Massachusetts — 2008 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2008 presidential electionMassachusetts · PresidentObamaD+25.8
How it voted
Share of the 2008 vote
| Barack Obama ✓Democratic | 61.8% | 1,904,097 |
|---|---|---|
| John McCainRepublican | 36.0% | 1,108,854 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.2% | 68,034 |
2008presidential margin
D+60R+60
14 counties, each filled by 2008 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Massachusetts cast 12 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (14 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Barnstable County, MA | Democratic | D+14.0 |
| Berkshire County, MA | Democratic | D+52.4 |
| Bristol County, MA | Democratic | D+23.2 |
| Dukes County, MA | Democratic | D+51.8 |
| Essex County, MA | Democratic | D+20.3 |
| Franklin County, MA | Democratic | D+47.7 |
| Hampden County, MA | Democratic | D+25.3 |
| Hampshire County, MA | Democratic | D+45.6 |
| Middlesex County, MA | Democratic | D+30.1 |
| Nantucket County, MA | Democratic | D+36.5 |
| Norfolk County, MA | Democratic | D+18.5 |
| Plymouth County, MA | Democratic | D+7.6 |
| Suffolk County, MA | Democratic | D+55.7 |
| Worcester County, MA | Democratic | D+13.8 |
Massachusetts results by county
14 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnstable County | Barack Obama+18,570 | 74,26456.1% | 55,69442.1% | 2,3121.7% | 132,270 |
| Berkshire County | Barack Obama+34,682 | 49,55874.9% | 14,87622.5% | 1,6962.6% | 66,130 |
| Bristol County | Barack Obama+56,330 | 146,86160.4% | 90,53137.2% | 5,7282.4% | 243,120 |
| Dukes County | Barack Obama+5,471 | 7,91375.0% | 2,44223.1% | 1981.9% | 10,553 |
| Essex County | Barack Obama+71,847 | 208,97659.1% | 137,12938.8% | 7,3572.1% | 353,462 |
| Franklin County | Barack Obama+18,374 | 27,91972.5% | 9,54524.8% | 1,0652.8% | 38,529 |
| Hampden County | Barack Obama+50,104 | 121,45461.4% | 71,35036.1% | 4,9162.5% | 197,720 |
| Hampshire County | Barack Obama+36,251 | 56,86971.5% | 20,61825.9% | 2,0832.6% | 79,570 |
| Middlesex County | Barack Obama+218,718 | 464,48464.0% | 245,76633.9% | 15,7812.2% | 726,031 |
| Nantucket County | Barack Obama+2,210 | 4,07367.3% | 1,86330.8% | 1161.9% | 6,052 |
| Norfolk County | Barack Obama+63,834 | 200,67558.2% | 136,84139.7% | 7,4002.1% | 344,916 |
| Plymouth County | Barack Obama+18,913 | 131,81752.8% | 112,90445.2% | 5,0962.0% | 249,817 |
| Suffolk County | Barack Obama+149,933 | 207,12776.9% | 57,19421.2% | 4,9001.8% | 269,221 |
| Worcester County | Barack Obama+50,006 | 202,10755.6% | 152,10141.8% | 9,3862.6% | 363,594 |
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · John McCain (R)
Massachusetts's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2008 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −6.6% |
| 1896 | −43.1% |
| 1900 | −19.7% |
| 1904 | −20.7% |
| 1908 | −24.2% |
| 1912 | +3.6% |
| 1916 | −3.9% |
| 1920 | −40.7% |
| 1924 | −37.3% |
| 1928 | +1.1% |
| 1932 | +4.0% |
| 1936 | +9.5% |
| 1940 | +6.7% |
| 1944 | +5.8% |
| 1948 | +11.5% |
| 1952 | −8.8% |
| 1956 | −18.9% |
| 1960 | +20.7% |
| 1964 | +52.7% |
| 1968 | +30.1% |
| 1972 | +9.0% |
| 1976 | +15.7% |
| 1980 | −0.2% |
| 1984 | −2.8% |
| 1988 | +7.9% |
| 1992 | +18.5% |
| 1996 | +33.4% |
| 2000 | +27.3% |
| 2004 | +25.2% |
| 2008 | +25.8% |
| 2012 | +23.1% |
| 2016 | +26.8% |
| 2020 | +33.2% |
| 2024 | +25.2% |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2008 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.