Elections / 2016 · Dem primary · MA
Clinton led Massachusetts's 2016 Democratic presidential primary.
County-level returns aggregated statewide; Clinton led by 1.4 points. This is the Democratic nominating contest — the November result is on the general-election page.
Statewide result
Massachusetts 2016 Democratic presidential primary — county returns aggregated statewide.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Clinton | 606,822 | 49.9% |
| Sanders | 589,803 | 48.5% |
| Other | 19,345 | 1.6% |
By county (14)
Each row links to the county's full place page.
| County | Led by | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesex County | Clinton | +4.7 | 329,411 |
| Suffolk County | Clinton | +15.2 | 139,327 |
| Norfolk County | Clinton | +7.5 | 136,499 |
| Essex County | Sanders | +0.6 | 134,515 |
| Worcester County | Sanders | +8.5 | 119,338 |
| Plymouth County | Sanders | +1.3 | 80,873 |
| Bristol County | Clinton | +0.5 | 75,727 |
| Hampden County | Clinton | +3.3 | 62,872 |
| Barnstable County | Sanders | +1.3 | 44,862 |
| Hampshire County | Sanders | +26.2 | 39,363 |
| Berkshire County | Sanders | +3.5 | 27,096 |
| Franklin County | Sanders | +41.3 | 18,882 |
| Dukes County | Sanders | +9.6 | 5,148 |
| Nantucket County | Sanders | +3.9 | 2,057 |