2024 United States presidential election in Massachusetts

November 5, 2024
 
Party Democratic Republican

Incumbent President

Joe Biden
Democratic



The 2024 United States presidential election in Massachusetts is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, as part of the 2024 United States elections in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia will participate. Massachusetts voters will choose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote. The state of Massachusetts has 11 electoral votes in the Electoral College, following reapportionment due to the 2020 United States census in which the state neither gained nor lost a seat.[1]

Incumbent Democratic president Joe Biden is running for reelection to a second term.[2]

Background

Since 2021, speculation had already begun brewing if President Joe Biden would seek a second term. Biden responded to this by announcing his intention to run in 2024.[3] However, during a CBS 60 Minutes interview, Biden said that he was "not committed" to run.[4] Massachusetts had been a Democratic leaning state since 1928, and a Democratic stronghold since 1960.[lower-alpha 1] Democrats have consistently defeated Republicans by large margins in Massachusetts since 1996. In 2020, Biden won the largest percent of the popular vote in the state since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964.

Primary elections

Democratic primary

The Massachusetts Democratic primary will be held on Super Tuesday, March 5, 2024.

Republican primary

The Massachusetts Republican primary will be held on Super Tuesday, March 5, 2024.

General election

Polling

Joe Biden vs. Donald Trump vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[lower-alpha 2]
Margin
of error
Joe
Biden
Democratic
Donald
Trump
Republican
Robert F.
Kennedy Jr.
Independent
Other /
Undecided
YouGov[upper-alpha 1] October 13–20, 2023 700 (V) ± 5.1% 43% 21% 17% 19%
Joe Biden vs. Donald Trump
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[lower-alpha 2]
Margin
of error
Joe
Biden
Democratic
Donald
Trump
Republican
Other /
Undecided
University of Massachusetts Lowell October 18–25, 2022 1,000 (LV) ± 4.1% 58% 32% 10%
Emerson College September 7–8, 2022 708 (LV) ± 3.6% 54% 34% 12%
University of Massachusetts Lowell June 7–15, 2022 1,000 (LV) ± 4.0% 60% 31% 9%

See also

Notes

  1. Ronald Reagan won the state twice in 1980 and 1984, albeit very narrowly each time; his victories in Massachusetts were his smallest in the country.
  2. 1 2 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
Partisan clients
  1. Poll sponsored by the University of Massachusetts Amherst Department of Political Science & WCVB

References

  1. Wang, Hansi; Jin, Connie; Levitt, Zach (April 26, 2021). "Here's How The 1st 2020 Census Results Changed Electoral College, House Seats". NPR. Archived from the original on August 19, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  2. Kinery, Emma (April 25, 2023). "Biden launches 2024 reelection campaign, promising to fulfill economic policy vision". CNBC.
  3. Chasmar, Jessica (June 13, 2022). "Biden 'running for re-election' in 2024, White House says". Foxnews.com. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  4. "President Biden says he hasn't decided on 2024 reelection run". CBS News. September 18, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
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