2012 United States presidential election in Massachusetts

none June 2025 September 2023 2012 United States presidential election 2012 United States presidential election in Massachusetts Massachusetts presidential no 2008 United States presidential election in Massachusetts 2008 2016 United States presidential election in Massachusetts 2016 November 6, 2012 73.3% 0.2 x200px President Barack Obama, 2012 portrait crop.jpg Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) Illinois Joe Biden 11 1,921,761 60.67% Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg Mitt Romney Republican Party (United States) Massachusetts Paul Ryan 0 1,188,460 37.52% 350px County results 350px Municipality results 350px Congressional district results 350px Precinct results Obama #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645b4 80–90% #002B84 90–100% Romney #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% Tie #D4C4DC President Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) The 2012 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Massachusetts voters chose 11 electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, Vice President Joe Biden, against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate, Congressman Paul Ryan. Although Romney previously served as Massachusetts's Governor from 2003 to 2007, Massachusetts was considered to be a state Obama would win or a safe blue state. Obama ultimately won Massachusetts with 60.67% of the popular vote to Romney's 37.52%, thus winning the state's 11 electoral votes by a 23.15% margin of victory.2012 Presidential Election – Massachusetts https://www.politico.com/2012-election/map/#/President/2012/MA Politico 22 November 2012 January 6, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120106013744/http://www.politico.com/2012-election/map/#/President/2012/MA dead This was the first time a presidential candidate lost his home state since Al Gore lost Tennessee in the 2000 election. Romney also became the first Republican candidate to lose his home state since Richard Nixon lost his then-home state of New York to Hubert Humphrey in 1968. Additionally, Romney became the first major party nominee to lose their home state by twenty or more percentage points in 80 years; this would happen again four years later when Donald Trump lost his then-home state of New York by 22 points.New York was won by Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, whose home state was also New York Massachusetts has been a Democratic-leaning state since 1928, and a Democratic stronghold since 1960, with the only Republican to carry the state since then being Ronald Reagan, in 1980 and 1984. The Democratic nominee has won the state by over 20% in every election from 1996 onward and has also swept every county in the state from 1992 onward. Despite his loss, Romney's 37.52% vote share still stands as of the 2024 presidential election as the highest Republican vote share in Massachusetts since 1988. Romney's 4.20% defeat in Plymouth County was the closest a Republican came to carrying any of Massachusetts' counties between 1988 and 2024 (when Donald Trump lost Bristol County by 1.3%).Leip Dave November 29, 2024 2024 Presidential General Election Results - Massachusetts https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=25&year=2024&f=0&off=0&elect=0 November 29, 2024 Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections The 2012 presidential election marks the most recent cycle that Romney would stand for public office as a resident of Massachusetts. He would be on the ballot again in 2018, but as a candidate for U.S. senator from Utah. To date, this is the last time that the cities of Agawam and Palmer, and the towns of Acushnet, Blackstone, Chester, Freetown, Huntington, Leicester, Ludlow, Monroe, Monson, New Braintree, Russell, Swansea, Templeton, Wales, Ware, and Winchendon voted Democratic; and the last time the city of North Attleborough and the towns of Boxford, Boylston, Cohasset, Dover, Dunstable, Duxbury, Easton, Foxborough, Georgetown, Hamilton, Hingham, Holden, Hopkinton, Lancaster, Lunenburg, Marshfield, Medfield, Norfolk, North Andover, North Reading, Norwell, Paxton, Princeton, Sandwich, Scituate, Sturbridge, Topsfield, Upton, Walpole, Wenham, West Boylston, Westwood, Wilmington, and Wrentham voted Republican. This is also the most recent election which the towns of Hanover, Kingston, Lynnfield, Northbridge, Pembroke, Raynham, Rutland, Sutton, Tewksbury, Townsend, Uxbridge, Westminster, and Whitman would vote for the national losing candidate. Primary elections Democratic primary 2012 Democratic Party presidential primaries 2012 Massachusetts Democratic presidential primary Massachusetts presidential no 2008 Massachusetts Democratic presidential primary 2008 2016 Massachusetts Democratic presidential primary 2016 2012 03 06 x150px Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) Illinois 127,909 86.50% 110 Massachusetts Demcoratic Presidential Primary Election Results by County, 2012.svg 220px Massachusetts results by county #1666cb Barack Obama Incumbent president Barack Obama won the Massachusetts Democratic primary with 81% of the vote. He received no official opposition in the primary, with the other 19% of the vote going to "no preference," write-in candidates, or blank ballots. Through the primary and district caucuses, he won all of the state's 110 pledged delegates, which voted for him at the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina (the state also had 26 superdelegates). Massachusetts Democratic primary, 2012PD43+ » 2012 President Democratic Primary https://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/view/108858/ PD43+ Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 6 March 2020Massachusetts Democratic Delegation 2012 https://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/MA-D www.thegreenpapers.com The Green Papers 6 March 2020 Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates Barack Obama (incumbent) 127,909 86.50% 110 No preference 16,075 10.87% 0 Write-ins 3,889 2.63% 0 Totals 147,873 100.00% 110 Republican primary Results of the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries 2012 Massachusetts Republican presidential primary Massachusetts presidential no 2008 United States presidential election in Massachusetts#Republican 2008 2012 03 06 2016 Massachusetts Republican presidential primary 2016 File:Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg 150x150px Mitt Romney ff6600 Massachusetts 38 266,313 71.89% File:Rick Santorum by Gage Skidmore.jpg Rick Santorum 008000 Pennsylvania 0 44,564 12.03% Ron Paul ffcc00 0 Texas File:Ron Paul by Gage Skidmore 3 (crop 2).jpg 35,219 9.51% 2012 Massachusetts Republican Primaries Counties.svg 300 Romney #ffc099 40–50% #feb685 50–60% #fd9d5c 60–70% #fe9047 70–80% 43 Republican National Convention delegatesThe number of delegates received is determined by the popular vote ID ND The 2012 Massachusetts Republican presidential primary was held on March 6, 2012.http://www.cnn.com/election/2012/calendar.html Primary and Caucus Printable Calendar CNN January 11, 2012http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2012/2012pdates.pdf Presidential Primary Dates Federal Election Commission January 23, 2012 Among the 41 delegates to the Republican National Convention, 38 are awarded proportionately among candidates getting at least 15% of the vote statewide, and another three super delegates are unbound.Nate Silver Nate Silver http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/04/romney-could-win-majority-of-super-tuesday-delegates/ Romney Could Win Majority of Super Tuesday Delegates FiveThirtyEight March 4, 2012 March 5, 2012 As expected, Romney won Massachusetts by a landslide. He won the plurality in every town but 10 (Rick Santorum won seven, Ron Paul won two, and no candidate won one), and earned the majority in all but 53.Boston Globe Boston Globe http://www.boston.com/news/politics/2012/president/primaries/mass/2012_republican_presidential_primary_results/ https://web.archive.org/web/20120307194140/http://www.boston.com/news/politics/2012/president/primaries/mass/2012_republican_presidential_primary_results/ dead March 7, 2012 2012 Massachusetts Republican Presidential Primary results Boston Globe March 4, 2012 April 11, 2012 + Massachusetts Republican primary, 2012https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/eleres/repprim12.pdf Archived copy 2012-03-30 2012-08-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20120822202646/http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/eleres/repprim12.pdf dead Candidate Votes Percentage Projected delegate count AP CNNMassachusetts – CNN FOXhttp://www.foxnews.com/politics/elections/2012/Massachusetts-primary-super-tuesday Massachusetts – Fox News Fox News 2012-03-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20120407081604/http://www.foxnews.com/politics/elections/2012/massachusetts-primary-super-tuesday 2012-04-07 dead Mitt Romney 266,313 71.89% - 38 38 Rick Santorum 44,564 12.03% - 0 0 Ron Paul 35,219 9.51% - 0 0 Newt Gingrich 16,991 4.59% - 0 0 Jon Huntsman (withdrawn) 2,268 0.61% - 0 0 Rick Perry (withdrawn) 991 0.27% - 0 0 Michele Bachmann (withdrawn) 865 0.23% - 0 0 No preference 1,793 0.48% - 0 0 Blanks 818 0.22% - 0 0 Others 613 0.17% - 0 0 Unprojected delegates: 41 3 3 Total: 370,425 100.00% 41 41 41 Green-Rainbow primary 2012 Green Party presidential primaries 2012 Massachusetts Green-Rainbow presidential primary Massachusetts presidential no 2008 United States presidential election in Massachusetts#Green-Rainbow 2008 2012 03 06 2016 United States presidential election in Massachusetts#Green-Rainbow 2016 Jill Stein by Gage Skidmore (1).jpg Jill Stein Massachusetts Green Party (United States) 8 1,018 67.06% Kent Mesplay by Gage Skidmore (1).jpg 1 89 5.86% Kent Mesplay California Green Party (United States) 3x4.svg Harley Mikkelson Green Party (United States) 1 84 5.53% The 2012 Massachusetts Green-Rainbow presidential primary was held on March 6, 2012. Massachusetts Green-Rainbow primary, 2012PD43+ » 2012 President Green-Rainbow Primary https://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/view/108859/ PD43+ Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 6 March 2020 Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates Jill Stein 1,018 67.06% 8 No preference 232 15.28% 2 Kent Mesplay 89 5.86% 1 Harley Mikkelson 84 5.53% 1 Write-ins 95 6.26% 0 Totals 1,518 100.00% 11 General election Predictions SourceRankingAs ofHuffington PostHuffington Post Election Dashboard HuffPost http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2012/romney-vs-obama-electoral-map https://archive.today/20130813173708/http://web.archive.org/web/20120502191502/http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2012/romney-vs-obama-electoral-map 2013-08-13Safe DNovember 6, 2012CNNAmerica's Choice 2012 Election Center: CNN Electoral Map CNN http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2012/ecalculator#?battleground dead https://archive.today/20130119130158/http://edition.cnn.com/ELECTION/2012/ecalculator%23?battleground 2013-01-19Safe DNovember 6, 2012 New York TimesElection 2012 - The Electoral Map: Building a Path to Victory The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2012/electoral-map.html https://archive.today/20120708093751/http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/electoral-map July 8, 2012 Safe D November 6, 2012Washington Post2012 Presidential Election Results The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/election-map-2012/president/ limited live https://web.archive.org/web/20120726195644/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/election-map-2012/president/ 2012-07-26Safe DNovember 6, 2012RealClearPolitics http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/2012_elections_electoral_college_map.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110608112207/http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/2012_elections_electoral_college_map.html 2011-06-08 RealClearPolitics - 2012 Election Maps - Battle for White HouseSolid DNovember 6, 2012Sabato's Crystal Ball https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/projection-obama-will-likely-win-second-term/ PROJECTION: OBAMA WILL LIKELY WIN SECOND TERMSolid DNovember 5, 2012FiveThirtyEight https://www.masslive.com/news/2012/11/nate_silvers_political_calcula.html Nate Silver's political calculations predict 2012 election outcomeSolid DNovember 6, 2012 Results 2012 United States presidential election in Massachusettshttps://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ https://web.archive.org/web/20041013001237/http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ dead October 13, 2004 Massachusetts Secretary of State 2012-11-30 PartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Barack Obama (incumbent) Joe Biden (incumbent) 1,921,761 60.67% 11 Republican Mitt Romney Paul Ryan 1,188,460 37.52% 0 Libertarian Gary Johnson Jim Gray 30,920 0.98% 0 Green-Rainbow Jill Stein Cheri Honkala 20,691 0.65% 0 Others Others 6,552 0.21% 0 Totals 3,167,767 100.00% 11 By county County Barack ObamaDemocratic Mitt RomneyRepublican Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Barnstable 70,822 53.20% 60,446 45.41% 1,847 1.39% 10,376 7.79% 133,115 Berkshire 48,843 75.74% 14,252 22.10% 1,391 2.16% 34,591 53.64% 64,486 Bristol 143,433 59.39% 93,898 38.88% 4,178 1.73% 49,535 20.51% 241,509 Dukes 7,978 72.74% 2,792 25.46% 198 1.80% 5,186 47.28% 10,968 Essex 210,302 57.40% 150,480 41.07% 5,575 1.53% 59,822 16.33% 366,357 Franklin 27,072 71.70% 9,344 24.75% 1,342 3.55% 17,728 46.95% 37,758 Hampden 123,619 61.69% 73,392 36.62% 3,388 1.69% 50,227 25.07% 200,399 Hampshire 57,359 70.27% 21,480 26.32% 2,782 3.41% 35,879 43.95% 81,621 Middlesex 471,804 62.56% 267,321 35.45% 15,045 1.99% 204,483 27.11% 754,170 Nantucket 3,830 62.58% 2,187 35.74% 103 1.68% 1,643 26.84% 6,120 Norfolk 202,714 56.86% 148,393 41.62% 5,416 1.52% 54,321 15.24% 356,523 Plymouth 131,845 51.40% 121,086 47.20% 3,600 1.40% 10,759 4.20% 256,531 Suffolk 223,896 77.45% 59,999 20.75% 5,203 1.80% 163,897 56.70% 289,098 Worcester 198,244 53.71% 163,390 44.27% 7,478 2.02% 34,854 9.44% 369,112Totals1,921,76160.67%1,188,46037.52%57,5461.82%733,30123.15%3,167,767 right 300px Shift by county 300px Trend relative to the state by county Legend #d40000 Republican — >15% #ff0000 Republican — +12.5−15% #ff2a2a Republican — +10−12.5% #ff5555 Republican — +7.5−10% #ff8080 Republican — +5−7.5% #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5−5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0−2.5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0−2.5% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5−5% #77e3ff Democratic — +5−7.5% #4bdbff Democratic — +7.5-10% #09ceff Democratic — +10−12.5% #00bdec Democratic — +12.5−15% #00a1c8 Democratic — >15% By municipality MunicipalityBarack Obama DemocraticMitt Romney RepublicanVarious Candidates Other partiesTotal votes cast%#%#%#Abington49.8%4,10449.1%4,0511.1%898,244Acton65.7%7,77932.5%3,8511.8%21811,848Acushnet57.1%3,02141.3%2,1831.6%855,289Adams77.1%3,01020.9%8182.0%773,905Agawam50.8%7,28847.9%6,8701.4%19614,354Alford76.6%23321.1%642.3%7304Amesbury57.4%4,81741.0%3,4461.6%1338,396Amherst82.8%12,31612.6%1,8724.7%69514,883Andover49.9%9,28748.7%9,0531.4%25818,598Aquinnah84.5%25112.8%382.7%8297Arlington72.0%18,58025.8%6,6592.2%56025,799Ashburnham50.5%1,62147.6%1,5291.9%623,212Ashby45.2%82752.5%9612.3%421,830Ashfield79.6%89216.7%1873.7%421,121Ashland58.2%4,95440.0%3,4071.8%1518,512Athol53.6%2,52543.9%2,0702.5%1174,712Attleboro54.2%10,36943.9%8,4061.8%35319,128Auburn51.2%4,49546.9%4,1161.9%1678,778Avon51.0%1,22147.2%1,1311.8%422,394Ayer55.5%2,02342.7%1,5571.8%643,644Barnstable50.5%12,84248.3%12,2901.2%30525,437Barre50.1%1,34347.7%1,2792.3%612,683Becket70.7%68426.8%2592.5%24967Bedford58.2%4,43639.9%3,0461.9%1467,628Belchertown59.9%4,54238.0%2,8862.1%1597,587Bellingham50.0%4,25648.4%4,1191.6%1408,515Belmont64.7%9,10833.6%4,7281.7%24114,077Berkley47.6%1,56951.1%1,6861.3%423,297Berlin50.9%91746.0%8303.1%561,803Bernardston69.4%80928.2%3292.4%281,166Beverly58.5%12,07540.2%8,3041.2%25620,635Billerica48.9%9,77449.6%9,9251.5%29919,998Blackstone51.5%2,22147.0%2,0271.6%674,315Blandford45.5%30052.7%3481.8%12660Bolton50.5%1,53747.8%1,4571.7%523,046Boston78.9%196,09619.4%48,2271.7%4159248,482Bourne46.8%4,71952.1%5,2521.1%10610,077Boxborough59.3%1,73738.7%1,1341.9%572,928Boxford39.8%2,04959.0%3,0321.2%615,142Boylston47.9%1,28450.1%1,3412.0%532,678Braintree51.5%10,01547.4%9,2171.2%22919,461Brewster56.3%3,66942.2%2,7481.5%1006,517Bridgewater48.0%5,77450.7%6,0891.3%15712,020Brimfield43.9%89753.6%1,0942.5%512,042Brockton73.7%25,14025.4%8,6680.9%31034,118Brookfield47.8%82249.6%8532.6%451,720Brookline77.9%21,76120.5%5,7171.6%45727,935Buckland72.5%75024.4%2523.1%321,034Burlington52.3%6,97146.5%6,1871.2%16013,318Cambridge86.1%41,99110.9%5,3403.0%145648,787Canton52.2%6,43046.7%5,7521.1%13712,319Carlisle58.5%1,95939.4%1,3182.1%713,348Carver47.5%2,87051.4%3,1071.1%696,046Charlemont71.4%45626.0%1662.7%17639Charlton43.4%2,91054.6%3,6602.0%1366,706Chatham49.6%2,28749.4%2,2781.1%494,614Chelmsford49.4%9,60649.0%9,5341.6%31919,459Chelsea80.7%6,76018.0%1,5101.3%1058,375Cheshire69.8%1,21628.3%4931.8%321,741Chester50.1%33146.1%3053.8%25661Chesterfield63.5%45531.8%2284.6%33716Chicopee62.3%14,29235.9%8,2371.7%39422,923Chilmark80.5%58517.5%1272.1%15727Clarksburg71.5%61327.1%2321.4%12857Clinton57.6%3,49240.4%2,4512.0%1216,064Cohasset45.8%2,22653.4%2,5950.9%424,863Colrain70.1%61826.3%2323.5%31881Concord66.4%7,28232.0%3,5091.5%16910,960Conway74.1%92623.0%2882.9%361,250Cummington69.7%36826.3%1394.0%21528Dalton71.8%2,43326.2%8882.0%673,388Danvers50.6%7,34448.1%6,9841.2%17914,507Dartmouth61.3%9,81737.2%5,9641.5%24316,024Dedham56.7%7,71842.0%5,7191.3%17413,611Deerfield69.7%2,10327.8%8392.5%763,018Dennis52.9%4,89245.9%4,2441.2%1099,245Dighton48.0%1,74350.8%1,8421.2%433,628Douglas42.0%1,89456.4%2,5421.6%734,509Dover42.8%1,53156.1%2,0041.1%393,574Dracut45.6%6,92552.9%8,0261.5%22415,175Dudley48.7%2,46650.2%2,5441.1%575,067Dunstable43.4%81954.7%1,0341.9%361,889Duxbury43.9%3,54355.2%4,4500.9%728,065East Bridgewater45.8%3,34053.0%3,8671.2%917,298East Brookfield40.9%46957.8%6621.3%151,146Eastham59.5%2,18739.3%1,4461.2%453,678Easthampton69.8%6,28127.4%2,4632.9%2589,002East Longmeadow46.9%4,08552.0%4,5231.1%968,704Easton47.5%5,69051.4%6,1621.1%13711,989Edgartown66.3%1,69932.3%8271.4%362,562Egremont80.5%67618.0%1511.5%13840Erving72.3%55726.0%2001.7%13770Essex53.5%1,15444.6%9621.9%422,158Everett71.6%9,39227.3%3,5821.0%13613,110Fairhaven60.8%5,01937.3%3,0821.9%1548,255Fall River73.7%21,72424.9%7,3231.4%42029,467Falmouth56.8%11,01341.9%8,1301.3%26119,404Fitchburg59.2%8,50438.8%5,5742.0%28614,364Florida65.3%25432.6%1272.1%8389Foxborough49.1%4,74549.7%4,7981.2%1209,663Framingham66.2%18,34032.3%8,9381.5%42627,704Franklin49.4%8,58949.1%8,5491.5%26317,401Freetown49.7%2,30148.4%2,2411.9%904,632Gardner57.2%4,68740.6%3,3232.2%1828,192Georgetown46.2%2,27252.4%2,5771.3%664,915Gill72.8%64623.9%2123.3%29887Gloucester62.7%9,68035.7%5,5111.5%23615,427Goshen64.3%39532.2%1983.4%21614Gosnold56.3%4941.4%362.3%287Grafton51.4%4,85346.8%4,4271.8%1709,450Granby53.4%1,86245.0%1,5701.5%543,486Granville42.0%37456.4%5021.6%14890Great Barrington81.3%2,91616.6%5952.1%763,587Greenfield74.0%6,17522.7%1,8913.3%2748,340Groton52.4%3,20145.9%2,8061.7%1066,113Groveland45.9%1,82452.4%2,0801.7%663,970Hadley69.0%2,11928.9%8862.1%663,071Halifax47.3%1,93850.6%2,0712.1%854,094Hamilton48.7%2,16349.6%2,2041.8%794,446Hampden44.3%1,28654.0%1,5691.7%502,905Hancock59.7%22837.2%1423.1%12382Hanover40.2%3,34259.0%4,9100.9%718,323Hanson45.1%2,51253.9%2,9991.0%575,568Hardwick54.2%71042.7%5593.1%401,309Harvard60.1%2,16637.8%1,3622.1%753,603Harwich54.0%4,37644.5%3,6071.4%1168,099Hatfield66.9%1,36231.4%6381.7%352,035Haverhill55.7%15,34242.7%11,7581.6%43527,535Hawley63.6%12632.8%653.5%7198Heath68.5%29229.1%1242.3%10426Hingham47.8%6,75051.2%7,2311.0%13514,116Hinsdale68.9%72828.1%2973.0%321,057Holbrook55.0%3,02443.7%2,4021.3%725,498Holden48.1%5,05550.4%5,2941.5%15410,503Holland44.8%59352.1%6903.1%411,324Holliston55.9%4,62142.4%3,5021.7%1448,267Holyoke76.2%12,49222.2%3,6391.6%25716,388Hopedale51.7%1,69846.5%1,5271.7%573,282Hopkinton48.5%4,19750.1%4,3341.4%1238,654Hubbardston44.6%1,16053.1%1,3812.3%592,600Hudson56.4%5,64241.8%4,1831.9%18710,012Hull58.9%3,57639.8%2,4171.2%756,068Huntington50.4%55443.6%4796.0%661,099Ipswich53.2%4,41745.1%3,7421.6%1368,295Kingston45.6%3,17653.5%3,7240.9%656,965Lakeville41.7%2,41157.1%3,3011.2%725,784Lancaster46.5%1,72451.6%1,9141.9%723,710Lanesborough71.7%1,14426.9%4301.4%221,596Lawrence83.3%18,24015.8%3,4590.8%18521,884Lee73.8%2,15024.5%7131.7%492,912Leicester49.8%2,74448.4%2,6671.7%965,507Lenox76.0%2,31822.1%6751.8%563,049Leominster52.5%9,76945.9%8,5401.6%29718,606Leverett80.9%98715.0%1834.1%501,220Lexington69.4%12,67529.0%5,2871.6%29518,257Leyden73.4%33924.9%1151.7%8462Lincoln69.9%2,55828.8%1,0551.3%473,660Littleton54.2%2,91543.8%2,3572.0%1105,382Longmeadow56.3%4,85142.5%3,6621.2%1018,614Lowell66.9%22,59731.3%10,5861.8%59533,778Ludlow54.1%5,23344.4%4,2951.5%1439,671Lunenburg46.6%2,74851.5%3,0381.8%1095,895Lynn72.2%22,96526.6%8,4631.2%37231,800Lynnfield38.2%2,77360.9%4,4190.9%687,260Malden71.3%14,94027.3%5,7141.5%31420,968Manchester54.3%1,88644.3%1,5391.4%483,473Mansfield49.5%5,91049.0%5,8551.5%18311,948Marblehead55.2%6,82443.9%5,4221.0%11812,364Marion53.5%1,72545.1%1,4561.4%453,226Marlborough57.3%9,57641.1%6,8671.6%26316,706Marshfield46.7%7,04152.2%7,8661.1%16415,071Mashpee49.9%4,13349.0%4,0581.1%898,280Mattapoisett51.6%2,04146.9%1,8551.4%573,953Maynard62.8%3,63535.0%2,0232.2%1305,788Medfield46.5%3,44852.1%3,8641.4%1037,415Medford67.9%18,61330.3%8,2941.8%49427,401Medway50.0%3,61548.7%3,5191.4%987,232Melrose60.2%9,28938.5%5,9361.3%20215,427Mendon44.5%1,51754.0%1,8401.4%493,406Merrimac51.7%1,84446.5%1,6571.8%653,566Methuen51.5%11,04847.4%10,1681.2%25421,470Middleborough45.5%5,19252.8%6,0291.7%18911,410Middlefield69.4%20226.5%774.1%12291Middleton41.4%1,90957.5%2,6511.1%504,610Milford55.6%7,12943.0%5,5041.4%18112,814Millbury50.3%3,41048.1%3,2621.7%1126,784Millis51.1%2,42147.1%2,2321.8%834,736Millville46.1%71752.2%8131.7%271,557Milton60.1%9,49938.7%6,1221.2%18215,803Monroe60.4%3239.6%210.0%053Monson50.7%2,17647.4%2,0321.9%834,291Montague76.3%3,21320.7%8733.0%1264,212Monterey78.8%41718.3%972.8%15529Montgomery43.4%22054.0%2742.6%13507Mount Washington76.9%8317.6%195.6%6108Nahant59.7%1,37139.1%8971.2%272,295Nantucket62.8%3,82835.8%2,1851.4%846,097Natick62.2%11,60036.2%6,7571.5%28518,642Needham60.4%10,20738.5%6,5131.1%18316,903New Ashford69.9%10726.1%403.9%6153New Bedford75.9%25,20522.7%7,5411.4%47433,220New Braintree50.6%28346.0%2573.4%19559Newbury51.3%2,27247.4%2,1001.4%604,432Newburyport61.6%6,78436.9%4,0591.5%16811,011New Marlborough68.4%57228.7%2402.9%24836New Salem62.9%38133.8%2053.3%20606Newton71.4%32,09927.0%12,1541.6%71044,963Norfolk42.5%2,42456.1%3,1991.3%755,698North Adams77.5%4,42720.0%1,1442.4%1395,710Northampton82.4%13,11013.7%2,1793.9%62615,915North Andover46.2%6,99152.8%7,9921.0%14815,131North Attleborough46.7%6,60251.8%7,3311.5%21414,147Northborough52.3%4,38746.1%3,8721.6%1358,394Northbridge44.8%3,40853.5%4,0721.7%1277,607North Brookfield44.4%1,05053.7%1,2711.9%462,367Northfield68.5%1,11529.1%4732.4%391,627North Reading45.6%3,98653.1%4,6411.3%1148,741Norton49.2%4,45449.1%4,4491.6%1499,052Norwell42.0%2,71457.0%3,6841.0%626,460Norwood55.5%8,09843.1%6,2921.4%20614,596Oak Bluffs70.3%1,95528.6%7951.1%312,781Oakham44.4%50953.1%6092.4%281,146Orange56.2%1,81841.0%1,3252.8%923,235Orleans55.9%2,49643.0%1,9221.1%494,467Otis59.0%48937.5%3113.5%29829Oxford48.1%3,12550.2%3,2611.7%1086,494Palmer53.6%3,02044.0%2,4822.4%1345,636Paxton44.7%1,11954.1%1,3541.2%292,502Peabody55.8%15,01043.2%11,6161.0%26426,890Pelham82.1%72814.9%1323.0%27887Pembroke46.9%4,57452.0%5,0731.1%1129,759Pepperell45.3%2,93652.9%3,4261.9%1206,482Peru68.4%32428.7%1363.0%14474Petersham55.4%45141.5%3383.1%25814Phillipston48.8%46449.3%4691.9%18951Pittsfield78.0%15,60020.2%4,0441.7%34419,988Plainfield74.3%28621.6%834.2%16385Plainville47.0%2,06851.6%2,2691.3%594,396Plymouth50.8%15,10647.9%14,2581.3%37229,736Plympton44.6%77653.4%9282.0%341,738Princeton48.3%1,11249.9%1,1481.8%422,302Provincetown89.1%2,1218.8%2102.1%492,380Quincy61.5%24,71436.9%14,8161.6%62640,156Randolph75.6%11,43023.5%3,5500.9%13315,113Raynham46.2%3,21752.5%3,6571.3%936,967Reading52.2%7,44746.6%6,6401.2%17014,257Rehoboth46.5%2,91251.9%3,2461.6%996,257Revere65.9%11,14132.9%5,5601.2%19616,897Richmond74.5%68824.5%2261.0%9923Rochester43.6%1,36254.5%1,7041.9%593,125Rockland52.4%4,52646.2%3,9891.4%1258,640Rockport62.9%2,98235.2%1,6701.9%924,744Rowe58.1%14038.2%923.7%9241Rowley44.6%1,59654.0%1,9351.4%513,582Royalston57.8%39139.5%2672.7%18676Russell49.2%38849.0%3861.8%14788Rutland46.3%2,07152.1%2,3291.6%714,471Salem69.1%13,42929.0%5,6351.9%37119,435Salisbury53.3%2,27845.3%1,9381.4%614,277Sandisfield64.6%29433.8%1541.5%7455Sandwich46.7%5,80252.2%6,4921.1%13912,433Saugus50.9%6,95748.0%6,5571.0%14213,656Savoy67.9%24129.0%1033.1%11355Scituate48.8%5,52850.0%5,6591.2%13411,321Seekonk51.9%3,77246.5%3,3821.6%1157,269Sharon63.4%6,55835.4%3,6591.2%12110,338Sheffield70.5%1,29127.5%5032.1%381,832Shelburne77.0%87319.9%2263.1%351,134Sherborn53.9%1,43044.4%1,1791.7%442,653Shirley49.6%1,55347.3%1,4823.0%953,130Shrewsbury53.6%9,67445.2%8,1541.3%22618,054Shutesbury82.2%1,02812.5%1565.3%661,250Somerset61.5%6,09137.1%3,6741.4%1429,907Somerville82.2%28,46714.1%4,8653.7%129034,622Southampton53.3%1,86145.3%1,5841.4%493,494Southborough50.6%2,93547.9%2,7821.5%875,804Southbridge64.4%4,25634.7%2,2910.9%576,604South Hadley61.2%5,36237.1%3,2521.7%1478,761Southwick41.8%2,05056.5%2,7701.7%814,901Spencer47.3%2,61750.4%2,7852.3%1285,530Springfield79.7%42,96319.2%10,3721.1%57353,908Sterling42.5%2,02955.9%2,6671.7%794,775Stockbridge78.1%94418.7%2263.1%381,208Stoneham53.6%6,63445.1%5,5801.2%15412,368Stoughton58.5%8,11940.3%5,5911.3%18013,890Stow55.2%2,34843.0%1,8311.8%774,256Sturbridge47.9%2,51449.9%2,6152.2%1165,245Sudbury57.5%6,02641.4%4,3411.1%11510,482Sunderland73.2%1,36321.7%4045.1%951,862Sutton40.7%2,18157.6%3,0871.7%895,357Swampscott59.7%4,89939.0%3,2021.3%1058,206Swansea57.2%4,51241.5%3,2691.3%1017,882Taunton59.6%13,47938.8%8,7831.6%35822,620Templeton49.2%1,85749.0%1,8511.8%693,777Tewksbury46.9%7,54051.8%8,3321.3%20916,081Tisbury74.2%1,84523.9%5951.8%452,485Tolland39.6%11055.8%1554.7%13278Topsfield44.9%1,80054.0%2,1641.1%464,010Townsend42.4%2,08755.4%2,7252.3%1114,923Truro71.0%1,04127.2%3991.8%271,467Tyngsborough45.1%2,83753.4%3,3611.5%956,293Tyringham67.1%17332.9%850.0%0258Upton47.3%1,98550.8%2,1321.9%794,196Uxbridge46.3%3,32551.9%3,7281.8%1287,181Wakefield51.7%7,48647.0%6,8061.3%18614,478Wales51.7%47946.8%4341.5%14927Walpole45.5%6,36053.3%7,4561.2%16813,984Waltham62.8%15,74835.2%8,8162.0%50225,066Ware56.2%2,39042.0%1,7831.8%764,249Wareham55.9%6,06942.7%4,6321.4%15510,856Warren52.9%1,21943.5%1,0023.6%822,303Warwick73.7%33424.1%1092.2%10453Washington75.9%23921.9%692.2%7315Watertown71.1%11,87827.0%4,5161.9%32216,716Wayland62.4%5,15336.0%2,9751.6%1328,260Webster51.8%3,47646.4%3,1111.8%1196,706Wellesley56.7%8,24342.2%6,1441.1%16214,549Wellfleet69.9%1,56827.6%6192.5%552,242Wendell76.6%42512.6%7010.8%60555Wenham44.8%1,05853.6%1,2651.5%362,359Westborough55.8%4,99942.6%3,8181.5%1358,952West Boylston48.7%2,02950.0%2,0831.3%554,167West Bridgewater43.8%1,73454.8%2,1691.3%523,955West Brookfield49.5%96448.8%9501.6%321,946Westfield52.0%9,22846.1%8,1781.9%32917,735Westford49.5%6,38548.8%6,2951.7%21612,896Westhampton60.4%63936.4%3853.2%341,058Westminster45.4%1,94052.5%2,2452.1%914,276West Newbury50.0%1,38348.7%1,3471.3%372,767Weston51.2%3,39047.7%3,1591.1%726,621Westport59.1%5,07439.3%3,3721.6%1418,587West Springfield53.6%6,17044.9%5,1691.5%17611,515West Stockbridge79.8%70718.2%1612.0%18886West Tisbury79.5%1,57118.8%3711.7%331,975Westwood48.2%4,33750.6%4,5491.2%1068,992Weymouth54.4%15,13044.3%12,3411.3%36127,832Whately65.2%62631.4%3013.4%33960Whitman49.2%3,65449.2%3,6521.6%1177,423Wilbraham45.6%3,74552.8%4,3321.6%1288,205Williamsburg76.4%1,23920.0%3243.6%591,622Williamstown80.9%3,01217.2%6401.9%713,723Wilmington47.2%5,89051.5%6,4371.3%16212,489Winchendon51.5%2,14246.5%1,9332.0%854,160Winchester54.8%7,00043.9%5,6021.3%16512,767Windsor73.8%38524.3%1271.9%10522Winthrop58.6%5,21140.2%3,5751.2%1098,895Woburn53.5%10,29145.2%8,7071.3%24519,243Worcester69.0%40,56829.2%17,1551.8%103358,756Worthington66.5%48128.8%2084.7%34723Wrentham42.7%2,70455.9%3,5351.4%896,328Yarmouth51.8%7,18347.0%6,5261.2%16313,872 By congressional district Obama won all nine congressional districts.https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2013/07/09/1220127/-Daily-Kos-Elections-2012-election-results-by-congressional-and-legislative-districts Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts Daily Kos 11 August 2020 District Obama Romney RepresentativeMassachusetts 1 1st 63.96% 34.27%Richard NealMassachusetts 2 2nd 58.70% 39.18%Jim McGovernMassachusetts 3 3rd 56.91% 41.41%Niki TsongasMassachusetts 4 4th 57.24% 41.29%Joseph Kennedy IIIMassachusetts 5 5th 65.19% 33.13%Ed MarkeyMassachusetts 6 6th 54.74% 43.89%John F. TierneyMassachusetts 7 7th 82.46% 15.64%Mike CapuanoMassachusetts 8 8th 57.78% 40.85%Stephen LynchMassachusetts 9 9th 55.54% 43.14%William R. Keating See also United States presidential elections in Massachusetts 2012 Republican Party presidential debates and forums 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries Results of the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries Massachusetts Republican Party Notes References External links The Green Papers: for Massachusetts The Green Papers: Major state elections in chronological order Official Results for 2012 Election in Massachusetts expanded 2012 United States President Massachusetts