Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Bristol County, MA — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Bristol County, Massachusetts voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+1.3 — 137,786 Democratic to 134,196 Republican of 278,017 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 10.6 points toward Republicans. That makes it 23.9 points more Republican than Massachusetts overall (D+25.2).
Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse.
Margin by election, 2000–2024
Democratic minus Republican, in points of all votes cast — blue bars Democratic, red Republican.
Every election in Bristol County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 137,786 | 134,196 | 6,035 | 49.6% | 48.3% | D+1.3 |
| 2020 | 153,377 | 119,872 | 8,115 | 54.5% | 42.6% | D+11.9 |
| 2016 | 129,540 | 105,443 | 13,976 | 52.0% | 42.4% | D+9.7 |
| 2012 | 142,962 | 93,752 | 4,795 | 59.2% | 38.8% | D+20.4 |
| 2008 | 146,861 | 90,597 | 5,662 | 60.4% | 37.3% | D+23.1 |
| 2004 | 147,854 | 82,524 | 2,500 | 63.5% | 35.4% | D+28.1 |
| 2000 | 136,325 | 62,848 | 12,164 | 64.5% | 29.7% | D+34.8 |
Bristol County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Bristol County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Bristol County, Massachusetts in 2024 by D+1.3, with 278,017 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Bristol County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Bristol County shifted 10.6 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+11.9) and 2024 (D+1.3).
Is Bristol County more Democratic or Republican than Massachusetts overall?+
In 2024, Bristol County went D+1.3 while Massachusetts overall went D+25.2 — 23.9 points more Republican than the state.
Where does this election data come from?+
County-level presidential returns (2000–2024) come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), published on the Harvard Dataverse. pumsdata is an independent product that makes the data easy to map and compare, and is not affiliated with MEDSL or Harvard.