Massachusetts elections in 2026

11 electoral votes · 9 House seats · New England · 2 statewide races on the 2026 ballot

The political landscape

Massachusetts pairs a dominant education, healthcare and technology economy around Boston with old industrial cities and coastal communities. It is among the most Democratic states federally, while housing costs dominate its domestic politics.

Its largest population centers include Boston, Worcester, Springfield. Where a state's people live, and what those places do for a living, is the starting point for how Electorate HQ simulations reason about it.

On the ballot in Massachusetts

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Latest Massachusetts political headlines

WATCH: Massachusetts' U.S. Senate Democratic primary debatePBS · 03 Aug 2026Massachusetts expands abortion access to any point during pregnancyThe 19th News · 10 Aug 2026Meiah Wise's journey portrays why the Patriots and Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey are pushing to make girls flag a varsity sportNew England Patriots · 04 Aug 2026Massachusetts governor signs law limiting ICE access to courts, schools, hospitalsCBS News · 05 Aug 2026Here’s what Massachusetts’ congressional incumbents say about their primary challengesWGBH · 03 Aug 2026State Senator Michael Moore (D) is one of the bill's petitionersSpectrum News · 07 Aug 2026CatholicVote calls for Massachusetts governor’s excommunicationwng.org · 13 Aug 2026A broken housing market, soaring costs, and Trump 2.0 are killing the Mass. economy. It’s time to do something about it.The Boston Globe · 04 Aug 2026

Simulate Massachusetts

In the Electorate HQ simulator, Massachusetts is one of 51 delegations that reads current reporting and decides a presidential race issue by issue. Results are AI simulations, clearly labeled, with the reasoning shown for every call. See the methodology for what that does and does not mean.

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