Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Worcester County, MA — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Worcester County, Massachusetts voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+10.0 — 225,680 Democratic to 183,802 Republican of 420,841 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 7.7 points toward Republicans. That makes it 15.2 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 Worcester County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 225,680 | 183,802 | 11,359 | 53.6% | 43.7% | D+10.0 |
| 2020 | 248,773 | 171,683 | 14,465 | 57.2% | 39.5% | D+17.7 |
| 2016 | 198,778 | 157,682 | 27,245 | 51.8% | 41.1% | D+10.7 |
| 2012 | 198,244 | 163,390 | 7,478 | 53.7% | 44.3% | D+9.4 |
| 2008 | 202,107 | 152,106 | 9,377 | 55.6% | 41.8% | D+13.8 |
| 2004 | 192,142 | 144,094 | 4,400 | 56.4% | 42.3% | D+14.1 |
| 2000 | 173,769 | 114,139 | 22,240 | 56.0% | 36.8% | D+19.2 |
Worcester County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Worcester County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Worcester County, Massachusetts in 2024 by D+10.0, with 420,841 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Worcester County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Worcester County shifted 7.7 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+17.7) and 2024 (D+10.0).
Is Worcester County more Democratic or Republican than Massachusetts overall?+
In 2024, Worcester County went D+10.0 while Massachusetts overall went D+25.2 — 15.2 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.