Election Results for Boston, MA-NH-VT Market Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	149,950	11.0
Deaths:	140,034	10.3
Net Migration:	-98,320	-7.2
Net Immigration:	59,820	4.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +68,393	D +329,129	D + 6.0%
D +397,522
2020 vs. 2012	R -38,317	D +527,984	D + 12.5%
D +489,667
2020 vs. 2008	R +47,352	D +449,873	D + 9.3%
D +497,225

2016 vs. 2008	R -21,041	D +120,744	D + 3.4%
D +99,703
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	67%	Joe Biden (D)	2,331,625	64.1%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,225,016	33.7%	80,071 [+]	2.2%	3,636,712	-13	2.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 49,093 (1.3%);
2016	63%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,934,103	58.2%	Donald Trump (R)	1,156,623	34.8%	235,261 [+]	7.1%	3,325,987	-11	2.43%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 138,735 (4.2%); Jill Stein (Grn) 40,765 (1.2%); Evan McMullin (I) 3,336 (0.1%);
2012	63%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,841,958	58.3%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,263,333	40.0%	54,460 [+]	1.7%	3,159,751	-7	2.44%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 31,322 (1.0%);
2008	63%	Barack Obama (D)	1,834,400	59.7%	John McCain (R)	1,177,664	38.3%	60,939 [+]	2.0%	3,073,003	-7	2.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 24,453 (0.8%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 12,756 (0.4%);
2004	61%	John Kerry (D)	1,713,745	59.0%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,153,822	39.7%	35,342 [+]	1.2%	2,902,909	-11	2.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 7,795 (0.3%);
2000	57%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,520,332	57.3%	George W. Bush (R)	944,508	35.6%	188,003 [+]	7.1%	2,652,843	-12	2.52%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 155,071 (5.8%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 10,953 (0.4%);
1996	54%	Bill Clinton* (D)	1,452,790	59.1%	Robert Dole (R)	754,088	30.7%	251,788 [+]	10.2%	2,458,666	-10	2.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 211,684 (8.6%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 21,109 (0.9%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 887 (0.0%);
1992	60%	Bill Clinton (D)	1,221,575	45.8%	George Bush* (R)	833,493	31.2%	612,400 [+]	23.0%	2,667,468	-6	2.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 593,583 (22.3%);
1988	58%	Michael Dukakis (D)	1,244,407	49.9%	George Bush (R)	1,214,538	48.7%	37,025 [+]	1.5%	2,495,970	-5	2.73%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 25,959 (1.0%);
1984	58%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	1,278,024	53.9%	Walter Mondale (D)	1,086,839	45.8%	8,307	0.4%	2,373,170	-5	2.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	60%	Ronald Reagan (R)	1,034,168	44.4%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	915,729	39.3%	377,448 [+]	16.2%	2,327,345	-6	2.69%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 350,929 (15.1%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 18,757 (0.8%);
1976	64%	Jimmy Carter (D)	1,242,211	54.0%	Gerald Ford* (R)	982,892	42.7%	76,160 [+]	3.3%	2,301,263	-5	2.82%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 57,021 (2.5%);
1972	63%	George McGovern (D)	1,158,695	52.1%	Richard Nixon* (R)	1,050,814	47.3%	13,760 [+]	0.6%	2,223,269	-13	2.86%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 2,644 (0.1%);
1968	67%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,273,056	61.0%	Richard Nixon (R)	731,923	35.1%	81,115 [+]	3.9%	2,086,094	-8	2.85%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 74,127 (3.6%);
1964	70%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	1,563,517	74.9%	Barry Goldwater (R)	517,262	24.8%	6,589	0.3%	2,087,368	-14	2.95%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	77%	John Kennedy (D)	1,272,450	58.2%	Richard Nixon (R)	908,317	41.6%	4,168	0.2%	2,184,935	-8	3.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	70%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,234,965	60.1%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	814,017	39.6%	5,406	0.3%	2,054,388	3	3.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	74%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	1,147,870	55.0%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	932,544	44.7%	6,110	0.3%	2,086,524	0	3.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	68%	Harry Truman* (D)	981,956	53.5%	Thomas Dewey (R)	813,230	44.3%	40,482 [+]	2.2%	1,835,668	-1	3.76%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 34,352 (1.9%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	66%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	891,814	51.6%	Thomas Dewey (R)	832,470	48.2%	3,064	0.2%	1,727,348	2	3.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	71%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	930,349	52.1%	Wendell Willkie (R)	847,085	47.4%	8,657	0.5%	1,786,091	3	3.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	69%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	814,944	50.1%	Alf Landon (R)	700,266	43.1%	110,263 [+]	6.8%	1,625,473	7	3.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 102,114 (6.3%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 3,653 (0.2%);
1932	61%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	713,481	50.6%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	664,169	47.1%	31,704 [+]	2.2%	1,409,354	8	3.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 24,415 (1.7%);
1928	63%	Herbert Hoover (R)	704,103	50.1%	Al Smith (D)	694,764	49.4%	7,258 [+]	0.5%	1,406,125	-8	3.82%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 4,652 (0.3%);
1924	48%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	631,708	61.7%	John Davis (D)	268,943	26.2%	123,996 [+]	12.1%	1,024,647	8	3.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 120,753 (11.8%);
1920	44%	Warren Harding (R)	610,557	67.0%	James Cox (D)	269,090	29.5%	31,005 [+]	3.4%	910,652	7	3.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 28,130 (3.1%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 55 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	25%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	243,183	50.0%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	230,509	47.4%	12,851 [+]	2.6%	486,543	4	2.62%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 9,575 (2.0%); James Hanly (Proh) 2,476 (0.5%);
1912	24%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	165,751	36.4%	William Taft* (R)	144,212	31.7%	145,502 [+]	31.9%	455,465	8	3.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 131,467 (28.9%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 10,819 (2.4%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 2,392 (0.5%);
1908	25%	William Taft (R)	252,425	58.4%	William J. Bryan (D)	150,465	34.8%	29,278 [+]	6.8%	432,168	7	2.90%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Thomas Hisgen (I) 14,874 (3.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 9,527 (2.2%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 4,091 (0.9%);
1904	26%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	246,969	57.8%	Alton Parker (D)	161,526	37.8%	18,746 [+]	4.4%	427,241	1	3.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 12,014 (2.8%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 3,962 (0.9%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 977 (0.2%);
1900	26%	William McKinley* (R)	230,248	57.3%	William J. Bryan (D)	154,542	38.4%	17,380 [+]	4.3%	402,170	6	2.88%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 9,263 (2.3%); John Woolley (Proh) 5,621 (1.4%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Boston, MA-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,331,625

64.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,225,016

33.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

49,093

1.3%

Other

30,978

0.9%

TOTAL

3,636,712

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): -13

2016 President, Boston, MA-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,934,103

58.2%

Donald Trump (R)

1,156,623

34.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

138,735

4.2%

Jill Stein (Grn)

40,765

1.2%

Evan McMullin (I)

3,336

0.1%

Other

52,425

1.6%

TOTAL

3,325,987

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): -11

2012 President, Boston, MA-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,841,958

58.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,263,333

40.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

31,322

1.0%

Other

23,138

0.7%

TOTAL

3,159,751

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): -7

2008 President, Boston, MA-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,834,400

59.7%

John McCain (R)

1,177,664

38.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

24,453

0.8%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

12,756

0.4%

Other

23,730

0.8%

TOTAL

3,073,003

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): -7

2004 President, Boston, MA-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,153,822

39.7%

John Kerry (D)

1,713,745

59.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

7,795

0.3%

Other

27,547

0.9%

TOTAL

2,902,909

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): -11

2000 President, Boston, MA-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

944,508

35.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,520,332

57.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

155,071

5.8%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

10,953

0.4%

Other

21,979

0.8%

TOTAL

2,652,843

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): -12

1996 President, Boston, MA-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

1,452,790

59.1%

Robert Dole (R)

754,088

30.7%

Ross Perot (Ref)

211,684

8.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

887

0.0%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

21,109

0.9%

Other

18,108

0.7%

TOTAL

2,458,666

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): -10

1992 President, Boston, MA-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

1,221,575

45.8%

George Bush* (R)

833,493

31.2%

Ross Perot (I)

593,583

22.3%

Other

18,817

0.7%

TOTAL

2,667,468

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): -6

1988 President, Boston, MA-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

1,214,538

48.7%

Michael Dukakis (D)

1,244,407

49.9%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

25,959

1.0%

Other

11,066

0.4%

TOTAL

2,495,970

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): -5

1984 President, Boston, MA-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

1,278,024

53.9%

Walter Mondale (D)

1,086,839

45.8%

Other

8,307

0.4%

TOTAL

2,373,170

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): -5

1980 President, Boston, MA-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

1,034,168

44.4%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

915,729

39.3%

John Anderson (I)

350,929

15.1%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

18,757

0.8%

Other

7,762

0.3%

TOTAL

2,327,345

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): -6

1976 President, Boston, MA-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

1,242,211

54.0%

Gerald Ford* (R)

982,892

42.7%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

57,021

2.5%

Other

19,139

0.8%

TOTAL

2,301,263

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): -5

1972 President, Boston, MA-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

1,050,814

47.3%

George McGovern (D)

1,158,695

52.1%

John Schmitz (Amer)

2,644

0.1%

Other

11,116

0.5%

TOTAL

2,223,269

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): -13

1968 President, Boston, MA-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

731,923

35.1%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

1,273,056

61.0%

George Wallace (AIP)

74,127

3.6%

Other

6,988

0.3%

TOTAL

2,086,094

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): -8

1964 President, Boston, MA-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

1,563,517

74.9%

Barry Goldwater (R)

517,262

24.8%

Other

6,589

0.3%

TOTAL

2,087,368

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): -14

1960 President, Boston, MA-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

1,272,450

58.2%

Richard Nixon (R)

908,317

41.6%

Other

4,168

0.2%

TOTAL

2,184,935

Turnout: 77%	Diff (US): -8

1956 President, Boston, MA-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

1,234,965

60.1%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

814,017

39.6%

Other

5,406

0.3%

TOTAL

2,054,388

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): 3

1952 President, Boston, MA-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

1,147,870

55.0%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

932,544

44.7%

Other

6,110

0.3%

TOTAL

2,086,524

Turnout: 74%	Diff (US): 0

1948 President, Boston, MA-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

981,956

53.5%

Thomas Dewey (R)

813,230

44.3%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

34,352

1.9%

Other

6,130

0.3%

TOTAL

1,835,668

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): -1

1944 President, Boston, MA-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

891,814

51.6%

Thomas Dewey (R)

832,470

48.2%

Other

3,064

0.2%

TOTAL

1,727,348

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): 2

1940 President, Boston, MA-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

930,349

52.1%

Wendell Willkie (R)

847,085

47.4%

Other

8,657

0.5%

TOTAL

1,786,091

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): 3

1936 President, Boston, MA-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

814,944

50.1%

Alf Landon (R)

700,266

43.1%

William Lemke (Union)

102,114

6.3%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

3,653

0.2%

Other

4,496

0.3%

TOTAL

1,625,473

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): 7

1932 President, Boston, MA-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

713,481

50.6%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

664,169

47.1%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

24,415

1.7%

Other

7,289

0.5%

TOTAL

1,409,354

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): 8

1928 President, Boston, MA-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

704,103

50.1%

Al Smith (D)

694,764

49.4%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

4,652

0.3%

Other

2,606

0.2%

TOTAL

1,406,125

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): -8

1924 President, Boston, MA-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

631,708

61.7%

John Davis (D)

268,943

26.2%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

120,753

11.8%

Other

3,243

0.3%

TOTAL

1,024,647

Turnout: 48%	Diff (US): 8

1920 President, Boston, MA-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

610,557

67.0%

James Cox (D)

269,090

29.5%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

28,130

3.1%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

0.0%

Other

2,820

0.3%

TOTAL

910,652

Turnout: 44%	Diff (US): 7

1916 President, Boston, MA-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

230,509

47.4%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

243,183

50.0%

Allan Benson (Soc)

9,575

2.0%

James Hanly (Proh)

2,476

0.5%

Other

800

0.2%

TOTAL

486,543

Turnout: 25%	Diff (US): 4

1912 President, Boston, MA-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

165,751

36.4%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

131,467

28.9%

William Taft* (R)

144,212

31.7%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

10,819

2.4%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

2,392

0.5%

Other

824

0.2%

TOTAL

455,465

Turnout: 24%	Diff (US): 8

1908 President, Boston, MA-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

252,425

58.4%

William J. Bryan (D)

150,465

34.8%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

9,527

2.2%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

4,091

0.9%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

14,874

3.4%

Other

786

0.2%

TOTAL

432,168

Turnout: 25%	Diff (US): 7

1904 President, Boston, MA-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

246,969

57.8%

Alton Parker (D)

161,526

37.8%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

12,014

2.8%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

3,962

0.9%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

977

0.2%

Other

1,793

0.4%

TOTAL

427,241

Turnout: 26%	Diff (US): 1

1900 President, Boston, MA-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

230,248

57.3%

William J. Bryan (D)

154,542

38.4%

John Woolley (Proh)

5,621

1.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

9,263

2.3%

Other

2,496

0.6%

TOTAL

402,170

Turnout: 26%	Diff (US): 6

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	4,891,559	71.92%	0.9%
Black:	464,121	6.82%	34.3%
Indian:	12,154	0.18%	15.7%
Asian:	532,358	7.83%	54.0%
2+ races:	132,173	1.94%	17.0%
Hispanic:	769,445	11.31%	48.5%

Total non-White:	1,910,251	28.08%	37.7%

Change in White population:	-43,387	-0.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	522,764	8.3

Boston, MA-NH-VT Market Area

Historical Presidential Election Results for Boston, MA-NH-VT Market Area