Massachusetts — 2016 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2016 presidential electionMassachusetts · PresidentClintonD+26.8
How it voted
Share of the 2016 vote
| Hillary Clinton ✓Democratic | 59.1% | 1,995,196 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 32.3% | 1,090,893 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 8.7% | 292,712 |
2016presidential margin
D+60R+60
14 counties, each filled by 2016 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+13.3 |
| Berkshire County, MA | Democratic | D+40.4 |
| Bristol County, MA | Democratic | D+9.4 |
| Dukes County, MA | Democratic | D+50.0 |
| Essex County, MA | Democratic | D+21.9 |
| Franklin County, MA | Democratic | D+35.7 |
| Hampden County, MA | Democratic | D+16.2 |
| Hampshire County, MA | Democratic | D+39.2 |
| Middlesex County, MA | Democratic | D+37.2 |
| Nantucket County, MA | Democratic | D+34.2 |
| Norfolk County, MA | Democratic | D+27.3 |
| Plymouth County, MA | Democratic | D+7.3 |
| Suffolk County, MA | Democratic | D+61.6 |
| Worcester County, MA | Democratic | D+10.4 |
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 | Hillary Clinton+18,331 | 72,43052.5% | 54,09939.2% | 11,3838.3% | 137,912 |
| Berkshire County | Hillary Clinton+26,875 | 43,71465.7% | 16,83925.3% | 5,9559.0% | 66,508 |
| Bristol County | Hillary Clinton+24,097 | 129,54050.5% | 105,44341.1% | 21,7038.5% | 256,686 |
| Dukes County | Hillary Clinton+5,923 | 8,40070.9% | 2,47720.9% | 9748.2% | 11,851 |
| Essex County | Hillary Clinton+85,994 | 222,31056.6% | 136,31634.7% | 34,1638.7% | 392,789 |
| Franklin County | Hillary Clinton+14,114 | 24,47861.9% | 10,36426.2% | 4,68911.9% | 39,531 |
| Hampden County | Hillary Clinton+33,905 | 112,59053.8% | 78,68537.6% | 18,0618.6% | 209,336 |
| Hampshire County | Hillary Clinton+33,577 | 55,36764.7% | 21,79025.4% | 8,4679.9% | 85,624 |
| Middlesex County | Hillary Clinton+300,567 | 520,36064.4% | 219,79327.2% | 68,4778.5% | 808,630 |
| Nantucket County | Hillary Clinton+2,254 | 4,14663.0% | 1,89228.7% | 5458.3% | 6,583 |
| Norfolk County | Hillary Clinton+102,096 | 221,81959.2% | 119,72332.0% | 33,0008.8% | 374,542 |
| Plymouth County | Hillary Clinton+20,144 | 135,51349.2% | 115,36941.9% | 24,6248.9% | 275,506 |
| Suffolk County | Hillary Clinton+195,330 | 245,75177.5% | 50,42115.9% | 21,0356.6% | 317,207 |
| Worcester County | Hillary Clinton+41,096 | 198,77850.2% | 157,68239.8% | 39,63610.0% | 396,096 |
Nominees: Hillary Clinton (D) · Donald Trump (R)
Massachusetts's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2016 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 — 2016 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.