Electoral Votes

The republicans won the vote of the state of Massachusetts in the presidential elections of 1876, 1880, 1884, and 1888. Most of the other states around Massachusetts tended to lean toward the same direction except for some states like New York or Connecticut. However, in the 2008 and 2012 elections, Massachusetts sided with the democrats along with most other Eastern states.

• In nearly all of the elections in the 1800's, Massachusetts voted for the republican candidate, but in the 2000's, they started to vote for the democrats. 
•  In many of the cases for both times, adjacent states would vote for the same political party.
• The U.S. gradually became more democratic over time.
   

Results of the 1876 Presidential Election

Results of the 2008 Presidential Election