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Massachusetts

New England · in the Union from 1816 · 26 electoral votes · 1,906,389 souls (1860 census)

I · The presidential vote, left against right

Massachusetts · left-bloc share0257510018161820182418281832183618401844184818521856186018641868501816: left bloc 27.4%1820: left bloc 32.9%1824: left bloc 36.4%1828: left bloc 8.1%1832: left bloc 32.0%1836: left bloc 30.2%1840: left bloc 43.7%1844: left bloc 45.5%1848: left bloc 31.3%1852: left bloc 34.2%1856: left bloc 46.6%1860: left bloc 52.7%1864: left bloc 50.3%

The gold line is the left bloc's share of the vote — parties left of the spectrum midline against everything from the midline rightward. Hover, tap or tab a cycle for the posted board.

II · The House delegation, cycle by cycle

Massachusetts · House delegation02575100161820222426283032343638404244464850525456586062646668501816 delegation1818 delegation1820 delegation1822 delegation1824 delegation1826 delegation1828 delegation1830 delegation1832 delegation1834 delegation1836 delegation1838 delegation1840 delegation1842 delegation1844 delegation1846 delegation1848 delegation1850 delegation1852 delegation1854 delegation1856 delegation1858 delegation1860 delegation1862 delegation1864 delegation1866 delegation

Each line is a party's share of the delegation's seats — above the dashed rule, one party holds the house alone. Hover, tap or tab a cycle to post its full slate.

III · Party control, cycle by cycle

Massachusetts · party control161820222426283032343638404244464850525456586062646668Presidential voteNatPopDem1816 · President John Quincy Adams · Fed — 72.6% Thomas Worthington · Adm — 27.4%1818 · President Federalist — held — no race1820 · President John Sergeant · Nat — 67.1% Henry Clay · Adm — 32.9%1822 · President National — held — no race1824 · President Francis S. Key · Nat — 63.6% Henry Clay · Adm — 36.4%1826 · President National — held — no race1828 · President Alexander Macomb · Nat — 91.9% Andrew Jackson · Rad — 8.1%1830 · President National — held — no race1832 · President Alexander Macomb · Nat — 68.0% DeWitt Clinton · Rad — 32.0%1834 · President National — held — no race1836 · President Zachary Taylor · Nat — 69.8% Karl von Weishaupt · Lib — 30.2%1838 · President National — held — no race1840 · President Zachary Taylor · Nat — 56.3% Sam Houston · Lib — 43.7%1842 · President National — held — no race1844 · President Daniel Webster · Nat — 54.5% J.B. Stoner · Lib — 45.5% James Buchanan · UC — 0.1%1846 · President National — held — no race1848 · President James A. Pearce · Nat — 68.7% J.B. Stoner · Lib — 31.3%1850 · President National — held — no race1852 · President James A. Pearce · Nat — 65.8% Samuel Houston · Lib — 34.2%1854 · President National — held — no race1856 · President John Motley Morehead · Nat — 53.4% James A. Pearce · PopDem — 37.4% Preston Brooks · Lib — 9.2%1858 · President National — held — no race1860 · President Abraham Lincoln · PopDem — 52.7% Daniel F. Webster · Nat — 47.3% Thomas F. Bowie · SN — 0.0%1862 · President Popular Democratic — held — no race1864 · President Abraham Lincoln · PopDem — 50.3% Robert E. Lee · Nat — 49.7%1866 · President Popular Democratic — held — no race1868 · President Popular Democratic — held — no raceGovernorToryNat1816 · Governor No race1818 · Governor Tory · Tory — 62.5% National · Nat — 17.2% Admissionist · Adm — 15.5% Republican · Rep — 4.8%1820 · Governor Tory — held — no race1822 · Governor Tory · Tory — 63.6% National · Nat — 20.7% Admissionist · Adm — 12.6% Republican · Rep — 3.1%1824 · Governor Tory — held — no race1826 · Governor Tory · Tory — 65.0% National · Nat — 20.4% Admissionist · Adm — 14.7% Republican · Rep — 0.0%1828 · Governor Tory — held — no race1830 · Governor Tory · Tory — 55.1% National · Nat — 25.6% Radical · Rad — 19.3% Whig · Whig — 0.0%1832 · Governor Tory — held — no race1834 · Governor National · Nat — 42.4% Tory · Tory — 39.0% Radical · Rad — 15.6% Whig · Whig — 3.0%1836 · Governor National — held — no race1838 · Governor National · Nat — 75.7% Liberal · Lib — 24.3%1840 · Governor National — held — no race1842 · Governor National · Nat — 66.1% Liberal · Lib — 33.9%1844 · Governor National — held — no race1846 · Governor National · Nat — 67.8% Liberal · Lib — 32.2%1848 · Governor National — held — no race1850 · Governor National · Nat — 73.1% Liberal · Lib — 26.9%1852 · Governor National — held — no race1854 · Governor National · Nat — 63.7% Liberal · Lib — 21.2% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 15.1%1856 · Governor National — held — no race1858 · Governor National · Nat — 56.6% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 43.4%1860 · Governor National — held — no race1862 · Governor National · Nat — 50.5% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 49.5%1864 · Governor National — held — no race1866 · Governor Popular Democratic · PopDem — 52.4% National · Nat — 47.6%1868 · Governor Popular Democratic — held — no raceSenate · seat 1NatPopDem1816 · Senate seat 1 Roundhead · RH — 81.1% Admissionist · Adm — 10.4% Republican · Rep — 8.6% Cavalier · CV — 0.0%1818 · Senate seat 1 Roundhead Federalist — held — no race1820 · Senate seat 1 National · Nat — 79.3% Admissionist · Adm — 12.3% Republican · Rep — 8.4% Tory · Tory — 0.0%1822 · Senate seat 1 National — held — no race1824 · Senate seat 1 National · Nat — 89.7% Admissionist · Adm — 10.3% Republican · Rep — 0.0% Tory · Tory — 0.0%1826 · Senate seat 1 National — held — no race1828 · Senate seat 1 National · Nat — 92.7% Whig · Whig — 3.7% Radical · Rad — 3.6% Tory · Tory — 0.0%1830 · Senate seat 1 National — held — no race1832 · Senate seat 1 National · Nat — 75.1% Radical · Rad — 15.5% Whig · Whig — 9.4% Tory · Tory — 0.0%1834 · Senate seat 1 National — held — no race1836 · Senate seat 1 National · Nat — 68.3% Liberal · Lib — 31.7%1838 · Senate seat 1 National — held — no race1840 · Senate seat 1 National · Nat — 72.3% Liberal · Lib — 27.7%1842 · Senate seat 1 National — held — no race1844 · Senate seat 1 National · Nat — 65.8% Liberal · Lib — 34.2%1846 · Senate seat 1 National — held — no race1848 · Senate seat 1 National · Nat — 73.1% Liberal · Lib — 26.9%1850 · Senate seat 1 National — held — no race1852 · Senate seat 1 National · Nat — 54.1% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 23.5% Liberal · Lib — 22.4%1854 · Senate seat 1 National — held — no race1856 · Senate seat 1 National · Nat — 49.7% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 42.3% Liberal · Lib — 8.0%1858 · Senate seat 1 National — held — no race1860 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic · PopDem — 55.7% National · Nat — 44.3%1862 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic — held — no race1864 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic · PopDem — 59.7% National · Nat — 40.3%1866 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic — held — no race1868 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic — held — no raceSenate · seat 2ToryNatPopDem1816 · Senate seat 2 No race1818 · Senate seat 2 Tory · Tory — 60.4% National · Nat — 16.7% Admissionist · Adm — 14.5% Republican · Rep — 8.4%1820 · Senate seat 2 Tory — held — no race1822 · Senate seat 2 Tory · Tory — 67.0% Admissionist · Adm — 14.1% National · Nat — 14.1% Republican · Rep — 4.8%1824 · Senate seat 2 Tory — held — no race1826 · Senate seat 2 Tory · Tory — 70.5% National · Nat — 17.4% Admissionist · Adm — 10.6% Republican · Rep — 1.4%1828 · Senate seat 2 Tory — held — no race1830 · Senate seat 2 Tory · Tory — 52.0% National · Nat — 26.9% Radical · Rad — 15.8% Whig · Whig — 5.3%1832 · Senate seat 2 Tory — held — no race1834 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 43.0% Tory · Tory — 38.0% Radical · Rad — 13.8% Whig · Whig — 5.2%1836 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1838 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 76.0% Liberal · Lib — 24.0%1840 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1842 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 63.9% Liberal · Lib — 36.1%1844 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1846 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 70.1% Liberal · Lib — 29.9%1848 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1850 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 71.6% Liberal · Lib — 28.4%1852 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1854 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 58.9% Liberal · Lib — 32.6% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 8.4%1856 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1858 · Senate seat 2 Popular Democratic · PopDem — 54.3% National · Nat — 45.7%1860 · Senate seat 2 Popular Democratic — held — no race1862 · Senate seat 2 Popular Democratic · PopDem — 55.0% National · Nat — 45.0%1864 · Senate seat 2 Popular Democratic — held — no race1866 · Senate seat 2 Popular Democratic · PopDem — 56.2% National · Nat — 43.8%1868 · Senate seat 2 Popular Democratic — held — no raceHouse delegationToryNatPopDem1816 · House Cavalier Federalist — 13 seats · 65% Roundhead Federalist — 5 seats · 25% Republican — 2 seats · 10%1818 · House Tory — 12 seats · 60% Admissionist — 3 seats · 15% National — 3 seats · 15% Republican — 2 seats · 10%1820 · House Tory — 12 seats · 60% National — 4 seats · 20% Admissionist — 2 seats · 10% Republican — 2 seats · 10%1822 · House Tory — 12 seats · 71% Admissionist — 2 seats · 12% National — 2 seats · 12% Republican — 1 seat · 6%1824 · House Tory — 10 seats · 59% National — 5 seats · 29% Admissionist — 2 seats · 12%1826 · House Tory — 12 seats · 71% National — 3 seats · 18% Admissionist — 2 seats · 12%1828 · House Tory — 10 seats · 59% National — 6 seats · 35% Whig — 1 seat · 6%1830 · House Tory — 9 seats · 53% National — 5 seats · 29% Radical — 2 seats · 12% Whig — 1 seat · 6%1832 · House Tory — 7 seats · 41% National — 5 seats · 29% Radical — 3 seats · 18% Whig — 2 seats · 12%1834 · House National — 7 seats · 41% Tory — 7 seats · 41% Radical — 2 seats · 12% Whig — 1 seat · 6%1836 · House National — 12 seats · 71% Liberal — 5 seats · 29%1838 · House National — 13 seats · 76% Liberal — 4 seats · 24%1840 · House National — 12 seats · 71% Liberal — 5 seats · 29%1842 · House National — 13 seats · 65% Liberal — 7 seats · 35%1844 · House National — 13 seats · 65% Liberal — 7 seats · 35%1846 · House National — 14 seats · 70% Liberal — 6 seats · 30%1848 · House National — 15 seats · 75% Liberal — 5 seats · 25%1850 · House National — 14 seats · 70% Liberal — 6 seats · 30%1852 · House National — 12 seats · 55% Liberal — 5 seats · 23% Popular Democratic — 5 seats · 23%1854 · House National — 13 seats · 59% Liberal — 7 seats · 32% Popular Democratic — 2 seats · 9%1856 · House National — 11 seats · 50% Popular Democratic — 9 seats · 41% Liberal — 2 seats · 9%1858 · House Popular Democratic — 13 seats · 57% National — 10 seats · 43%1860 · House Popular Democratic — 14 seats · 61% National — 9 seats · 39%1862 · House Popular Democratic — 14 seats · 61% National — 9 seats · 39%1864 · House Popular Democratic — 17 seats · 71% National — 7 seats · 29%1866 · House Popular Democratic — 15 seats · 63% National — 9 seats · 38%1868 · House No raceState legislatureToryNatPopDem1816 · Legislature Cavalier Federalist — 16 seats · 64% Roundhead Federalist — 7 seats · 28% Republican — 2 seats · 8%1818 · Legislature Tory — 15 seats · 60% Admissionist — 4 seats · 16% National — 4 seats · 16% Republican — 2 seats · 8%1820 · Legislature Tory — 15 seats · 60% National — 5 seats · 20% Admissionist — 3 seats · 12% Republican — 2 seats · 8%1822 · Legislature Tory — 17 seats · 68% National — 4 seats · 16% Admissionist — 3 seats · 12% Republican — 1 seat · 4%1824 · Legislature Tory — 15 seats · 60% National — 7 seats · 28% Admissionist — 3 seats · 12%1826 · Legislature Tory — 18 seats · 72% National — 4 seats · 16% Admissionist — 3 seats · 12%1828 · Legislature Tory — 14 seats · 56% National — 9 seats · 36% Whig — 1 seat · 4% Radical — 1 seat · 4%1830 · Legislature Tory — 13 seats · 52% National — 7 seats · 28% Radical — 4 seats · 16% Whig — 1 seat · 4%1832 · Legislature Tory — 10 seats · 40% National — 9 seats · 36% Radical — 4 seats · 16% Whig — 2 seats · 8%1834 · Legislature National — 11 seats · 44% Tory — 10 seats · 40% Radical — 3 seats · 12% Whig — 1 seat · 4%1836 · Legislature National — 17 seats · 68% Liberal — 8 seats · 32%1838 · Legislature National — 19 seats · 76% Liberal — 6 seats · 24%1840 · Legislature National — 18 seats · 72% Liberal — 7 seats · 28%1842 · Legislature National — 16 seats · 64% Liberal — 9 seats · 36%1844 · Legislature National — 16 seats · 64% Liberal — 9 seats · 36%1846 · Legislature National — 18 seats · 72% Liberal — 7 seats · 28%1848 · Legislature National — 18 seats · 72% Liberal — 7 seats · 28%1850 · Legislature National — 18 seats · 72% Liberal — 7 seats · 28%1852 · Legislature National — 14 seats · 56% Liberal — 6 seats · 24% Popular Democratic — 5 seats · 20%1854 · Legislature National — 15 seats · 60% Liberal — 8 seats · 32% Popular Democratic — 2 seats · 8%1856 · Legislature National — 12 seats · 48% Popular Democratic — 11 seats · 44% Liberal — 2 seats · 8%1858 · Legislature Popular Democratic — 14 seats · 56% National — 11 seats · 44%1860 · Legislature Popular Democratic — 14 seats · 56% National — 11 seats · 44%1862 · Legislature Popular Democratic — 14 seats · 56% National — 11 seats · 44%1864 · Legislature Popular Democratic — 15 seats · 60% National — 10 seats · 40%1866 · Legislature Popular Democratic — 14 seats · 56% National — 11 seats · 44%1868 · Legislature No race

Pick a cycle — hover, tap, or tab to one — to post its record: winners, margins, and seats as the results were filed.

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  • Tory (Tory)
  • Cavalier Federalist (CV)

Bars run from the election that won them to the next: an office keeps its last winner's colour until the state votes again, and the gold notches mark those elections. Mid-term party changes — collapses, secessions — left no election record and cannot be drawn.