| 25017-WAYLAND_ward0_precinct1 | Democratic | D+98.0 | 1,951 |
| 25017-CAMBRIDGE_ward10_precinct2 | Democratic | D+99.5 | 1,928 |
| 25017-NATICK_ward0_precinct7 | Democratic | D+99.5 | 1,924 |
| 25017-LEXINGTON_ward0_precinct2 | Democratic | D+98.3 | 1,874 |
| 25017-WAYLAND_ward0_precinct4 | Democratic | D+98.6 | 1,868 |
| 25017-MEDFORD_ward3_precinct2 | Democratic | D+97.1 | 1,831 |
| 25017-MEDFORD_ward2_precinct2 | Democratic | D+96.5 | 1,814 |
| 25017-MEDFORD_ward6_precinct1 | Democratic | D+98.2 | 1,808 |
| 25017-LEXINGTON_ward0_precinct9 | Democratic | D+98.9 | 1,776 |
| 25021-WELLESLEY_ward0_precinctB | Democratic | D+99.0 | 1,772 |
| 25017-NATICK_ward0_precinct9 | Democratic | D+99.2 | 1,769 |
| 25017-LEXINGTON_ward0_precinct6 | Democratic | D+98.3 | 1,744 |
| 25017-CAMBRIDGE_ward9_precinct2 | Democratic | D+99.3 | 1,735 |
| 25017-NATICK_ward0_precinct8 | Democratic | D+99.3 | 1,731 |
| 25017-BELMONT_ward0_precinct6 | Democratic | D+99.3 | 1,719 |
| 25017-LEXINGTON_ward0_precinct4 | Democratic | D+99.1 | 1,694 |
| 25017-WAYLAND_ward0_precinct2 | Democratic | D+97.7 | 1,691 |
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