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
Latest Massachusetts political headlines
WATCH: Massachusetts' U.S. Senate Democratic primary debateMassachusetts expands abortion access to any point during pregnancyMeiah Wise's journey portrays why the Patriots and Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey are pushing to make girls flag a varsity sportMassachusetts governor signs law limiting ICE access to courts, schools, hospitalsHere’s what Massachusetts’ congressional incumbents say about their primary challengesState Senator Michael Moore (D) is one of the bill's petitionersCatholicVote calls for Massachusetts governor’s excommunicationA broken housing market, soaring costs, and Trump 2.0 are killing the Mass. economy. It’s time to do something about it.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.