The Results!

Well Obama made a clean sweep straight through Massachusetts. When you look at the results by county the entire state shines blue. Historically Massachusetts has gone to the Democratic candidate so it's no surprise that Obama took the 12 electoral votes.

After the polls closed and the votes were counted Obama received 62% of the vote to McCain's 36%.
In every single county Obama received at least double the amount of votes McCain did. Voters 45-64 made up of 44% of the vote compared to 19% of the vote being made up of 18-29 year olds. This is really fascinating to me because when the election is broken down Obama did extremely well with voters in the age range of 45-64. We also saw this in Ohio. While Massachusetts was a given to go to Obama he made great strides in turning out voters.

48% of the voters were males and 52% of the voters were females and Obama pulled in 55% of the male vote.
In the 2004 election Kerry also carried this state strongly. He not only won the 12 electoral votes but he also did very well amongst males.

One day to go!

I think it is safe to say that this state is going to Obama. He has held a steady lead throughout this entire campaign with Massachusetts that traditionally votes democratic. Pollster reports that Obama has a 57.1% lead on John McCain's 36.6%.

10 days to go!!

Massachusetts is all Obama! This state has been strong Obama through this whole campaign. Check out the electoral map at cnn.com

The Polls

Joe Dwinell of the Boston Herald reports today that the polls have Obama in the lead against John McCain. Obama's successful debate Friday night appears to be a contributor to his rise in popularity.

This Thursday Vice Presidential candidates Senator Joe Biden and Governor Sarah Palin prepare to debate.

50 days to go until Election Day '08

While Massachusetts is predicted to vote blue this election year the recent polls show Obama in a strong lead, keeping the tradition of voting democrat in Massachusetts alive. According to pollster, Obama has 53.9% of the vote compared to McCain's 35.3%. This win in Massachusetts for Obama will grant him 12 electoral votes. It's safe to say this states is strong Obama.

Massachusetts at a Glance

Get the facts and demographics of the states of Massachusetts.