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The States · 2026 outlook

Massachusetts

One state, every federal race and the provisional balance of power in its capitol.

2024 presidentD+25.3
SenateD+22.7
U.S. HouseD 9R 0
GovernorD+16.7
County by county · U.S. Senateprojected margin
County view
Projected margin
R+40R+20EvenD+20D+40
Striped = seat changes partyProjected county outcome

Counties colored by the projected margin — the 2024 result shifted by the state's projected swing, summing exactly to the forecast above. Hover a county for its numbers.

County numbers

Middlesex396,550 (67.4%)176,261 (29.9%)D+37.4588,706
Worcester159,017 (52.2%)137,289 (45.1%)D+7.1304,528
Essex166,525 (57.3%)116,316 (40.0%)D+17.3290,690
Norfolk171,878 (61.7%)99,316 (35.6%)D+26.0278,719
Plymouth111,974 (51.6%)99,373 (45.7%)D+5.8217,212
Suffolk159,063 (73.6%)51,123 (23.7%)D+50.0216,019
Bristol95,834 (47.6%)100,108 (49.7%)R+2.1201,379
Hampden77,898 (51.6%)69,104 (45.7%)D+5.8151,081
Barnstable62,333 (58.0%)42,284 (39.3%)D+18.6107,520
Hampshire42,219 (68.8%)17,464 (28.5%)D+40.461,339
Berkshire33,480 (67.4%)14,878 (29.9%)D+37.449,700
Franklin20,349 (66.5%)9,408 (30.8%)D+35.830,583
Dukes6,554 (74.2%)2,042 (23.1%)D+51.18,835
Nantucket3,379 (65.6%)1,632 (31.7%)D+33.95,150

Model benchmark — the 2024 result shifted by the state's projected swing, summing exactly to the forecast.

State government2026 outlook

Trifecta nowDemocratic trifecta

ChamberNowProjected
SenateDD
HouseDD
State legislative outlook · modeledBoth chambers carry the Call the Map state legislature forecast — the same model the Chamber Board publishes.
Governor control: NCSL · 2026 State & Legislative Partisan Composition · Jan. 27, 2026Open the full Chamber Board →
The closest races in Massachusettsby forecast margin