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In Massachusetts, registered voters may choose to (1) enroll in a political party; (2) enroll with a political designation; or (3) choose to be an unenrolled voter (i.e., an independent). [2] [3] Voters may change their enrollment status with their election official, with a deadline ten days before an election. [2]
Today, Sept. 3, is the Massachusetts state primary election. Democrats, Libertarians and Republicans will be holding elections today. Voters registered in a specific political party must vote in ...
More recently, it has shifted to the Democratic Party further, voting for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election since 1988. Republicans have not carried any county since that election. In the 2004 election, Massachusetts gave native son John Kerry 61.9% of the vote and his largest margin of victory in any state.
Massachusetts voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote. The state of Massachusetts has 11 electoral votes in the Electoral College. A New England state, Massachusetts had been a Democratic leaning state since 1928, and a Democratic stronghold since 1960, and is still considered a deeply blue state today.
A web of laws across the United States determines voting access. We break down how Massachusetts voting laws affect residents of the Commonwealth. A guide to voter rights in Massachusetts.
The Massachusetts state primary election is Sept. 3, with early voting running through Friday, Aug. 30. Winners of the primary election will be placed on the general election ballot for Nov. 5.
From 1864 to 1924, Massachusetts was a reliably Republican state, going Democratic only in the election of 1912 where the Republican Party was split. However, the increased strength of the Irish Catholic voting bloc led the state to support Al Smith in 1928 and Franklin D. Roosevelt in all four of his elections.
Massachusetts has 11 electoral votes in the Electoral College. [4] Prior to the election, Massachusetts was widely considered a state Biden would win or a safe blue state. On election day, Biden easily carried Massachusetts with a 33-point margin, the largest margin whereby any nominee had carried the state since Lyndon B. Johnson's 1964 landslide.