Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district

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Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
  Jim McGovern
D–Worcester
Population (2022)785,076
Median household
income		$88,327[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+13[2]

Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district is located in

Boston, and Northampton in the Pioneer Valley. It is represented by Democrat Jim McGovern
.

The shape of the district was changed for the elections of 2012, after Massachusetts congressional redistricting to reflect the 2010 census.[3] The new district covers central Massachusetts, including much of Worcester County, and is largely the successor to the old 3rd District. Most of the old 2nd district, including Springfield, has been moved into the new 1st district.

Recent statewide election results

Year Office Result
2000 President Gore 56–33%
2004 President Kerry 59–40%
2008 President Obama 60.4–37.5%
2012 President Obama 58.7–39.2%
2016 President Clinton 56.2–36.8%
2020 President Biden 61.6–35.7%

History

1795 to 1803

Known as the 2nd Western District.[4]

1803 to 1813

Known as the "Essex North" district.[4]

1813 to 1833

Known as the "Essex South" district.[4]

1843 to 1853

Detail of the district from 1843 to 1853.

The Act of September 16, 1842, established the district on the North Shore and New Hampshire border, with the following municipalities:[5]

In
Manchester, Marblehead, Middleton, Rockport, Salem, Saugus, Topsfield, and Wenham
In
South Reading, and Stoneham
In Suffolk County: Chelsea

1860s

"Parts of the counties of Bristol, Norfolk, and Plymouth."[6]

1870s–1900s

1903 to 1913

The district from 1903 to 1913.

During this decade, the district contained the following municipalities:[7]

In Franklin County: Erving, Leverett, Montague, New Salem, Northfield, Orange, Shutesbury, Sunderland, Warwick, and Wendell.
In Hampshire County: Amherst, Belchertown, Easthampton, Enfield, Granby, Hadley, Northampton, Pelham, Prescott, South Hadley, and Ware.
In Hampden County: Brimfield, Chicopee, East Longmeadow, Hampden, Holland, Longmeadow, Ludlow, Monson, Palmer, Springfield, Wales, and Wilbraham.
In Worcester County: Athol, Barre, Brookfield, Dana, Hardwick, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Oakham, Petersham, Phillipston, Royalston, Warren, and West Brookfield.

1913 to 1923

During this decade, the district contained the following municipalities:[8]

In Franklin County: Bernardston, Deerfield, Erving, Gill, Leverett, Montague, Northfield, Shutesbury, Sunderland, Warwick, Wendell, and Whately.
In Hampshire County: Amherst, Belchertown, Easthampton, Enfield, Granby, Hadley, Hatfield, Northampton, Pelham, South Hadley, Ware, and Williamsburg.
In Hampden County: Agawam, Chicopee, East Longmeadow, Hampden, Longmeadow, Ludlow, Springfield, West Springfield, and Wilbraham.

1920s–2002

2003 to 2013

The district from 2003 to 2013

During this decade, the district contained the following municipalities:

In Hampden County: Agawam, Brimfield, Chicopee, East Longmeadow, Hampden, Holland, Longmeadow, Ludlow, Monson, Palmer, Springfield, Wales, Wilbraham.
In Hampshire County: Hadley, Northampton, South Hadley.
In Norfolk County: Bellingham.
In Worcester County: Blackstone, Brookfield, Charlton, Douglas, Dudley, East Brookfield, Grafton, Hopedale, Leicester, Mendon, Milford, Millbury, Millville, North Brookfield, Northbridge, Oxford, Southbridge, Spencer, Sturbridge, Sutton, Upton, Uxbridge, Warren, Webster.

Since 2013 [9]

In Franklin County: Ashfield, Bernardston, Buckland, Colrain, Conway, Deerfield, Erving, Gill, Greenfield, Heath, Leverett, Leyden, Montague, New Salem, Northfield, Orange, Shelburne, Shutesbury, Sunderland, Warwick, Wendell, and Whately.
In Hampshire County: Amherst, Chesterfield, Goshen, Hadley, Hatfield, Northampton, Pelham, Westhampton, and Williamsburg.
In Middlesex County: Ashland, Holliston, and Hopkinton.
In Norfolk County: Medway.
In Worcester County: Athol, Auburn, Barre, Boylston, Douglas, Grafton, Hardwick, Holden, Hubbardston, Leicester, Leominster, Millbury, Northborough, Northbridge, Oakham, Paxton, Petersham, Phillipston, Princeton, Royalston, Rutland, Shrewsbury, Southborough, Sterling, Sutton, Templeton, Upton, Uxbridge, Precincts 1, 3, and 4 in Webster, West Boylston, Westborough, Precinct 2A in Westminster, and Worcester.

List of members representing the district

Member Party Years Cong
ress 		Electoral history District location
District created March 4, 1789

Benjamin Goodhue
(Salem) 		  Pro-Administration March 4, 1789 –
March 3, 1793 		1st
2nd 		Elected January 29, 1789, on the second ballot.
Re-elected October 4, 1790.
Redistricted to the 1st district. 		1789–1793
Essex County
Dwight Foster
(Brookfield
) 		  Pro-Administration General ticket:
March 4, 1793 –
March 3, 1795 		3rd Elected April 1, 1793, on the third ballot as part of the four-seat general ticket, representing the district at-large.
Redistricted to the 4th district. 		1793–1795
Berkshire County, Worcester County, and Hampshire County

Theodore Sedgwick
(Great Barrington) 		  Pro-Administration Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected November 2, 1792, as part of the four-seat general ticket, representing the district from Berkshire County.
Redistricted to the 1st district.

Artemas Ward
(Shrewsbury) 		  Pro-Administration Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected November 2, 1792, as part of the four-seat general ticket, representing the district from Worcester County.
[data missing]
William Lyman
(Northampton) 		 
Anti-Administration
 Elected April 1, 1793, on the third ballot as part of the four-seat general ticket, representing the district from Hampshire County.
Re-elected November 3, 1794, as the sole representative from the district.
Lost re-election.
 
Democratic-Republican
 March 4, 1795 –
March 3, 1797 		4th 1795–1803
"2nd Western district"

William Shepard
(Westfield) 		  Federalist March 4, 1797 –
March 3, 1803 		5th
6th
7th 		Elected January 16, 1797, on the second ballot.
Re-elected in 1798.
Re-elected in 1800.
Retired.

Jacob Crowninshield
(Salem) 		 
Democratic-Republican
 March 4, 1803 –
April 15, 1808 		8th
9th
10th 		Elected in 1802.
Re-elected in 1804.
Re-elected in 1806.
Died. 		1803–1823
"Essex South district"
Vacant April 15, 1808 –
May 23, 1808 		10th

Joseph Story
(Salem) 		 
Democratic-Republican
 May 23, 1808 –
March 3, 1809 		Elected to finish Crowninshield's term.
Retired.

Benjamin Pickman Jr.
(Salem) 		  Federalist March 4, 1809 –
March 3, 1811 		11th Elected in 1808.
Retired.

William Reed
(Marblehead) 		  Federalist March 4, 1811 –
March 3, 1815 		12th
13th 		Elected in 1810.
Re-elected in 1812.
Retired.

Timothy Pickering
(Wendham) 		  Federalist March 4, 1815 –
March 3, 1817 		14th Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1814.
Lost re-election.

Nathaniel Silsbee
(Salem) 		 
Democratic-Republican
 March 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1821 		15th
16th 		Elected in 1816.
Re-elected in 1818.
Retired.
Gideon Barstow
(Salem) 		 
Democratic-Republican
 March 4, 1821 –
March 3, 1823 		17th Elected in 1821 on the third ballot.
Retired.

Benjamin W. Crowninshield
(Salem) 		  Democratic-Republican March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825 		18th
19th
20th
21st 		Elected in 1823 on the second ballot.
Re-elected in 1824.
Re-elected in 1826.
Re-elected in 1828.
Lost re-election. 		1823–1833
"Essex South district"
 
Anti-Jacksonian
 March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1831

Rufus Choate
(Salem) 		 
Anti-Jacksonian
 March 4, 1831 –
June 30, 1834 		22nd
23rd
Re-elected in 1833
.
Resigned.
1833–1843
[data missing]
Vacant June 30, 1834 –
December 1, 1834 		23rd

Stephen C. Phillips
(Salem) 		 
Anti-Jacksonian
 December 1, 1834 –
March 3, 1837 		23rd
24th
25th
Re-elected in 1836
.
Resigned to become Mayor of Salem.
  Whig March 4, 1837 –
September 28, 1838
Vacant September 28, 1838 –
December 5, 1838 		25th

Leverett Saltonstall
(Salem) 		  Whig December 5, 1838 –
March 3, 1843 		25th
26th
27th
Re-elected in 1840
.
Lost re-election.
South Danvers
) 		  Whig March 4, 1843 –
July 25, 1850 		28th
29th
30th
31st
Re-elected in 1848
.
Died. 		1843–1853
[data missing]
Vacant July 25, 1850 –
March 3, 1851 		31st

Robert Rantoul Jr.
(Beverly) 		  Democratic March 4, 1851 –
August 7, 1852 		32nd
Elected in 1850
.
Died.
Vacant August 7, 1852 –
December 13, 1852

Francis B. Fay
(Chelsea) 		  Whig December 13, 1852 –
March 3, 1853
Elected to finish Rantoul's term
.
Retired.

Samuel L. Crocker
(Taunton) 		  Whig March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855 		33rd
Elected in 1852
.
Lost re-election. 		1853–1863
[data missing]
James Buffington[10](Fall River
) 		  Know Nothing March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857 		34th
35th
36th
37th
Re-elected in 1860
.
Retired.
  Republican March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1863
North Easton
) 		  Republican March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1873 		38th
39th
40th
41st
42nd
Re-elected in 1870
.
Retired. 		1863–1873
[data missing]

Benjamin W. Harris[11][12]
(East Bridgewater) 		  Republican March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1883 		43rd
44th
45th
46th
47th
Re-elected in 1880
.
Retired. 		1873–1883
[data missing]

John D. Long
(Hingham) 		  Republican March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1889 		48th
49th
50th
Re-elected in 1886
.
Retired. 		1883–1893
[data missing]

Elijah A. Morse
(Canton) 		  Republican March 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1893 		51st
52nd
Re-elected in 1890.
Redistricted to the 12th district
.

Frederick H. Gillett[13][14]
(Springfield) 		  Republican March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1925 		53rd
54th
55th
56th
57th
58th
59th
60th
61st
62nd
63rd
64th
65th
66th
67th
68th
Re-elected in 1922.
Retired to run for U.S. senator
. 		1893–1903
[data missing]
1903–1913
[data missing]
1913–1933
[data missing]

George B. Churchill
(Amherst) 		  Republican March 4, 1925 –
July 1, 1925 		69th
Elected in 1924
.
Died.
Vacant July 1, 1925 –
September 29, 1925

Henry L. Bowles
(Springfield) 		  Republican September 29, 1925 –
March 3, 1929 		69th
70th
Re-elected in 1926
.
Retired.

Will Kirk Kaynor
(Springfield) 		  Republican March 4, 1929 –
December 20, 1929 		71st
Elected in 1928
.
Died.
Vacant December 20, 1929 –
February 11, 1930

William J. Granfield
(Springfield) 		  Democratic February 11, 1930 –
January 3, 1937 		71st
72nd
73rd
74th
Re-elected in 1934
.
Retired.
1933–1943
[data missing]

Charles R. Clason[15]
(Springfield) 		  Republican January 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1949 		75th
76th
77th
78th
79th
80th
Re-elected in 1946
.
Lost re-election.
1943–1953
[data missing]

Foster Furcolo
(Longmeadow) 		  Democratic January 3, 1949 –
September 30, 1952 		81st
82nd
Re-elected in 1950.
Retired and then resigned early when appointed State Treasurer
.
Vacant September 30, 1952 –
January 3, 1953 		82nd

Edward Boland[16]
(Springfield) 		  Democratic January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1989 		83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
Re-elected in 1986
.
Retired. 		1953–1963
[data missing]
1963–1973
[data missing]
1973–1983
[data missing]
1983–1993
[data missing]

Richard Neal[17]
(Springfield) 		  Democratic January 3, 1989 –
January 3, 2013 		101st
102nd
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Redistricted to the 1st district
.
1993–2003
[data missing]
2003–2013

Jim McGovern
(Worcester) 		  Democratic January 3, 2013 –
present 		113th
114th
115th
116th
117th
118th 		Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022. 		2013–2023
2023–present

Recent election results

1988

2nd district election in 1988
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard Neal 156,262 80.23
Republican
 Louis R. Godena 38,446 19.74
Write-in 52 0.01
Majority 117,816 60.40
Turnout
Democratic hold

1990

2nd district election in 1990
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Richard Neal (Incumbent) 134,152 67.99 −12.24
Write-in 63,169 32.01 +32.00
Majority 70,983 35.98 −24.42
Turnout 197,321
Democratic hold Swing

1992

2nd district election in 1992
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Richard Neal (Incumbent) 131,215 53.09 −14.90
Republican Anthony W. Ravosa, Jr. 76,795 31.07 +31.07
Independent
 Thomas R. Sheehan 38,963 15.76 +15.76
Write-in 190 0.07 −31.94
Majority 54,420 22.02 −13.96
Turnout 247,163
Democratic hold Swing

1994

2nd district election in 1994
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Richard Neal (Incumbent) 117,178 58.55 +5.46
Republican John M. Briare 72,732 36.34 +5.27
Natural Law Kate Ross 10,167 5.08 +5.08
Write-in 46 0.02 −0.05
Majority 44,446 22.21 +0.19
Turnout 200,123
Democratic hold Swing

1996

2nd district election in 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Richard Neal (Incumbent) 162,995 71.67 +13.12
Republican Mark Steele 49,885 21.94 −14.40
Independent
 Scott Andrichak 9,181 4.04 +4.04
Natural Law Richard Kaynor 5,124 2.25 −2.83
Write-in 226 0.10 +0.08
Majority 113,110 49.74 +27.53
Turnout 227,411
Democratic hold Swing

1998

2nd district election in 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Richard Neal (Incumbent) 130,550 98.95 +27.28
Write-in 1,383 1.05 +0.95
Majority 129,167 97.90 +48.16
Turnout 131,933
Democratic hold Swing

2000

2nd district election in 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Richard Neal (Incumbent) 196,670 98.91 −0.04
Write-in 2,176 1.09 +0.04
Majority 194,494 97.81 −0.09
Turnout 253,867
Democratic hold Swing

2002

2nd district election in 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Richard Neal (Incumbent) 153,387 99.13 +0.22
Write-in 1,341 0.87 −0.22
Majority 152,046 98.26 +0.45
Turnout 208,498
Democratic hold Swing

2004

2nd district election in 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Richard Neal (Incumbent) 217,682 98.96 −0.17
Write-in 2,282 1.04 +0.17
Majority 227,183 97.92 −0.34
Turnout 287,871
Democratic hold Swing

2006

2nd district election in 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Richard Neal (Incumbent) 164,939 98.65 −0.31
Write-in 2,254 1.35 +0.31
Majority 162,685 97.30 −0.62
Turnout 214,939
Democratic hold Swing

2008

2nd district election in 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Richard Neal (Incumbent) 234,369 98.47 −0.18
Write-in 3,631 1.53 +0.18
Majority 230,738 96.95 −0.35
Turnout 306,820
Democratic hold Swing

2010

2nd district election in 2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Richard Neal (Incumbent) 122,751 57.33 −41.14
Republican Thomas A. Wesley 91,209 42.60 +42.60
Write-in 164 0.08 −1.45
Majority 31,542 14.73 −82.12
Turnout 220,424
Democratic hold Swing

2012

2nd district election in 2012[18][19]

This election followed redistricting.
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim McGovern (Incumbent) 259,257 98.5
Write-in 4,078 1.5
Total votes 263,335 100
Turnout
Democratic hold

2014

2nd district election in 2014[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim McGovern (Incumbent) 169,640 98.20
Write-in 3,105 1.80
Total votes 172,745 100
Democratic hold

2016

2nd district election in 2016[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim McGovern (Incumbent) 275,487 98.24
Write-in 4,924 1.76
Total votes 280,411 100
Democratic hold

2018

2nd district election in 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic
Jim McGovern
(incumbent) 		191,332 67.2%
Republican Tracy Lovvorn 93,391 32.8%
Independent
 Paul Grady
Total votes 293,163

2020

2nd district election in 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic
Jim McGovern
(incumbent) 		249,854 65.3%
Republican Tracy Lovvorn 132,220 34.6%
Write-in 378 0.1
Total votes 382,452

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