Massachusetts (MA) — Statewide

Massachusetts (MA) — Statewide

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Massachusetts (MA) — Total Data

YearDRMargin (D%, R%, 3rd%)D Cand.R Cand.State MarginNat. MarginRel. MarginTotal votesSourceEVs
186448,745(27.8%)126,742(72.2%)(27.8%, 72.2%, 0.0%)George B. McClellanAbraham LincolnR+44.4R+10.1R+34.4175,490Wikipedia12
186859,103(30.2%)(Δ 10,358)136,379(69.8%)(Δ 9,637)(30.2%, 69.8%, 0.0%)Horatio SeymourUlysses S. GrantR+39.5(Δ D+4.9)R+5.3(Δ D+4.8)R+34.2(Δ D+0.2)195,508(Δ 20,018)Wikipedia12
187259,195(30.7%)(Δ 92)133,455(69.3%)(Δ -2,924)(30.7%, 69.2%, 0.0%)Horace GreeleyUlysses S. GrantR+38.5(Δ D+1.0)R+11.8(Δ R+6.5)R+26.7(Δ D+7.5)192,864(Δ -2,644)Wikipedia13
1876108,777(42.0%)(Δ 49,582)150,064(58.0%)(Δ 16,609)(41.9%, 57.8%, 0.0%)Samuel J. TildenRutherford B. HayesR+15.9(Δ D+22.6)D+3.0(Δ D+14.8)R+18.9(Δ D+7.8)259,620(Δ 66,756)Wikipedia13
1880111,690(39.7%)(Δ 2,913)165,205(58.7%)(Δ 15,141)(39.6%, 58.6%, 1.6%)Winfield Scott HancockJames A. GarfieldR+19.0(Δ R+3.1)R+0.1(Δ R+3.1)R+18.9(Δ D+0.0)282,125(Δ 22,505)Wikipedia13
1884122,352(41.7%)(Δ 10,662)146,724(50.0%)(Δ -18,481)(40.3%, 48.4%, 8.0%)Grover ClevelandJames G. BlaineR+8.0(Δ D+10.9)D+0.6(Δ D+0.7)R+8.6(Δ D+10.3)303,383(Δ 21,258)Wikipedia14
1888151,590(44.0%)(Δ 29,238)183,892(53.4%)(Δ 37,168)(44.0%, 53.4%, 2.5%)Grover ClevelandBenjamin HarrisonR+9.4(Δ R+1.4)D+0.8(Δ D+0.3)R+10.2(Δ R+1.6)344,243(Δ 40,860)Wikipedia14
1892176,813(45.7%)(Δ 25,223)202,814(52.4%)(Δ 18,922)(45.2%, 51.9%, 1.9%)Grover ClevelandBenjamin HarrisonR+6.6(Δ D+2.7)D+3.0(Δ D+2.2)R+9.7(Δ D+0.6)391,028(Δ 46,785)Wikipedia15
1896105,711(26.7%)(Δ -71,102)278,976(70.4%)(Δ 76,162)(26.3%, 69.5%, 2.9%)William Jennings BryanWilliam McKinleyR+43.1(Δ R+36.5)R+4.3(Δ R+7.3)R+38.8(Δ R+29.2)401,568(Δ 10,540)Wikipedia15
1900156,997(39.0%)(Δ 51,286)238,866(59.4%)(Δ -40,110)(37.8%, 57.6%, 1.5%)William Jennings BryanWilliam McKinleyR+19.7(Δ D+23.4)R+6.1(Δ R+1.8)R+13.6(Δ D+25.2)414,804(Δ 13,236)Wikipedia15
1904165,746(37.9%)(Δ 8,749)257,822(59.0%)(Δ 18,956)(37.2%, 57.9%, 3.1%)Alton B. ParkerTheodore RooseveltR+20.7(Δ R+0.9)R+18.8(Δ R+12.7)R+1.9(Δ D+11.8)445,109(Δ 30,305)Wikipedia16
1908155,543(35.3%)(Δ -10,203)265,966(60.3%)(Δ 8,144)(34.0%, 58.2%, 4.2%)William Jennings BryanWilliam Howard TaftR+24.2(Δ R+3.5)R+8.5(Δ D+10.3)R+15.6(Δ R+13.8)456,919(Δ 11,810)Wikipedia16
1912173,408(36.8%)(Δ 17,865)142,228(30.2%)(Δ -123,738)(35.5%, 29.1%, 32.0%)Woodrow WilsonTheodore RooseveltD+6.4(Δ D+30.6)D+14.4(Δ D+23.0)R+8.1(Δ D+7.6)488,056(Δ 31,137)Wikipedia18
1916247,885(47.0%)(Δ 74,477)268,784(50.9%)(Δ 126,556)(46.6%, 50.5%, 2.1%)Woodrow WilsonCharles Evans HughesR+3.9(Δ R+10.3)D+3.1(Δ R+11.3)R+7.0(Δ D+1.0)531,823(Δ 43,767)Wikipedia18
1920276,691(27.9%)(Δ 28,806)681,153(68.8%)(Δ 412,369)(27.8%, 68.5%, 3.2%)James M. CoxWarren G. HardingR+40.7(Δ R+36.8)R+26.2(Δ R+29.3)R+14.5(Δ R+7.5)993,718(Δ 461,895)Wikipedia18
1924280,831(25.0%)(Δ 4,140)703,476(62.5%)(Δ 22,323)(24.9%, 62.3%, 12.5%)John W. DavisCalvin CoolidgeR+37.4(Δ D+3.3)R+25.2(Δ D+1.0)R+12.2(Δ D+2.3)1,129,837(Δ 136,119)Wikipedia18
1928792,758(50.3%)(Δ 511,927)775,566(49.3%)(Δ 72,090)(50.2%, 49.2%, 0.4%)Al SmithHerbert HooverD+1.1(Δ D+38.5)R+17.4(Δ D+7.8)D+18.5(Δ D+30.7)1,577,823(Δ 447,986)Wikipedia18
1932800,148(50.9%)(Δ 7,390)736,959(46.9%)(Δ -38,607)(50.6%, 46.6%, 2.2%)Franklin D. RooseveltHerbert HooverD+4.0(Δ D+2.9)D+17.8(Δ D+35.2)R+13.8(Δ R+32.3)1,580,114(Δ 2,291)Wikipedia17
1936942,716(51.5%)(Δ 142,568)768,613(42.0%)(Δ 31,654)(51.2%, 41.8%, 6.4%)Franklin D. RooseveltAlf LandonD+9.5(Δ D+5.5)D+24.3(Δ D+6.5)R+14.8(Δ R+1.0)1,840,357(Δ 260,243)Wikipedia17
19401,076,522(53.3%)(Δ 133,806)939,700(46.5%)(Δ 171,087)(53.1%, 46.4%, 0.2%)Franklin D. RooseveltWendell WillkieD+6.7(Δ R+2.7)D+10.0(Δ R+14.3)R+3.2(Δ D+11.6)2,026,993(Δ 186,636)Wikipedia17
19441,035,296(52.9%)(Δ -41,226)921,350(47.1%)(Δ -18,350)(52.8%, 47.0%, 0.0%)Franklin D. RooseveltThomas E. DeweyD+5.8(Δ R+0.9)D+7.5(Δ R+2.5)R+1.7(Δ D+1.5)1,960,665(Δ -66,328)Wikipedia16
19481,151,788(54.9%)(Δ 116,492)909,370(43.3%)(Δ -11,980)(54.7%, 43.2%, 1.8%)Harry S. TrumanThomas E. DeweyD+11.5(Δ D+5.7)D+4.5(Δ R+3.0)D+7.0(Δ D+8.7)2,107,146(Δ 146,481)Wikipedia16
19521,083,525(45.5%)(Δ -68,263)1,292,325(54.3%)(Δ 382,955)(45.5%, 54.2%, 0.2%)Adlai StevensonDwight D. EisenhowerR+8.8(Δ R+20.3)R+10.9(Δ R+15.3)D+2.1(Δ R+4.9)2,383,398(Δ 276,252)Wikipedia16
1956948,190(40.4%)(Δ -135,335)1,393,197(59.4%)(Δ 100,872)(40.4%, 59.3%, 0.2%)Adlai StevensonDwight D. EisenhowerR+18.9(Δ R+10.2)R+15.4(Δ R+4.5)R+3.5(Δ R+5.6)2,348,506(Δ -34,892)Wikipedia16
19601,487,174(60.3%)(Δ 538,984)976,750(39.6%)(Δ -416,447)(60.2%, 39.6%, 0.2%)John F. KennedyRichard NixonD+20.7(Δ D+39.6)D+0.2(Δ D+15.6)D+20.5(Δ D+24.1)2,469,480(Δ 120,974)Wikipedia16
19641,786,422(76.5%)(Δ 299,248)549,727(23.5%)(Δ -427,023)(76.2%, 23.4%, 0.0%)Lyndon B. JohnsonBarry GoldwaterD+52.7(Δ D+32.1)D+22.6(Δ D+22.4)D+30.2(Δ D+9.7)2,344,798(Δ -124,682)Wikipedia14
19681,469,218(63.2%)(Δ -317,204)766,844(33.0%)(Δ 217,117)(63.0%, 32.9%, 3.7%)Hubert HumphreyRichard NixonD+30.1(Δ R+22.6)R+0.7(Δ R+23.3)D+30.8(Δ D+0.7)2,331,752(Δ -13,046)Wikipedia14
19721,332,540(54.4%)(Δ -136,678)1,112,078(45.4%)(Δ 345,234)(54.2%, 45.2%, 0.1%)George McGovernRichard NixonD+9.0(Δ R+21.2)R+23.1(Δ R+22.4)D+32.1(Δ D+1.3)2,458,756(Δ 127,004)Wikipedia14
19761,429,475(56.6%)(Δ 96,935)1,030,276(40.8%)(Δ -81,802)(56.1%, 40.4%, 2.6%)Jimmy CarterGerald FordD+15.7(Δ D+6.7)D+2.1(Δ D+25.2)D+13.6(Δ R+18.5)2,547,557(Δ 88,801)Wikipedia14
19801,053,802(42.3%)(Δ -375,673)1,057,631(42.4%)(Δ 27,355)(41.7%, 41.9%, 15.2%)Jimmy CarterRonald ReaganR+0.2(Δ R+15.8)R+9.7(Δ R+11.8)D+9.6(Δ R+4.0)2,524,298(Δ -23,259)Wikipedia14
19841,239,606(48.6%)(Δ 185,804)1,310,936(51.4%)(Δ 253,305)(48.4%, 51.2%, 0.0%)Walter MondaleRonald ReaganR+2.8(Δ R+2.6)R+18.2(Δ R+8.5)D+15.4(Δ D+5.8)2,559,453(Δ 35,155)Wikipedia13
19881,401,406(53.5%)(Δ 161,800)1,194,644(45.6%)(Δ -116,292)(53.2%, 45.4%, 0.9%)Michael DukakisGeorge H.W. BushD+7.9(Δ D+10.6)R+7.7(Δ D+10.5)D+15.6(Δ D+0.2)2,632,805(Δ 73,352)Wikipedia13
19921,318,639(47.9%)(Δ -82,767)805,039(29.2%)(Δ -389,605)(47.5%, 29.0%, 22.7%)Bill ClintonGeorge H.W. BushD+18.5(Δ D+10.7)D+5.6(Δ D+13.3)D+13.0(Δ R+2.6)2,773,664(Δ 140,859)Wikipedia12
19961,571,763(62.4%)(Δ 253,124)718,107(28.5%)(Δ -86,932)(61.5%, 28.1%, 8.9%)Bill ClintonBob DoleD+33.4(Δ D+14.9)D+8.5(Δ D+3.0)D+24.9(Δ D+11.9)2,556,786(Δ -216,878)Wikipedia12
20001,616,487(60.6%)(Δ 44,724)878,502(32.9%)(Δ 160,395)(59.8%, 32.5%, 6.4%)Al GoreGeorge W. BushD+27.3(Δ R+6.1)D+0.5(Δ R+8.0)D+26.8(Δ D+1.9)2,702,984(Δ 146,198)Wikipedia12
20041,803,800(62.4%)(Δ 187,313)1,071,109(37.1%)(Δ 192,607)(61.9%, 36.8%, 0.5%)John KerryGeorge W. BushD+25.2(Δ R+2.1)R+2.5(Δ R+3.0)D+27.6(Δ D+0.8)2,912,388(Δ 209,404)Wikipedia12
20081,904,097(62.6%)(Δ 100,297)1,108,854(36.5%)(Δ 37,745)(61.8%, 36.0%, 0.9%)Barack ObamaJohn McCainD+25.8(Δ D+0.7)D+7.3(Δ D+9.7)D+18.5(Δ R+9.1)3,080,985(Δ 168,597)Wikipedia12
20121,921,290(61.2%)(Δ 17,193)1,188,314(37.8%)(Δ 79,460)(60.7%, 37.5%, 1.0%)Barack ObamaMitt RomneyD+23.1(Δ R+2.7)D+3.9(Δ R+3.4)D+19.3(Δ D+0.7)3,167,767(Δ 86,782)Wikipedia11
20161,995,196(61.9%)(Δ 73,906)1,090,893(33.8%)(Δ -97,421)(60.0%, 32.8%, 4.2%)Hillary ClintonDonald TrumpD+27.2(Δ D+4.1)D+2.1(Δ R+1.8)D+25.1(Δ D+5.8)3,325,046(Δ 157,279)Wikipedia11
20202,382,202(66.2%)(Δ 387,006)1,167,202(32.5%)(Δ 76,309)(65.6%, 32.1%, 1.3%)Joe BidenDonald TrumpD+33.5(Δ D+6.3)D+4.5(Δ D+2.4)D+29.0(Δ D+3.9)3,631,402(Δ 306,356)Wikipedia11
20242,126,518(62.5%)(Δ -255,684)1,251,303(36.8%)(Δ 84,101)(61.2%, 36.0%, 0.8%)Kamala HarrisDonald TrumpD+25.2(Δ R+8.3)R+1.5(Δ R+5.9)D+26.7(Δ R+2.3)3,473,668(Δ -157,734)Wikipedia11

Column explanations

Δ
Change (delta) in the value from the previous election year.
Year
Election year.
D
Number of votes for the Democratic candidate (raw count(pct%)).
R
Number of votes for the Republican candidate (raw count(pct%)).
Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%)
Vote share breakdown showing Democratic %, Republican %, and top third-party % in format (D%, R%, 3rd%).
D Cand.
Name of the Democratic candidate.
R Cand.
Name of the Republican candidate.
State Margin
Margin between the two major-party candidates, including third-party votes ((D - R)/total).
Nat. Margin
The national presidential margin for that year, including third-party votes ((D_total - R_total)/total_votes).
Rel. Margin
The presidential margin relative to the national presidential margin (Margin - Nat. Margin).
Total votes
Total voter turnout or ballots cast (when provided).
Source
URL of the source for this data (usually Wikipedia).
EVs
Number of electoral votes allocated to this state or unit.

Massachusetts (MA) — Third-Party Data

YearDRMargin (D%, R%, 3rd%)Other votesTop 3rd-Party CandidateTop 3rd-Party ShareTotal 3rd-Party VotesState 3rd-Party Share3rd-Party Nat. Share3rd-Party Rel. Share
186448,745(27.8%)126,742(72.2%)(27.8%, 72.2%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%30.00%0.02%-0.01%
186859,103(30.2%)(Δ 10,358)136,379(69.8%)(Δ 9,637)(30.2%, 69.8%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%260.01%0.00%0.01%
187259,195(30.7%)(Δ 92)133,455(69.3%)(Δ -2,924)(30.7%, 69.2%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%2140.11%0.63%-0.52%
1876108,777(42.0%)(Δ 49,582)150,064(58.0%)(Δ 16,609)(41.9%, 57.8%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%7790.30%1.16%-0.86%
1880111,690(39.7%)(Δ 2,913)165,205(58.7%)(Δ 15,141)(39.6%, 58.6%, 1.6%)4,548(1.6%)James Weaver1.61%5,2301.85%3.47%-1.62%
1884122,352(41.7%)(Δ 10,662)146,724(50.0%)(Δ -18,481)(40.3%, 48.4%, 8.0%)24,382(8.3%)Benjamin Butler8.04%34,30711.31%2.87%8.44%
1888151,590(44.0%)(Δ 29,238)183,892(53.4%)(Δ 37,168)(44.0%, 53.4%, 2.5%)8,701(2.5%)Clinton Fisk2.53%8,7612.55%3.57%-1.03%
1892176,813(45.7%)(Δ 25,223)202,814(52.4%)(Δ 18,922)(45.2%, 51.9%, 1.9%)7,539(1.9%)John Bidwell1.93%11,4012.92%10.97%-8.05%
1896105,711(26.7%)(Δ -71,102)278,976(70.4%)(Δ 76,162)(26.3%, 69.5%, 2.9%)11,749(3.0%)John Palmer2.93%16,8814.20%2.27%1.94%
1900156,997(39.0%)(Δ 51,286)238,866(59.4%)(Δ -40,110)(37.8%, 57.6%, 1.5%)6,202(1.5%)John Woolley1.50%18,9414.57%2.84%1.73%
1904165,746(37.9%)(Δ 8,749)257,822(59.0%)(Δ 18,956)(37.2%, 57.9%, 3.1%)13,604(3.1%)Eugene V. Debs3.06%21,5414.84%5.99%-1.15%
1908155,543(35.3%)(Δ -10,203)265,966(60.3%)(Δ 8,144)(34.0%, 58.2%, 4.2%)19,237(4.4%)Thomas Hisgen4.21%35,4107.75%5.39%2.36%
1912173,408(36.8%)(Δ 17,865)142,228(30.2%)(Δ -123,738)(35.5%, 29.1%, 32.0%)155,948(33.1%)William H. Taft31.95%172,42035.33%30.74%4.58%
1916247,885(47.0%)(Δ 74,477)268,784(50.9%)(Δ 126,556)(46.6%, 50.5%, 2.1%)11,058(2.1%)Allan Benson2.08%15,1542.85%4.64%-1.80%
1920276,691(27.9%)(Δ 28,806)681,153(68.8%)(Δ 412,369)(27.8%, 68.5%, 3.2%)32,267(3.3%)Eugene Debs3.25%35,8743.61%5.53%-1.92%
1924280,831(25.0%)(Δ 4,140)703,476(62.5%)(Δ 22,323)(24.9%, 62.3%, 12.5%)141,225(12.5%)Robert La Follette12.50%145,53012.88%17.14%-4.26%
1928792,758(50.3%)(Δ 511,927)775,566(49.3%)(Δ 72,090)(50.2%, 49.2%, 0.4%)6,262(0.4%)Norman Thomas0.40%9,4990.60%0.99%-0.39%
1932800,148(50.9%)(Δ 7,390)736,959(46.9%)(Δ -38,607)(50.6%, 46.6%, 2.2%)34,305(2.2%)Thomas/Maurer2.17%43,0072.72%2.94%-0.22%
1936942,716(51.5%)(Δ 142,568)768,613(42.0%)(Δ 31,654)(51.2%, 41.8%, 6.4%)118,639(6.5%)William Lemke6.45%129,0287.01%2.66%4.35%
19401,076,522(53.3%)(Δ 133,806)939,700(46.5%)(Δ 171,087)(53.1%, 46.4%, 0.2%)4,091(0.2%)Norman Thomas0.20%10,7710.53%0.48%0.05%
19441,035,296(52.9%)(Δ -41,226)921,350(47.1%)(Δ -18,350)(52.8%, 47.0%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%4,0190.20%0.72%-0.52%
19481,151,788(54.9%)(Δ 116,492)909,370(43.3%)(Δ -11,980)(54.7%, 43.2%, 1.8%)38,157(1.8%)Henry Wallace1.81%45,9882.18%5.38%-3.19%
19521,083,525(45.5%)(Δ -68,263)1,292,325(54.3%)(Δ 382,955)(45.5%, 54.2%, 0.2%)4,636(0.2%)Vincent Hallinan0.19%7,5480.32%0.49%-0.17%
1956948,190(40.4%)(Δ -135,335)1,393,197(59.4%)(Δ 100,872)(40.4%, 59.3%, 0.2%)5,573(0.2%)Eric Hass0.24%7,1190.30%0.67%-0.37%
19601,487,174(60.3%)(Δ 538,984)976,750(39.6%)(Δ -416,447)(60.2%, 39.6%, 0.2%)3,892(0.2%)Eric Hass0.16%5,5560.22%0.73%-0.51%
19641,786,422(76.5%)(Δ 299,248)549,727(23.5%)(Δ -427,023)(76.2%, 23.4%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%8,6490.37%0.48%-0.11%
19681,469,218(63.2%)(Δ -317,204)766,844(33.0%)(Δ 217,117)(63.0%, 32.9%, 3.7%)87,088(3.7%)George Wallace3.73%95,6904.10%13.86%-9.75%
19721,332,540(54.4%)(Δ -136,678)1,112,078(45.4%)(Δ 345,234)(54.2%, 45.2%, 0.1%)2,877(0.1%)John Schmitz0.12%14,1380.58%1.80%-1.23%
19761,429,475(56.6%)(Δ 96,935)1,030,276(40.8%)(Δ -81,802)(56.1%, 40.4%, 2.6%)65,637(2.6%)Eugene McCarthy2.58%87,8063.45%1.90%1.54%
19801,053,802(42.3%)(Δ -375,673)1,057,631(42.4%)(Δ 27,355)(41.7%, 41.9%, 15.2%)382,539(15.3%)John Anderson15.15%412,86516.36%8.24%8.12%
19841,239,606(48.6%)(Δ 185,804)1,310,936(51.4%)(Δ 253,305)(48.4%, 51.2%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%8,9110.35%0.67%-0.32%
19881,401,406(53.5%)(Δ 161,800)1,194,644(45.6%)(Δ -116,292)(53.2%, 45.4%, 0.9%)24,251(0.9%)Ron Paul0.92%36,7551.40%0.98%0.41%
19921,318,639(47.9%)(Δ -82,767)805,039(29.2%)(Δ -389,605)(47.5%, 29.0%, 22.7%)630,731(22.9%)Ross Perot22.74%649,98623.43%19.55%3.89%
19961,571,763(62.4%)(Δ 253,124)718,107(28.5%)(Δ -86,932)(61.5%, 28.1%, 8.9%)227,217(9.0%)Ross Perot8.89%266,91610.44%10.05%0.39%
20001,616,487(60.6%)(Δ 44,724)878,502(32.9%)(Δ 160,395)(59.8%, 32.5%, 6.4%)173,564(6.5%)Ralph Nader6.42%207,9957.70%3.75%3.95%
20041,803,800(62.4%)(Δ 187,313)1,071,109(37.1%)(Δ 192,607)(61.9%, 36.8%, 0.5%)15,022(0.5%)Michael Badnarik0.52%37,4791.29%1.00%0.29%
20081,904,097(62.6%)(Δ 100,297)1,108,854(36.5%)(Δ 37,745)(61.8%, 36.0%, 0.9%)28,841(0.9%)Ralph Nader0.94%68,0342.21%1.42%0.79%
20121,921,290(61.2%)(Δ 17,193)1,188,314(37.8%)(Δ 79,460)(60.7%, 37.5%, 1.0%)30,920(1.0%)Johnson/Gray0.98%58,1631.84%1.73%0.10%
20161,995,196(61.9%)(Δ 73,906)1,090,893(33.8%)(Δ -97,421)(60.0%, 32.8%, 4.2%)138,018(4.3%)Johnson/Weld4.15%238,9577.19%5.73%1.46%
20202,382,202(66.2%)(Δ 387,006)1,167,202(32.5%)(Δ 76,309)(65.6%, 32.1%, 1.3%)47,013(1.3%)Jorgensen/Cohen1.29%81,9982.26%1.84%0.41%
20242,126,518(62.5%)(Δ -255,684)1,251,303(36.8%)(Δ 84,101)(61.2%, 36.0%, 0.8%)26,545(0.8%)Stein/Ware0.76%95,8472.76%1.88%0.88%

Column explanations

Δ
Change (delta) in the value from the previous election year.
Year
Election year.
D
Number of votes for the Democratic candidate (raw count(pct%)).
R
Number of votes for the Republican candidate (raw count(pct%)).
Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%)
Vote share breakdown showing Democratic %, Republican %, and top third-party % in format (D%, R%, 3rd%).
Other votes
Number of votes for third-party (other) candidates (raw count(pct%)).
Top 3rd-Party Candidate
Name of the highest-vote third-party / other candidate in that state and year.
Top 3rd-Party Share
Share of the vote received by third-party (other) candidates.
Total 3rd-Party Votes
Total votes for all third-party / other candidates combined (may exceed top candidate).
State 3rd-Party Share
Share of the vote received by third-party (other) candidates.
3rd-Party Nat. Share
The national third-party share for that year (3rd-Party votes / total votes).
3rd-Party Rel. Share
Third-party share relative to the national third-party share (3rd-Party share - Nat. 3rd-Party share).

Massachusetts (MA) — Two-Party Data

YearDRMargin (D%, R%, 3rd%)2-Party Margin2-Party Nat. Margin2-Party Rel. MarginEVs
186448,745(27.8%)126,742(72.2%)(27.8%, 72.2%, 0.0%)R+44.4R+10.1R+34.412
186859,103(30.2%)(Δ 10,358)136,379(69.8%)(Δ 9,637)(30.2%, 69.8%, 0.0%)R+39.5(Δ D+4.9)R+5.3(Δ D+4.8)R+34.2(Δ D+0.2)12
187259,195(30.7%)(Δ 92)133,455(69.3%)(Δ -2,924)(30.7%, 69.2%, 0.0%)R+38.5(Δ D+1.0)R+11.9(Δ R+6.5)R+26.7(Δ D+7.5)13
1876108,777(42.0%)(Δ 49,582)150,064(58.0%)(Δ 16,609)(41.9%, 57.8%, 0.0%)R+16.0(Δ D+22.6)D+3.0(Δ D+14.9)R+19.0(Δ D+7.7)13
1880111,690(40.3%)(Δ 2,913)165,205(59.7%)(Δ 15,141)(39.6%, 58.6%, 1.6%)R+19.3(Δ R+3.4)R+0.1(Δ R+3.1)R+19.2(Δ R+0.2)13
1884122,352(45.5%)(Δ 10,662)146,724(54.5%)(Δ -18,481)(40.3%, 48.4%, 8.0%)R+9.1(Δ D+10.3)D+0.6(Δ D+0.7)R+9.6(Δ D+9.6)14
1888151,590(45.2%)(Δ 29,238)183,892(54.8%)(Δ 37,168)(44.0%, 53.4%, 2.5%)R+9.6(Δ R+0.6)D+0.9(Δ D+0.3)R+10.5(Δ R+0.8)14
1892176,813(46.6%)(Δ 25,223)202,814(53.4%)(Δ 18,922)(45.2%, 51.9%, 1.9%)R+6.8(Δ D+2.8)D+3.4(Δ D+2.5)R+10.2(Δ D+0.3)15
1896105,711(27.5%)(Δ -71,102)278,976(72.5%)(Δ 76,162)(26.3%, 69.5%, 2.9%)R+45.0(Δ R+38.2)R+4.4(Δ R+7.8)R+40.6(Δ R+30.4)15
1900156,997(39.7%)(Δ 51,286)238,866(60.3%)(Δ -40,110)(37.8%, 57.6%, 1.5%)R+20.7(Δ D+24.4)R+6.3(Δ R+1.9)R+14.4(Δ D+26.3)15
1904165,746(39.1%)(Δ 8,749)257,822(60.9%)(Δ 18,956)(37.2%, 57.9%, 3.1%)R+21.7(Δ R+1.1)R+20.0(Δ R+13.7)R+1.7(Δ D+12.7)16
1908155,543(36.9%)(Δ -10,203)265,966(63.1%)(Δ 8,144)(34.0%, 58.2%, 4.2%)R+26.2(Δ R+4.5)R+9.0(Δ D+11.0)R+17.2(Δ R+15.5)16
1912173,408(54.9%)(Δ 17,865)142,228(45.1%)(Δ -123,738)(35.5%, 29.1%, 32.0%)D+9.9(Δ D+36.1)D+20.9(Δ D+29.9)R+11.0(Δ D+6.2)18
1916247,885(48.0%)(Δ 74,477)268,784(52.0%)(Δ 126,556)(46.6%, 50.5%, 2.1%)R+4.0(Δ R+13.9)D+3.3(Δ R+17.6)R+7.3(Δ D+3.7)18
1920276,691(28.9%)(Δ 28,806)681,153(71.1%)(Δ 412,369)(27.8%, 68.5%, 3.2%)R+42.2(Δ R+38.2)R+27.7(Δ R+31.0)R+14.5(Δ R+7.2)18
1924280,831(28.5%)(Δ 4,140)703,476(71.5%)(Δ 22,323)(24.9%, 62.3%, 12.5%)R+42.9(Δ R+0.7)R+30.4(Δ R+2.7)R+12.5(Δ D+2.0)18
1928792,758(50.5%)(Δ 511,927)775,566(49.5%)(Δ 72,090)(50.2%, 49.2%, 0.4%)D+1.1(Δ D+44.0)R+17.6(Δ D+12.8)D+18.7(Δ D+31.2)18
1932800,148(52.1%)(Δ 7,390)736,959(47.9%)(Δ -38,607)(50.6%, 46.6%, 2.2%)D+4.1(Δ D+3.0)D+18.3(Δ D+35.9)R+14.2(Δ R+32.9)17
1936942,716(55.1%)(Δ 142,568)768,613(44.9%)(Δ 31,654)(51.2%, 41.8%, 6.4%)D+10.2(Δ D+6.1)D+24.9(Δ D+6.6)R+14.7(Δ R+0.6)17
19401,076,522(53.4%)(Δ 133,806)939,700(46.6%)(Δ 171,087)(53.1%, 46.4%, 0.2%)D+6.8(Δ R+3.4)D+10.0(Δ R+14.9)R+3.2(Δ D+11.5)17
19441,035,296(52.9%)(Δ -41,226)921,350(47.1%)(Δ -18,350)(52.8%, 47.0%, 0.0%)D+5.8(Δ R+1.0)D+7.5(Δ R+2.5)R+1.7(Δ D+1.5)16
19481,151,788(55.9%)(Δ 116,492)909,370(44.1%)(Δ -11,980)(54.7%, 43.2%, 1.8%)D+11.8(Δ D+5.9)D+4.7(Δ R+2.8)D+7.0(Δ D+8.7)16
19521,083,525(45.6%)(Δ -68,263)1,292,325(54.4%)(Δ 382,955)(45.5%, 54.2%, 0.2%)R+8.8(Δ R+20.5)R+10.9(Δ R+15.6)D+2.1(Δ R+4.9)16
1956948,190(40.5%)(Δ -135,335)1,393,197(59.5%)(Δ 100,872)(40.4%, 59.3%, 0.2%)R+19.0(Δ R+10.2)R+15.5(Δ R+4.6)R+3.5(Δ R+5.6)16
19601,487,174(60.4%)(Δ 538,984)976,750(39.6%)(Δ -416,447)(60.2%, 39.6%, 0.2%)D+20.7(Δ D+39.7)D+0.2(Δ D+15.7)D+20.6(Δ D+24.1)16
19641,786,422(76.5%)(Δ 299,248)549,727(23.5%)(Δ -427,023)(76.2%, 23.4%, 0.0%)D+52.9(Δ D+32.2)D+22.7(Δ D+22.5)D+30.2(Δ D+9.7)14
19681,469,218(65.7%)(Δ -317,204)766,844(34.3%)(Δ 217,117)(63.0%, 32.9%, 3.7%)D+31.4(Δ R+21.5)R+0.8(Δ R+23.5)D+32.2(Δ D+2.0)14
19721,332,540(54.5%)(Δ -136,678)1,112,078(45.5%)(Δ 345,234)(54.2%, 45.2%, 0.1%)D+9.0(Δ R+22.4)R+23.6(Δ R+22.8)D+32.6(Δ D+0.4)14
19761,429,475(58.1%)(Δ 96,935)1,030,276(41.9%)(Δ -81,802)(56.1%, 40.4%, 2.6%)D+16.2(Δ D+7.2)D+2.1(Δ D+25.7)D+14.1(Δ R+18.5)14
19801,053,802(49.9%)(Δ -375,673)1,057,631(50.1%)(Δ 27,355)(41.7%, 41.9%, 15.2%)R+0.2(Δ R+16.4)R+10.6(Δ R+12.7)D+10.4(Δ R+3.7)14
19841,239,606(48.6%)(Δ 185,804)1,310,936(51.4%)(Δ 253,305)(48.4%, 51.2%, 0.0%)R+2.8(Δ R+2.6)R+18.3(Δ R+7.7)D+15.5(Δ D+5.1)13
19881,401,406(54.0%)(Δ 161,800)1,194,644(46.0%)(Δ -116,292)(53.2%, 45.4%, 0.9%)D+8.0(Δ D+10.8)R+7.8(Δ D+10.5)D+15.8(Δ D+0.2)13
19921,318,639(62.1%)(Δ -82,767)805,039(37.9%)(Δ -389,605)(47.5%, 29.0%, 22.7%)D+24.2(Δ D+16.2)D+6.9(Δ D+14.7)D+17.3(Δ D+1.5)12
19961,571,763(68.6%)(Δ 253,124)718,107(31.4%)(Δ -86,932)(61.5%, 28.1%, 8.9%)D+37.3(Δ D+13.1)D+9.5(Δ D+2.6)D+27.8(Δ D+10.5)12
20001,616,487(64.8%)(Δ 44,724)878,502(35.2%)(Δ 160,395)(59.8%, 32.5%, 6.4%)D+29.6(Δ R+7.7)D+0.5(Δ R+8.9)D+29.0(Δ D+1.2)12
20041,803,800(62.7%)(Δ 187,313)1,071,109(37.3%)(Δ 192,607)(61.9%, 36.8%, 0.5%)D+25.5(Δ R+4.1)R+2.5(Δ R+3.0)D+28.0(Δ R+1.1)12
20081,904,097(63.2%)(Δ 100,297)1,108,854(36.8%)(Δ 37,745)(61.8%, 36.0%, 0.9%)D+26.4(Δ D+0.9)D+7.4(Δ D+9.9)D+19.0(Δ R+9.0)12
20121,921,290(61.8%)(Δ 17,193)1,188,314(38.2%)(Δ 79,460)(60.7%, 37.5%, 1.0%)D+23.6(Δ R+2.8)D+3.9(Δ R+3.4)D+19.6(Δ D+0.6)11
20161,995,196(64.7%)(Δ 73,906)1,090,893(35.3%)(Δ -97,421)(60.0%, 32.8%, 4.2%)D+29.3(Δ D+5.7)D+2.2(Δ R+1.7)D+27.1(Δ D+7.4)11
20202,382,202(67.1%)(Δ 387,006)1,167,202(32.9%)(Δ 76,309)(65.6%, 32.1%, 1.3%)D+34.2(Δ D+4.9)D+4.5(Δ D+2.3)D+29.7(Δ D+2.6)11
20242,126,518(63.0%)(Δ -255,684)1,251,303(37.0%)(Δ 84,101)(61.2%, 36.0%, 0.8%)D+25.9(Δ R+8.3)R+1.5(Δ R+6.0)D+27.4(Δ R+2.3)11

Column explanations

Δ
Change (delta) in the value from the previous election year.
Year
Election year.
D
Number of votes for the Democratic candidate (raw count(pct%)).
R
Number of votes for the Republican candidate (raw count(pct%)).
Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%)
Vote share breakdown showing Democratic %, Republican %, and top third-party % in format (D%, R%, 3rd%).
2-Party Margin
Margin between the two major-party candidates, ignoring third-party votes ((D - R)/(D + R)).
2-Party Nat. Margin
The national presidential margin for that year, including third-party votes ((D_total - R_total)/total_votes).
2-Party Rel. Margin
The presidential margin relative to the national presidential margin (Margin - Nat. Margin).
EVs
Number of electoral votes allocated to this state or unit.

Massachusetts (MA) — Senate Total Data

YearDRMargin (D%, R%, 3rd%)ClassD Cand.R Cand.Senate MarginNat. MarginRel. MarginTotal votesSource
19761,726,657(69.3%)722,641(29.0%)(69.3%, 29.0%, 1.1%)IEDWARD M. KENNEDYMICHAEL S. ROBERTSOND+40.3D+12.2D+28.12,491,255
19781,093,283(55.1%)890,584(44.8%)(55.1%, 44.8%, 0.1%)IIPAUL E. TSONGASEDWARD W. BROOKED+10.2D+3.0(Δ R+9.3)D+7.21,985,700
19821,247,084(60.8%)(Δ -479,573)784,602(38.3%)(Δ 61,961)(60.8%, 38.3%, 0.9%)IEDWARD M. KENNEDYRAY SHAMIED+22.6(Δ R+17.7)D+13.4(Δ D+2.4)D+9.2(Δ R+18.9)2,050,769(Δ -440,486)
19841,393,150(55.1%)(Δ 299,867)1,136,913(44.9%)(Δ 246,329)(55.1%, 44.9%, 0.0%)IIJOHN F. KERRYRAYMOND SHAMIED+10.1(Δ R+0.1)R+1.4(Δ R+14.8)D+11.5(Δ D+4.3)2,530,471(Δ 544,771)
19881,693,344(65.0%)(Δ 446,260)884,267(33.9%)(Δ 99,665)(65.0%, 33.9%, 0.6%)IEDWARD M. KENNEDYJOSEPH D. MALONED+31.0(Δ D+8.5)D+5.9(Δ D+3.6)D+25.1(Δ D+16.0)2,606,225(Δ 555,456)
19901,321,712(54.5%)(Δ -71,438)992,917(41.0%)(Δ -143,996)(54.5%, 41.0%, 4.5%)IIJOHN F. KERRYJIM RAPPAPORTD+13.6(Δ D+3.4)D+4.5(Δ R+1.4)D+9.1(Δ R+2.4)2,424,579(Δ -105,892)
19941,265,997(58.1%)(Δ -427,347)894,000(41.0%)(Δ 9,733)(58.1%, 41.0%, 0.7%)IEDWARD M. KENNEDYW. MITT ROMNEYD+17.1(Δ R+14.0)R+5.9(Δ R+11.3)D+23.0(Δ R+2.2)2,179,945(Δ -426,280)
19961,334,135(52.2%)(Δ 12,423)1,143,120(44.7%)(Δ 150,203)(52.2%, 44.7%, 2.7%)IIJOHN F. KERRYWILLIAM F. WELDD+7.5(Δ R+6.1)R+1.5(Δ D+4.4)D+8.9(Δ R+0.1)2,555,942(Δ 131,363)
20001,889,494(69.1%)(Δ 623,497)334,341(12.2%)(Δ -559,659)(69.1%, 12.2%, 11.3%)IEDWARD M. KENNEDYJACK E. ROBINSON IIID+56.9(Δ D+39.8)D+0.1(Δ R+1.3)D+56.8(Δ D+33.8)2,734,048(Δ 554,103)
20021,605,976(73.2%)(Δ 271,841)0(0.0%)(Δ -1,143,120)(72.3%, 0.0%, 16.7%)IIJOHN F. KERRYNoneD+72.3(Δ D+64.9)R+4.1(Δ R+4.2)D+76.4(Δ D+67.5)2,220,301(Δ -335,641)
20061,500,738(66.9%)(Δ -388,756)661,532(29.5%)(Δ 327,191)(66.9%, 29.5%, 3.5%)IEDWARD M. KENNEDYKENNETH G. CHASED+37.4(Δ R+19.5)D+13.2(Δ D+8.9)D+24.2(Δ R+32.6)2,243,835(Δ -490,213)
20081,971,974(63.6%)(Δ 365,998)926,044(29.8%)(Δ 926,044)(63.6%, 29.8%, 3.5%)IIJOHN F. KERRYJEFFREY K. BEATTYD+33.7(Δ R+38.6)D+7.5(Δ R+5.7)D+26.2(Δ R+50.3)3,102,995(Δ 882,694)
20121,696,346(53.3%)(Δ 195,608)1,458,048(45.8%)(Δ 796,516)(53.3%, 45.8%, 0.9%)IELIZABETH A. WARRENSCOTT P. BROWND+7.5(Δ R+29.9)D+12.4(Δ D+17.0)R+4.9(Δ R+29.1)3,184,196(Δ 940,361)
20141,289,944(59.0%)(Δ -682,030)791,950(36.2%)(Δ -134,094)(59.0%, 36.2%, 4.7%)IIEDWARD J. MARKEYBRIAN J. HERRD+22.8(Δ R+10.9)R+7.2(Δ R+19.5)D+29.9(Δ D+3.8)2,186,789(Δ -916,206)
20181,633,371(60.3%)(Δ -62,975)979,210(36.2%)(Δ -478,838)(60.3%, 36.2%, 3.4%)IELIZABETH A. WARRENGEOFF DIEHLD+24.2(Δ D+16.7)D+16.8(Δ D+10.8)D+7.3(Δ D+12.2)2,707,090(Δ -477,106)
20202,357,809(64.6%)(Δ 1,067,865)1,177,765(32.3%)(Δ 385,815)(64.5%, 32.2%, 2.6%)IIEDWARD J. MARKEYKEVIN J. O'CONNERD+32.3(Δ D+9.5)R+2.3(Δ R+19.1)D+34.5(Δ D+4.6)3,658,005(Δ 1,471,216)
20242,041,668(59.8%)(Δ 408,297)1,365,440(40.0%)(Δ 386,230)(59.8%, 40.0%, 0.2%)IElizabeth WarrenJohn DeatonD+19.8(Δ R+4.4)R+1.2(Δ D+1.2)D+21.0(Δ D+13.7)3,413,329(Δ 706,239)Wikipedia

Column explanations

Δ
Change (delta) in the value from the previous election year.
Year
Election year.
D
Number of votes for the Democratic candidate (raw count(pct%)).
R
Number of votes for the Republican candidate (raw count(pct%)).
Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%)
Vote share breakdown showing Democratic %, Republican %, and top third-party % in format (D%, R%, 3rd%).
Class
Senate class (I, II, or III) for this race.
D Cand.
Name of the Democratic candidate.
R Cand.
Name of the Republican candidate.
Senate Margin
Senate margin between the two major-party candidates, including third-party votes ((D - R)/total).
Nat. Margin
The national presidential margin for that year, including third-party votes ((D_total - R_total)/total_votes).
Rel. Margin
The presidential margin relative to the national presidential margin (Margin - Nat. Margin).
Total votes
Total voter turnout or ballots cast (when provided).
Source
URL of the source for this data (usually Wikipedia).

Massachusetts (MA) — Senate Third-Party Data

YearDRMargin (D%, R%, 3rd%)Other votesTop 3rd-Party CandidateTop 3rd-Party ShareTotal 3rd-Party VotesState 3rd-Party Share3rd-Party Nat. Share3rd-Party Rel. Share
19761,726,657(69.3%)722,641(29.0%)(69.3%, 29.0%, 1.1%)41,957(1.7%)CAROL HENDERSON EVANS1.06%41,9571.68%3.92%-2.23%
19781,093,283(55.1%)890,584(44.8%)(55.1%, 44.8%, 0.1%)1,833(0.1%)OTHER0.09%1,8330.09%1.77%-1.68%
19821,247,084(60.8%)(Δ -479,573)784,602(38.3%)(Δ 61,961)(60.8%, 38.3%, 0.9%)18,878(0.9%)HOWARD S. KATZ0.92%18,8780.92%1.85%-0.93%
19841,393,150(55.1%)(Δ 299,867)1,136,913(44.9%)(Δ 246,329)(55.1%, 44.9%, 0.0%)408(0.0%)OTHER0.02%4080.02%0.86%-0.85%
19881,693,344(65.0%)(Δ 446,260)884,267(33.9%)(Δ 99,665)(65.0%, 33.9%, 0.6%)28,614(1.1%)MARY FRIDLEY0.58%28,6141.10%1.19%-0.09%
19901,321,712(54.5%)(Δ -71,438)992,917(41.0%)(Δ -143,996)(54.5%, 41.0%, 4.5%)109,950(4.5%)OTHER4.53%109,9504.53%1.81%2.73%
19941,265,997(58.1%)(Δ -427,347)894,000(41.0%)(Δ 9,733)(58.1%, 41.0%, 0.7%)19,948(0.9%)LAURALEIGH DOZIER0.66%19,9480.92%4.84%-3.93%
19961,334,135(52.2%)(Δ 12,423)1,143,120(44.7%)(Δ 150,203)(52.2%, 44.7%, 2.7%)78,687(3.1%)SUSAN C. GALLAGHER2.74%78,6873.08%2.64%0.44%
20001,889,494(69.1%)(Δ 623,497)334,341(12.2%)(Δ -559,659)(69.1%, 12.2%, 11.3%)510,171(18.7%)CARLA A. HOWELL11.30%510,17118.66%4.28%14.38%
20021,605,976(73.2%)(Δ 271,841)0(0.0%)(Δ -1,143,120)(72.3%, 0.0%, 16.7%)589,427(26.8%)MICHAEL E. CLOUD16.66%589,42726.55%4.10%22.45%
20061,500,738(66.9%)(Δ -388,756)661,532(29.5%)(Δ 327,191)(66.9%, 29.5%, 3.5%)81,565(3.6%)BLANK VOTE/SCATTERING3.49%81,5653.64%4.42%-0.79%
20081,971,974(63.6%)(Δ 365,998)926,044(29.8%)(Δ 926,044)(63.6%, 29.8%, 3.5%)204,977(6.6%)BLANK VOTE/SCATTERING3.50%204,9776.61%3.51%3.09%
20121,696,346(53.3%)(Δ 195,608)1,458,048(45.8%)(Δ 796,516)(53.3%, 45.8%, 0.9%)29,802(0.9%)BLANK VOTE/SCATTERING0.87%29,8020.94%4.26%-3.32%
20141,289,944(59.0%)(Δ -682,030)791,950(36.2%)(Δ -134,094)(59.0%, 36.2%, 4.7%)104,889(4.8%)BLANK VOTE4.66%104,8894.80%4.37%0.43%
20181,633,371(60.3%)(Δ -62,975)979,210(36.2%)(Δ -478,838)(60.3%, 36.2%, 3.4%)94,509(3.5%)SHIVA AYYADURAI3.39%94,5093.49%2.24%1.26%
20202,357,809(64.6%)(Δ 1,067,865)1,177,765(32.3%)(Δ 385,815)(64.5%, 32.2%, 2.6%)115,003(3.2%)BLANK VOTES2.57%115,0033.14%3.96%-0.82%
20242,041,668(59.8%)(Δ 408,297)1,365,440(40.0%)(Δ 386,230)(59.8%, 40.0%, 0.2%)6,221(0.2%)Write-in0.18%6,2210.18%3.24%-3.05%

Column explanations

Δ
Change (delta) in the value from the previous election year.
Year
Election year.
D
Number of votes for the Democratic candidate (raw count(pct%)).
R
Number of votes for the Republican candidate (raw count(pct%)).
Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%)
Vote share breakdown showing Democratic %, Republican %, and top third-party % in format (D%, R%, 3rd%).
Other votes
Number of votes for third-party (other) candidates (raw count(pct%)).
Top 3rd-Party Candidate
Name of the highest-vote third-party / other candidate in that state and year.
Top 3rd-Party Share
Share of the vote received by third-party (other) candidates.
Total 3rd-Party Votes
Total votes for all third-party / other candidates combined (may exceed top candidate).
State 3rd-Party Share
Share of the vote received by third-party (other) candidates.
3rd-Party Nat. Share
The national third-party share for that year (3rd-Party votes / total votes).
3rd-Party Rel. Share
Third-party share relative to the national third-party share (3rd-Party share - Nat. 3rd-Party share).

Massachusetts (MA) — Senate Two-Party Data

YearDRMargin (D%, R%, 3rd%)2-Party Margin2-Party Nat. Margin2-Party Rel. Margin
19761,726,657(70.5%)722,641(29.5%)(69.3%, 29.0%, 1.1%)D+41.0D+12.8D+28.2
19781,093,283(55.1%)890,584(44.9%)(55.1%, 44.8%, 0.1%)D+10.2D+3.0(Δ R+9.8)D+7.2
19821,247,084(61.4%)(Δ -479,573)784,602(38.6%)(Δ 61,961)(60.8%, 38.3%, 0.9%)D+22.8(Δ R+18.2)D+14.1(Δ D+2.2)D+8.7(Δ R+19.5)
19841,393,150(55.1%)(Δ 299,867)1,136,913(44.9%)(Δ 246,329)(55.1%, 44.9%, 0.0%)D+10.1(Δ R+0.1)R+1.4(Δ R+15.5)D+11.5(Δ D+4.3)
19881,693,344(65.7%)(Δ 446,260)884,267(34.3%)(Δ 99,665)(65.0%, 33.9%, 0.6%)D+31.4(Δ D+8.6)D+6.0(Δ D+3.6)D+25.4(Δ D+16.7)
19901,321,712(57.1%)(Δ -71,438)992,917(42.9%)(Δ -143,996)(54.5%, 41.0%, 4.5%)D+14.2(Δ D+4.1)D+4.6(Δ R+1.4)D+9.6(Δ R+1.9)
19941,265,997(58.6%)(Δ -427,347)894,000(41.4%)(Δ 9,733)(58.1%, 41.0%, 0.7%)D+17.2(Δ R+14.2)R+6.3(Δ R+12.1)D+23.5(Δ R+1.9)
19961,334,135(53.9%)(Δ 12,423)1,143,120(46.1%)(Δ 150,203)(52.2%, 44.7%, 2.7%)D+7.7(Δ R+6.5)R+1.5(Δ D+4.8)D+9.2(Δ R+0.4)
20001,889,494(85.0%)(Δ 623,497)334,341(15.0%)(Δ -559,659)(69.1%, 12.2%, 11.3%)D+69.9(Δ D+52.7)D+0.1(Δ R+1.4)D+69.9(Δ D+46.4)
20021,605,976(100.0%)(Δ 271,841)0(0.0%)(Δ -1,143,120)(72.3%, 0.0%, 16.7%)D+100.0(Δ D+92.3)R+4.4(Δ R+4.5)D+104.4(Δ D+95.2)
20061,500,738(69.4%)(Δ -388,756)661,532(30.6%)(Δ 327,191)(66.9%, 29.5%, 3.5%)D+38.8(Δ R+31.1)D+14.2(Δ D+9.7)D+24.7(Δ R+45.2)
20081,971,974(68.0%)(Δ 365,998)926,044(32.0%)(Δ 926,044)(63.6%, 29.8%, 3.5%)D+36.1(Δ R+63.9)D+7.8(Δ R+6.4)D+28.3(Δ R+76.1)
20121,696,346(53.8%)(Δ 195,608)1,458,048(46.2%)(Δ 796,516)(53.3%, 45.8%, 0.9%)D+7.6(Δ R+31.3)D+13.3(Δ D+18.5)R+5.8(Δ R+30.4)
20141,289,944(62.0%)(Δ -682,030)791,950(38.0%)(Δ -134,094)(59.0%, 36.2%, 4.7%)D+23.9(Δ R+12.2)R+7.5(Δ R+20.9)D+31.4(Δ D+3.1)
20181,633,371(62.5%)(Δ -62,975)979,210(37.5%)(Δ -478,838)(60.3%, 36.2%, 3.4%)D+25.0(Δ D+17.5)D+18.7(Δ D+11.8)D+6.3(Δ D+12.1)
20202,357,809(66.7%)(Δ 1,067,865)1,177,765(33.3%)(Δ 385,815)(64.5%, 32.2%, 2.6%)D+33.4(Δ D+9.5)R+2.4(Δ R+21.1)D+35.7(Δ D+4.3)
20242,041,668(59.9%)(Δ 408,297)1,365,440(40.1%)(Δ 386,230)(59.8%, 40.0%, 0.2%)D+19.8(Δ R+5.2)R+1.3(Δ D+1.6)D+21.1(Δ D+14.8)

Column explanations

Δ
Change (delta) in the value from the previous election year.
Year
Election year.
D
Number of votes for the Democratic candidate (raw count(pct%)).
R
Number of votes for the Republican candidate (raw count(pct%)).
Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%)
Vote share breakdown showing Democratic %, Republican %, and top third-party % in format (D%, R%, 3rd%).
2-Party Margin
Margin between the two major-party candidates, ignoring third-party votes ((D - R)/(D + R)).
2-Party Nat. Margin
The national presidential margin for that year, including third-party votes ((D_total - R_total)/total_votes).
2-Party Rel. Margin
The presidential margin relative to the national presidential margin (Margin - Nat. Margin).