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The Congressional delegation from Massachusetts is entirely | The Congressional delegation from Massachusetts is entirely Democratic.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm |title=Members of the 111th Congress |publisher=[[United States Senate]] |access-date=October 18, 2009}}</ref> The [[United States Senate|Senators]] are [[Elizabeth Warren]] and [[Ed Markey]] while the [[United States House of Representatives|Representatives]] are [[Richard Neal]] ([[Massachusetts's 1st congressional district|1st]]), [[Jim McGovern (congressman)|Jim McGovern]] ([[Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district|2nd]]), [[Lori Trahan]] ([[Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district|3rd]]), [[Jake Auchincloss]] ([[Massachusetts's 4th congressional district|4th]]), [[Katherine Clark]] ([[Massachusetts's 5th congressional district|5th]]), [[Seth Moulton]] ([[Massachusetts's 6th congressional district|6th]]), [[Ayanna Pressley]] ([[Massachusetts's 7th congressional district|7th]]), [[Stephen Lynch (politician)|Stephen Lynch]] ([[Massachusetts's 8th congressional district|8th]]), and [[Bill Keating (politician)|Bill Keating]] ([[Massachusetts's 9th congressional district|9th]]).<ref>{{cite web |title=Directory of Representatives |url=http://www.house.gov/representatives/#state_ma |publisher=[[United States House of Representatives]] |access-date=January 19, 2019}}</ref> | ||
In U.S. presidential elections since 2012, Massachusetts has been allotted 11 votes in the [[United States Electoral College|electoral college]], out of a total of 538.<ref>{{cite web |series=Electoral College |title=Distribution of 2004 and 2008 Electoral Votes |publisher=[[National Archives and Records Administration]] |location=US |access-date=June 2, 2010 |url=http://archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/2008/allocation.html}}</ref> Like most states, Massachusetts's electoral votes are granted in a winner-take-all system.<ref>{{cite web |location=US |series=Electoral College |title=Frequently Asked Questions |publisher=[[National Archives and Records Administration]] |access-date=June 2, 2010 |url=https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/faq.html}}</ref> | In U.S. presidential elections since 2012, Massachusetts has been allotted 11 votes in the [[United States Electoral College|electoral college]], out of a total of 538.<ref>{{cite web |series=Electoral College |title=Distribution of 2004 and 2008 Electoral Votes |publisher=[[National Archives and Records Administration]] |location=US |access-date=June 2, 2010 |url=http://archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/2008/allocation.html}}</ref> Like most states, Massachusetts's electoral votes are granted in a winner-take-all system.<ref>{{cite web |location=US |series=Electoral College |title=Frequently Asked Questions |publisher=[[National Archives and Records Administration]] |access-date=June 2, 2010 |url=https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/faq.html}}</ref> | ||
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| align=center | 1,327,704 | | align=center | 1,327,704 | ||
| align=center | 26.27% | | align=center | 26.27% | ||