The 2024 United States presidential election in Massachusetts is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, as part of the

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in which all 50 states plus the

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will participate.

Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

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

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due to the

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in which the state neither gained nor lost a seat. Incumbent Democratic president Joe Biden is running for reelection to a second term.

Background

Since 2021, speculation had already begun brewing if

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Joe Biden would seek a second term. Biden responded to this by announcing his intention to run in 2024. However, during a

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interview, Biden said that he was "not committed" to run. Massachusetts had been a Democratic leaning state since

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, and a Democratic stronghold since

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, and is still considered a deeply blue state today. Democrats have consistently defeated

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by large margins in Massachusetts since

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. In

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, Biden won the largest percent of the popular vote in the state since Lyndon B. Johnson in

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Primary elections

Democratic primary

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

Republican primary

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

Libertarian primary

The Massachusetts Libertarian primary was held on March 5, 2024.

General election

Predictions

Polling

;Joe Biden vs. Donald Trump ;Joe Biden vs. Donald Trump vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vs. Cornel West vs. Jill Stein ;Joe Biden vs. Donald Trump vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Notes

;Partisan clients

References

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