Massachusetts presidential election results and history

Massachusetts has voted in 51 presidential elections in this record and backed the national winner in 34 of the 51 with a recorded winner (67%).

Current members of Congress from Massachusetts (11)

Edward J. Markey Senator · Democrat
Elizabeth Warren Senator · Democrat
Richard E. Neal District 1 · Democrat
James P. McGovern District 2 · Democrat
Lori Trahan District 3 · Democrat
Jake Auchincloss District 4 · Democrat
Katherine M. Clark District 5 · Democrat
Seth Moulton District 6 · Democrat
Ayanna Pressley District 7 · Democrat
Stephen F. Lynch District 8 · Democrat
William R. Keating District 9 · Democrat

Latest (2024): Kamala Harris25.2 pts
Electoral votes: 11
Democratic wins: 22
Republican wins: 21

Massachusetts, Republican vs Democratic margin since 1856: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Counties in 2024

Full 2024 results

Every presidential election in Massachusetts

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Year	Carried by	Share	Runner-up	Margin	EV	Votes counted	National winner
2024	Kamala Harris	61.2%	Donald J. Trump	25.2	11	3,473,668	Donald J. Trump ✗
2020	Joseph R. Biden	65.6%	Donald J. Trump	33.5	11	3,631,403	Joseph R. Biden ✓
2016	Hillary Clinton	60.0%	Donald J. Trump	27.2	11	3,325,046	Donald J. Trump ✗
2012	Barack Obama	60.7%	Mitt Romney	23.1	11	3,167,767	Barack Obama ✓
2008	Barack Obama	61.8%	John McCain	25.8	12	3,080,985	Barack Obama ✓
2004	John Kerry	61.9%	George W. Bush	25.2	12	2,912,388	George W. Bush ✗
2000	Albert Gore, Jr.	59.8%	George W. Bush	27.3	12	2,702,984	George W. Bush ✗
1996	William J. Clinton	61.5%	Robert Dole	33.4	12	2,556,786	William J. Clinton ✓
1992	William J. Clinton	47.5%	George H. W. Bush	18.5	12	2,773,700	William J. Clinton ✓
1988	Michael Dukakis	53.2%	George H. W. Bush	7.9	13	2,632,805	George H. W. Bush ✗
1984	Ronald Reagan	51.2%	Walter Mondale	2.8	13	2,559,453	Ronald Reagan ✓
1980	Ronald Reagan	41.9%	Jimmy Carter	0.2	14	2,522,890	Ronald Reagan ✓
1976	Jimmy Carter	56.1%	Gerald R. Ford	15.7	14	2,547,558	Jimmy Carter ✓
1972	George McGovern	54.2%	Richard M. Nixon	9.0	14	2,458,756	Richard M. Nixon ✗
1968	Hubert Humphrey	63.0%	Richard M. Nixon	30.1	14	2,331,752	Richard M. Nixon ✗
1964	Lyndon B. Johnson	76.2%	Barry Goldwater	52.7	14	2,344,798	Lyndon B. Johnson ✓
1960	John F. Kennedy	60.2%	Richard M. Nixon	20.7	16	2,469,480	John F. Kennedy ✓
1956	Dwight D. Eisenhower	59.3%	Adlai Stevenson	19.0	16	2,348,506	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓
1952	Dwight D. Eisenhower	54.2%	Adlai Stevenson	8.8	16	2,383,398	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓
1948	Harry S Truman	54.7%	Thomas E. Dewey	11.5	16	2,107,146	Harry S Truman ✓
1944	Franklin D. Roosevelt	52.8%	Thomas E. Dewey	5.8	16	1,960,665	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1940	Franklin D. Roosevelt	53.1%	Wendell L. Willkie	6.8	17	2,026,993	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt	51.2%	Alfred M. Landon	9.5	17	1,840,357	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt	50.6%	Herbert Hoover	4.0	17	1,580,114	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1928	Alfred E. Smith	50.2%	Herbert Hoover	1.1	18	1,577,823	Herbert Hoover ✗
1924	Calvin Coolidge	62.3%	John W. Davis	37.4	18	1,129,837	Calvin Coolidge ✓
1920	Warren G. Harding	68.5%	James M. Cox	40.7	18	993,718	Warren G. Harding ✓
1916	Charles E. Hughes	50.5%	Woodrow Wilson	3.9	18	531,822	Woodrow Wilson ✗
1912	Woodrow Wilson	35.5%	William Howard Taft	3.6	18	488,056	Woodrow Wilson ✓
1908	William Howard Taft	58.2%	William Jennings Bryan	24.2	16	456,905	William Howard Taft ✓
1904	Theodore Roosevelt	57.9%	Alton B. Parker	20.7	16	445,100	Theodore Roosevelt ✓
1900	William McKinley	57.6%	William Jennings Bryan	19.7	15	414,804	William McKinley ✓
1896	William McKinley	69.5%	William Jennings Bryan	43.3	15	401,269	William McKinley ✓
1892	Benjamin Harrison	51.9%	Grover Cleveland	6.7	15	391,028	Grover Cleveland ✗
1888	Benjamin Harrison	53.4%	Grover Cleveland	9.4	14	344,243	Benjamin Harrison ✓
1884	James G. Blaine	48.4%	Grover Cleveland	8.0	14	303,383	Grover Cleveland ✗
1880	James A. Garfield	58.5%	Winfield S. Hancock	18.8	13	282,505	James A. Garfield ✓
1876	Rutherford B. Hayes	57.8%	Samuel Tilden	15.9	13	259,619	Rutherford B. Hayes ✓
1872	Ulysses S. Grant	69.3%	Horace Greeley	38.6	13	192,650	Ulysses S. Grant ✓
1868	Ulysses S. Grant	69.8%	Horatio Seymour	39.5	12	195,508	Ulysses S. Grant ✓
1864	Abraham Lincoln	72.2%	George McClellan	44.4	12	175,493	Abraham Lincoln ✓
1860	Abraham Lincoln	62.8%	Stephen Douglas	42.5	13	169,954	Abraham Lincoln ✓
1856	John C. Fremont	63.6%	James Buchanan	40.5	13	170,048	James Buchanan ✗
1852	Winfield Scott	41.4%	Franklin Pierce	6.4	13	127,103	Franklin Pierce ✗
1848	Zachary Taylor	45.3%	Martin Van Buren	16.9	12	134,748	Zachary Taylor ✓
1844	Henry Clay	50.8%	James K. Polk	10.6	12	132,037	James K. Polk ✗
1840	William Henry Harrison	57.4%	Martin Van Buren	16.2	14	126,825	William Henry Harrison ✓
1836	Daniel Webster	55.1%	Martin Van Buren	10.3	14	74,732	Martin Van Buren ✗
1832	Henry Clay	47.3%	William Wirt	25.5	14	67,619	Andrew Jackson ✗
1828	John Quincy Adams	76.4%	Andrew Jackson	61.0	15	39,074	Andrew Jackson ✗
1824	John Quincy Adams	73.0%	—	—	15	42,056	John Quincy Adams ✓

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Questions and answers

How has Massachusetts voted in recent presidential elections?

2024: Kamala Harris by 25.2 points; 2020: Joseph R. Biden by 33.5 points; 2016: Hillary Clinton by 27.2 points; 2012: Barack Obama by 23.1 points; 2008: Barack Obama by 25.8 points.

When did Massachusetts last vote Democratic for president?

In 2024, for Kamala Harris.

When did Massachusetts last vote Republican for president?

In 1984, for Ronald Reagan.

How often does Massachusetts vote for the winning presidential candidate?

Massachusetts backed the national winner in 34 of 51 elections in this record (67%).

Is Massachusetts a swing state?

No. It has been safely one-sided: in 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 its margins were Democratic by 23.1 points, Democratic by 27.2 points, Democratic by 33.5 points and Democratic by 25.2 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data