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Elections / 2012 · President · MA

Barack Obama carried Massachusetts D+23.1.

Barack Obama (D) vs Mitt Romney (R) in Massachusetts, 2012. The state ran 19.3 points more Democratic than the nation (D+3.9 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 2012 ballot here.

Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · Mitt Romney (R)

Massachusetts result
3,167,767 votes counted
Obama (D)
1,921,761
60.7%
Romney (R)
1,188,460
37.5%
All others
57,546
1.8%
Margin
D+23.1
2012 presidential election
Massachusetts, 2012
ObamaD+23.1
2012 presidential margin by county for Massachusetts — 2012 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Massachusetts — 2012 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 2012 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Barnstable County, MA · D+7.8Berkshire County, MA · D+53.6Bristol County, MA · D+20.5Dukes County, MA · D+47.3Essex County, MA · D+16.3Franklin County, MA · D+47.0Hampden County, MA · D+25.1Hampshire County, MA · D+44.0Middlesex County, MA · D+27.1Nantucket County, MA · D+26.8Norfolk County, MA · D+15.2Plymouth County, MA · D+4.2Suffolk County, MA · D+56.7Worcester County, MA · D+9.4
How it voted
Share of the 2012 vote
Barack Obama ✓Democratic60.7%1,921,761
Mitt RomneyRepublican37.5%1,188,460
OtherAll other candidates1.8%57,546
D+60
R+60
14 counties, each filled by 2012 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Massachusetts's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2012 contest in context
Massachusetts's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +25.2% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+25.2%DR18922024
Massachusetts's presidential margins
YearMargin (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%
County results — 2012
14 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Barnstable CountyD
+7.8%
70,82260,446133,115
Berkshire CountyD
+53.6%
48,84314,25264,486
Bristol CountyD
+20.5%
143,43393,898241,509
Dukes CountyD
+47.3%
7,9782,79210,968
Essex CountyD
+16.3%
210,302150,480366,357
Franklin CountyD
+47.0%
27,0729,34437,758
Hampden CountyD
+25.1%
123,61973,392200,399
Hampshire CountyD
+44.0%
57,35921,48081,621
Middlesex CountyD
+27.1%
471,804267,321754,170
Nantucket CountyD
+26.8%
3,8302,1876,120
Norfolk CountyD
+15.2%
202,714148,393356,523
Plymouth CountyD
+4.2%
131,845121,086256,531
Suffolk CountyD
+56.7%
223,89659,999289,098
Worcester CountyD
+9.4%
198,244163,390369,112