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| Population
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Secretary of the Commonwealth) Total Resident Population, July 1, 2019 est. 6,892,503 Total Registration, Oct. 24,. 2020 4,812,909 Dem. 1,534,549 (38.88%) Rep. 476,480 (9.90%) Green-Rainbow 3,793 (0.08%) Libertarian 19,097 (0.40%0 Unenrolled 2,739,426 (56.92%) Pol. Designations. 39,564 (0.62%) Massachusetts has: 43 cities and 308 towns; 14 counties. Largest counties: Middlesex, Worcester, Suffolk, Essex, Norfolk. Largest cities: Boston, Worcester, Springfield, Cambridge, Lowell. Government
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| Voter Registration
Deadline: Oct. 24, 2020. Early Voting: Oct. 17-30, 2020. Note: On July 7, 2020 Gov. Baker signed a law allowing all registered voters to vote by mail with no excuse required, adding another weekend to in person early voting (from Oct. 19 to Oct. 17) and extending the voter registration deadline by 10 days (from Oct. 14 to Oct. 24). Early Voting Voted by Mail: 1,524,630 (41.7%) Voted in Person: 843,970 (23.1%) Total Ballots Cast: 3,657,972* *Final number was slightly higher (3,658,005) due to re-canvassing, post-election audits and recounts. |
Including 26,603 blank votes, 3,658,005 total votes were cast. Ballot Access: A non-party candidate seeking to have his or her name placed on the ballot must obtain at least 10,000 certified signatures on nomination papers. These papers must include the names of the eleven elector candidates (who must be registered voters in Massachusetts) for each presidential candidate and vice-presidential running mate. |
Overview:
The last time the Republican ticket carried
Massachusetts was 1984. Biden-Harris amassed a
plurality of 1,215,000 votes (33.46 percentage points),
carrying all counties. Bay Staters engaged the campaign in activities such as phonebanking to contested states, support for neighboring New Hampshire, and parades (+). Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who ended her presidential primary run on March 5, was seen as a leading potential running mate for former Vice President Joe Biden; she served as a surrogate in the fall campaign. Gov. Charlie Baker (R), who has been critical of President Trump, cast a blank vote for president. [MA SOS] BALLOT [PDF] |
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| Enrollment for the primary: Dem. 1,491,600 (32.56%, Rep. 462,586 (10.10%), Grn-Rbw 3,807 (0.08%), Lib. 19,851 )0.43%), Unenrolled 2,564,076 (55.97%) and political designations 39,399 (0.86%)... Total 4,581,319. |
| Democrats Biden 473,861 (33.51%), Sanders 376,900 (26.65%), Warren 303,864 (21.49%), Bloomberg 166,200 (11.75%)... Total 1,418,180. details 114 Delegates: 59 District, 20 At-Large, 12 PLEO and 23 Unpledged |
Republicans Trump 239,115 (87.0%), Weld 25,425 (9.3%), Walsh 3,008 (1.1%)... Total 277,002. |
Green-Rainbow primary - 1,620 votes cast, Dario Hunter narrowly bested 4 other candidates.
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| Clinton 47.54% |
Clinton 61.47% |
Gore 59.80% |
Kerry 61.94% |
Obama 61.80% |
Obama 60.65% |
Clinton 61.87% |
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| Voting Eligible
Population*: 4,947,241. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 67.2%. Voter Registration Deadline: Oct. 19, 2016. Early Voting: Oct. 24-Nov. 4, 2016. 1,038,144 early votes cast. Ballot access note: A non-party candidate seeking to have his or her name placed on the ballot must obtain at least 10,000 certified signatures on nomination papers. These papers must include the names of the eleven elector candidates (who must be registered voters in Massachusetts) for each presidential candidate and vice-presidential running mate. |
write-ins includes 2,719 for McMullin/Johnson. Including 53,755 blank votes, 3,378,801 total votes were cast for president. |
Overview:
Clinton-Kaine won with a plurality of
904,303 votes (28.04 percentage points), carrying all
counties. A striking number of
votes were blanks (including Gov. Charlie Baker
(R) who told reporters he voted blank for
president)., and there were also many for "others." The major party candidates mainly used the state for fundraising stops (visits), while their campaigns mobilized activists to help in neighboring New Hampshire. As in 2012 Massachusetts had two candidates on the presidential ballot: Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein and former Gov. Bill Weld, the Libertarian nominee for vice president. Clinton | Trump BALLOT [PDF] |
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Population*: 4,781,421. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 66.3%. Voter Registration Deadline: October 17, 2012. Ballot access note: A non-party candidate seeking to have his or her name placed on the ballot must obtain at least 10,000 certified signatures on nomination papers. These papers must include the names of the eleven elector candidates (who must be registered voters in Massachusetts) for each presidential candidate and vice-presidential running mate. |
Including 16,429 blanks, 3,184,196 total votes were cast for president. |
2012 Overview Former Gov. Mitt Romney lost his home state and Green Party nominee Jill Stein, also from Massachusetts, did not do well here either. Obama gained a pluralitly of 732,976 votes (23.14 percentage points) keeping the Bay State solidly in the Democratic column. Romney made periodic visits including for fundraising and stops at his national campaign headquarters; the Democratic principals also made fundraising visits (+). The campaigns organized activists to help out in the neighboring battleground state of New Hampshire. Obama | Romney BALLOT [PDF] |
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| Voting Eligible
Population*: 4,652,749. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 66.2%. Total Registration: 4,220,488. Dem. 1,559,464 (36.95%) Rep. 490,259 (11.62%) Unenrolled 2,141,878 (50.75%) Grn-Rbw 6,728 WF 5,534 More 16,625 |
Including 22,010 blanks, 3,102,995 total votes were cast. |
2008
Overview The Obama-Biden ticket carried the Bay State with a plurality of 795,243 votes (25.81 percentage points). Independent candidate Ralph Nader provided one of the highlights of the Massachusetts campaign with a marathon day of speeches on Oct. 25. The only appearances by the major party principals were for fundraisers: John McCain in Boston on June 12, Barack Obama in Boston on Aug. 4, and Joe Biden in Boston and Holyoke on Sept. 10. Obama/Allies | McCain/Allies | Nader |
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Population*: 4,533,859. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 64.2%. Registration: Dem. 1,526,711 (37.25%) Rep. 532,319 (12.99%) Lib. 23,900 (0.58%) GrnRnb. 9,509 (0.23%) Other 2,000,062 (48.80%) ... Total 4,098,634. |
Including 15,067 blanks, 2,927,455 total votes were cast. |
2004 Overview Native son John Kerry carried Massachusetts with a solid plurality of 732,691 votes (25.16 percentage points). |
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Population*: 4,517,052. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 59.9%. Registration: Dem. 1,460,881 (36.4%) Rep. 546,333 (13.6%) Lib. 16,071 (0.4%) Unenrolled, Other 1,985,511(49.5%) ... Total 4,008,796. |
Including 31,022 blanks, 2,734,006 total votes were cast. |
2000
Overview Solidly Democratic Massachusetts went solidly for Gore as he won the state's 12 electoral votes with a plurality of 737,985 votes (27.30 percentage points). Gore carried all counties. Ralph Nader's 6.42% was his third best showing of any state. Massachusetts came to the fore on Oct. 3 when the first presidential debate was held at UMass in Boston; both sides mobilized their supporters, and Ralph Nader, Pat Buchanan and Harry Browne were also on hand in the city. Gore and Lieberman had also visited the state earlier, holding a rally and a fundraising gala in Boston on Sept. 13. |
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