Presidential
Barnstable County sits to the far east of Massachusetts, and forms the state's iconic peninsula of Cape Cod. Kamala Harris won the county by 21 points, doing best further east in the county, even getting over 90% of the vote in Provincetown (home to a large LGBTQ+ community). Trump did best closer to the mainland of the state, winning a few precincts between Bourne and Sandwich
Berkshire County is the westernmost county in the state, and one of the bluest. Despite its fairly rural geography, Harris won it by almost 41 points. Fittingly, Trump only won the small town of Florida to the county's north, and did relatively best along the eastern border. Harris did best in and aroind Pittsfield (the county seat) and Great Barrington in the southeast
Bristol County was the state's closest in 2024, with Harris only winning this southern county by just over a point. Portuguese-populous and more rural areas have shifted rightwards in recent years, giving Trump a sweep of the central communities in the county. Harrus did best along the county's coast and northern edge, the latter of which being adjacent-enough to Boston to remain somewhat Democratic-favoring
Hampden County is home to Springfield, and sits along the state's southern border, including the city of Southwick that ruins Connecticut's mostly straight northern border. Harris won it by 9 points in 2024, in part due to a large rightward shift of the area's Hispanic and Portuguese populations. The outer parts of the county went much more for Trump, while the central population corridor of Springfield and Holyoke went heavily for Harris