Politics of Massachusetts
The
History
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Antebellum
In the early 19th century, Boston was a center of the
The state was politically dominated by
Gilded Age and Progressive Era
After the Civil War, radical politics faded in popularity. With
In the 1920s, Democrats
Postwar
In the 1970s and 1980s, Massachusetts was the center of the
Politics
State
Massachusetts has a
The
Gubernatorial election results
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Federal
Subsequent to the
- Massachusetts's 1st congressional district represented by Richard Neal (D)
- Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district represented by Jim McGovern (D)
- Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district represented by Lori Trahan (D)
- Massachusetts's 4th congressional district represented by Jake Auchincloss (D)
- Massachusetts's 5th congressional district represented by Katherine Clark (D)
- Massachusetts's 6th congressional district represented by Seth Moulton (D)
- Massachusetts's 7th congressional district represented by Ayanna Pressley (D)
- Stephen Lynch(D)
- Massachusetts's 9th congressional district represented by Bill Keating (D)
Massachusetts is part of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts in the federal judiciary. The district's cases are appealed to the Boston-based United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
Massachusetts has two Democratic U.S. Senators, belonging to Class 1 and 2, they are Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey, respectively, both serving since 2013.
In presidential elections, Massachusetts supported Republicans from
More recently, it has shifted to the
The Democratic shift is also evident on the congressional ballot. In 2020, four of Massachusetts’ nine U.S. House Representatives ran unopposed. In the same year’s U.S. Senate election, incumbent Ed Markey received two-thirds of the vote, even slightly surpassing Biden’s vote percentage.
Year | Republican / Whig | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 1,167,202 | 32.14% | 2,382,202 | 65.60% | 81,998 | 2.26% |
2016 | 1,090,893 | 32.81% | 1,995,196 | 60.01% | 238,957 | 7.19% |
2012 | 1,188,460 | 37.52% | 1,921,761 | 60.67% | 57,546 | 1.82% |
2008 | 1,108,854 | 35.99% | 1,904,098 | 61.80% | 68,117 | 2.21% |
2004 | 1,071,109 | 36.78% | 1,803,800 | 61.94% | 37,479 | 1.29% |
2000 | 878,502 | 32.50% | 1,616,487 | 59.80% | 207,995 | 7.70% |
1996 | 718,107 | 28.09% | 1,571,763 | 61.47% | 266,915 | 10.44% |
1992 | 805,049 | 29.03% | 1,318,662 | 47.54% | 649,863 | 23.43% |
1988 | 1,194,635 | 45.37% | 1,401,415 | 53.23% | 36,755 | 1.40% |
1984 | 1,310,936 | 51.22% | 1,239,606 | 48.43% | 8,911 | 0.35% |
1980 | 1,057,631 | 41.90% | 1,053,802 | 41.75% | 412,865 | 16.36% |
1976 | 1,030,276 | 40.44% | 1,429,475 | 56.11% | 87,807 | 3.45% |
1972 | 1,112,078 | 45.23% | 1,332,540 | 54.20% | 14,138 | 0.58% |
1968 | 766,844 | 32.89% | 1,469,218 | 63.01% | 95,690 | 4.10% |
1964 | 549,727 | 23.44% | 1,786,422 | 76.19% | 8,649 | 0.37% |
1960 | 976,750 | 39.55% | 1,487,174 | 60.22% | 5,556 | 0.22% |
1956 | 1,393,197 | 59.32% | 948,190 | 40.37% | 7,119 | 0.30% |
1952 | 1,292,325 | 54.22% | 1,083,525 | 45.46% | 7,548 | 0.32% |
1948 | 909,370 | 43.16% | 1,151,788 | 54.66% | 45,988 | 2.18% |
1944 | 921,350 | 46.99% | 1,035,296 | 52.80% | 4,019 | 0.20% |
1940 | 939,700 | 46.36% | 1,076,522 | 53.11% | 10,771 | 0.53% |
1936 | 768,613 | 41.76% | 942,716 | 51.22% | 129,028 | 7.01% |
1932 | 736,959 | 46.64% | 800,148 | 50.64% | 43,007 | 2.72% |
1928 | 775,566 | 49.15% | 792,758 | 50.24% | 9,499 | 0.60% |
1924 | 703,476 | 62.26% | 280,831 | 24.86% | 145,530 | 12.88% |
1920 | 681,153 | 68.55% | 276,691 | 27.84% | 35,874 | 3.61% |
1916 | 268,784 | 50.54% | 247,894 | 46.61% | 15,154 | 2.85% |
1912 | 155,948 | 31.95% | 173,408 | 35.53% | 158,701 | 32.52% |
1908 | 265,966 | 58.21% | 155,543 | 34.04% | 35,410 | 7.75% |
1904 | 257,822 | 57.92% | 165,746 | 37.24% | 21,541 | 4.84% |
1900 | 238,866 | 57.59% | 156,997 | 37.85% | 18,941 | 4.57% |
1896 | 278,976 | 69.47% | 105,711 | 26.32% | 16,881 | 4.20% |
1892 | 202,814 | 51.87% | 176,813 | 45.22% | 11,401 | 2.92% |
1888 | 183,892 | 53.42% | 151,590 | 44.04% | 8,761 | 2.55% |
1884 | 146,724 | 48.36% | 122,352 | 40.33% | 34,307 | 11.31% |
1880 | 165,198 | 58.53% | 111,720 | 39.58% | 5,347 | 1.89% |
1876 | 150,064 | 57.80% | 108,777 | 41.90% | 779 | 0.30% |
1872 | 133,455 | 69.20% | 59,195 | 30.69% | 214 | 0.11% |
1868 | 136,379 | 69.76% | 59,103 | 30.23% | 26 | 0.01% |
1864 | 126,742 | 72.22% | 48,745 | 27.78% | 3 | 0.00% |
1860 | 106,684 | 62.80% | 34,370 | 20.23% | 28,822 | 16.97% |
1856 | 108,172 | 63.61% | 39,244 | 23.08% | 22,632 | 13.31% |
1852 | 52,683 | 41.45% | 44,569 | 35.07% | 29,851 | 23.49% |
1848 | 61,072 | 45.32% | 35,281 | 26.18% | 38,395 | 28.49% |
1844 | 67,062 | 50.79% | 53,039 | 40.17% | 11,936 | 9.04% |
1840 | 72,852 | 57.44% | 52,355 | 41.28% | 1,618 | 1.28% |
1836 | 41,201 | 55.13% | 33,486 | 44.81% | 45 | 0.06% |
Party registration
Party registration as of February 2023[11] | |||||
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Party | Total voters | Percentage | |||
Unenrolled | 2,920,375 | 61.08% | |||
Democratic | 1,386,550 | 29.00% | |||
Republican | 421,333 | 8.81% | |||
Political designations | 36,750 | 0.77% | |||
Libertarian | 16,548 | 0.35% | |||
Total | 4,781,556 | 100% |
Unenrolled voters make up a majority of the state. The only county with a plurality of Democratic registered voters is Suffolk, home to the state’s capital and most-populous city, Boston. The percentage of Unenrolled voters statewide is on the rise while both Democratic and Republican registration are in decline.
See also
- Government of Massachusetts
- Elections in Massachusetts
- Political party strength in Massachusetts
- Law of Massachusetts
- List of politics by U.S. state
Notes
- ^ a b However, the greatest margin of Democratic victory was in the District of Columbia.
References
- ^ "Timeline of Woman Suffrage in Massachusetts". Primary Research. 14 November 2009. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- ^ Susan Page and Jill Lawrence (2004-07-11). "Does 'Massachusetts liberal' label still matter?". USA Today. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- ISBN 9781613761687.
- ^ Some of the Major Events in NU's History Since the 1966 Affiliation Archived 2013-12-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Utilities Drop Nuclear Power Plant Plans Ocala Star-Banner, January 4, 1981.
- ISBN 0-89608-006-4, pp. 393-394.
- ^ Leip, David. "General Election Results – Massachusetts". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
- ^ "Federal Elections 2004 (page 22)" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- ^ "2008 Presidential Popular Vote Summary" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- ^ Leip, David. "Presidential General Election Results Comparison – Massachusetts". US Election Atlas. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
- Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
External links
- Politics of Massachusetts at Curlie
- Massachusetts at Ballotpedia
- Elections in Mass on U.S. Election Atlas website
- Election results and OurCampaigns.com