Massachusetts — 2012 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2012 presidential electionMassachusetts · PresidentObamaD+23.1
How it voted
Share of the 2012 vote
| Barack Obama ✓Democratic | 60.7% | 1,921,761 |
|---|---|---|
| Mitt RomneyRepublican | 37.5% | 1,188,460 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.8% | 57,546 |
2012presidential margin
D+60R+60
14 counties, each filled by 2012 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Massachusetts cast 11 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (14 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Barnstable County, MA | Democratic | D+7.8 |
| Berkshire County, MA | Democratic | D+53.6 |
| Bristol County, MA | Democratic | D+20.5 |
| Dukes County, MA | Democratic | D+47.3 |
| Essex County, MA | Democratic | D+16.3 |
| Franklin County, MA | Democratic | D+47.0 |
| Hampden County, MA | Democratic | D+25.1 |
| Hampshire County, MA | Democratic | D+44.0 |
| Middlesex County, MA | Democratic | D+27.1 |
| Nantucket County, MA | Democratic | D+26.8 |
| Norfolk County, MA | Democratic | D+15.2 |
| Plymouth County, MA | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| Suffolk County, MA | Democratic | D+56.7 |
| Worcester County, MA | Democratic | D+9.4 |
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+10,376 | 70,82253.2% | 60,44645.4% | 1,8471.4% | 133,115 |
| Berkshire County | Barack Obama+34,591 | 48,84375.7% | 14,25222.1% | 1,3912.2% | 64,486 |
| Bristol County | Barack Obama+49,535 | 143,43359.4% | 93,89838.9% | 4,1781.7% | 241,509 |
| Dukes County | Barack Obama+5,186 | 7,97872.7% | 2,79225.5% | 1981.8% | 10,968 |
| Essex County | Barack Obama+59,822 | 210,30257.4% | 150,48041.1% | 5,5751.5% | 366,357 |
| Franklin County | Barack Obama+17,728 | 27,07271.7% | 9,34424.7% | 1,3423.6% | 37,758 |
| Hampden County | Barack Obama+50,227 | 123,61961.7% | 73,39236.6% | 3,3881.7% | 200,399 |
| Hampshire County | Barack Obama+35,879 | 57,35970.3% | 21,48026.3% | 2,7823.4% | 81,621 |
| Middlesex County | Barack Obama+204,483 | 471,80462.6% | 267,32135.4% | 15,0452.0% | 754,170 |
| Nantucket County | Barack Obama+1,643 | 3,83062.6% | 2,18735.7% | 1031.7% | 6,120 |
| Norfolk County | Barack Obama+54,321 | 202,71456.9% | 148,39341.6% | 5,4161.5% | 356,523 |
| Plymouth County | Barack Obama+10,759 | 131,84551.4% | 121,08647.2% | 3,6001.4% | 256,531 |
| Suffolk County | Barack Obama+163,897 | 223,89677.4% | 59,99920.8% | 5,2031.8% | 289,098 |
| Worcester County | Barack Obama+34,854 | 198,24453.7% | 163,39044.3% | 7,4782.0% | 369,112 |
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · Mitt Romney (R)
Massachusetts's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2012 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 — 2012 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.