A presidential election was held in Massachusetts between November 2 and December 5, 1792, as part of the 1792 United States presidential election. In this election, two Congressional districts chose five electors each, the remaining two districts chose three electors. Each elector chosen by majority vote of voters in Congressional district. If an insufficient number of electors are chosen by majority vote from a Congressional district, remaining electors would be appointed by the state legislature.
Massachusetts unanimously voted for independent candidate and incumbent president, George Washington. The total vote is composed of 20,343 for Federalist electors, all of whom were supportive of Washington.
Results
Results by county +1792 United States presidential election in MassachusettsCountyGeorge WashingtonFederalistGeorge WashingtonDemocratic-RepublicanMarginTotal#%#%#% Barnstable186100.00%00.00%186100.00%186 Berkshire35478.32%9821.68%25656.64%452 Bristol40071.43%16028.57%24042.86%560 Cumberland29799.66%10.34%29699.32%298 Dukes46100.00%00.00%46100.00%46 Essex49488.53%6411.47%43077.06%558 Hancock13100.00%00.00%13100.00%13 Hampshire80779.66%20620.34%60159.32%1,013 Lincoln408100.00%00.00%408100.00%408 Middlesex80862.30%48937.70%31924.60%1,297 Nantucket109100.00%00.00%109100.00%109 Plymouth22299.55%10.45%22199.10%223 Suffolk1,05370.34%44429.66%60940.68%1,497 Washington47100.00%00.00%47100.00%47 Worcester82575.90%26224.10%56351.80%1,087 York19190.09%219.91%17080.18%212Total6,26078.19%1,74621.81%4,51461.88%8,006
Swing by county
+ Swing compared to the 1788-89 electionCountyPartyStatus Federalist Democratic-Republican / Anti-Federalist Barnstable 0.00 pp 0.00 ppHoldBerkshire ▼ 3.48 pp ▲ 3.48 ppLossBristol ▲ 6.33 pp ▼ 6.33 ppGainCumberland ▼ 0.34 pp ▲ 0.34 ppLossDukes 0.00 pp 0.00 ppHoldEssex ▲ 1.86 pp ▼ 1.86 ppGainHancock No data No data NewHampshire ▼ 7.33 pp ▲ 7.33 ppLossLincoln ▲ 61.65 pp ▼ 61.65 ppFlipMiddlesex ▼ 26.16 pp ▲ 26.16 ppLossNantucket 0.00 pp 0.00 ppHoldPlymouth ▲ 0.71 pp ▼ 0.71 ppGainSuffolk ▼ 12.32 pp ▲ 12.32 ppLossWashington No data No data NewWorcester ▲ 18.27 pp ▼ 18.27 ppGainYork ▲ 21.60 pp ▼ 21.60 ppGainTotal ▲ 0.38 pp ▼ 0.38 ppGain
Results by district +1792 United States presidential election in MassachusettsDistrictGeorge WashingtonFederalistGeorge WashingtonDemocratic-RepublicanMarginTotal#%#%#% Middle 52,35570.26% 599729.74% 01,35840.52%3,352 Western 51,98677.82% 556622.18% 01,42055.64%2,552 Southern 396385.68% 316114.32% 080271.36%1,124 Eastern 395697.75% 3222.25% 093495.50%978Total166,26078.19%161,74621.81%04,51461.88%8,006
Results by elector
See also United States presidential elections in Massachusetts
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