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Elections / 2016 · President · MA

Hillary Clinton carried Massachusetts D+26.8.

Hillary Clinton (D) vs Donald Trump (R) in Massachusetts, 2016. The state ran 24.7 points more Democratic than the nation (D+2.1 nationally).

Nominees: Hillary Clinton (D) · Donald Trump (R)

Massachusetts result
3,378,801 votes counted
Clinton (D)
1,995,196
59.1%
Trump (R)
1,090,893
32.3%
All others
292,712
8.7%
Margin
D+26.8
2016 presidential election
Massachusetts, 2016
ClintonD+26.8
2016 presidential margin by county for Massachusetts — 2016 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Massachusetts — 2016 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 2016 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+13.3Berkshire County, MA · D+40.4Bristol County, MA · D+9.4Dukes County, MA · D+50.0Essex County, MA · D+21.9Franklin County, MA · D+35.7Hampden County, MA · D+16.2Hampshire County, MA · D+39.2Middlesex County, MA · D+37.2Nantucket County, MA · D+34.2Norfolk County, MA · D+27.3Plymouth County, MA · D+7.3Suffolk County, MA · D+61.6Worcester County, MA · D+10.4
How it voted
Share of the 2016 vote
Hillary Clinton ✓Democratic59.1%1,995,196
Donald TrumpRepublican32.3%1,090,893
Gary JohnsonLibertarian8.7%292,712
D+60
R+60
14 counties, each filled by 2016 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Massachusetts's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2016 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 — 2016
14 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Barnstable CountyD
+13.3%
72,43054,099137,912
Berkshire CountyD
+40.4%
43,71416,83966,508
Bristol CountyD
+9.4%
129,540105,443256,686
Dukes CountyD
+50.0%
8,4002,47711,851
Essex CountyD
+21.9%
222,310136,316392,789
Franklin CountyD
+35.7%
24,47810,36439,531
Hampden CountyD
+16.2%
112,59078,685209,336
Hampshire CountyD
+39.2%
55,36721,79085,624
Middlesex CountyD
+37.2%
520,360219,793808,630
Nantucket CountyD
+34.2%
4,1461,8926,583
Norfolk CountyD
+27.3%
221,819119,723374,542
Plymouth CountyD
+7.3%
135,513115,369275,506
Suffolk CountyD
+61.6%
245,75150,421317,207
Worcester CountyD
+10.4%
198,778157,682396,096