Massachusetts — 2020 Democratic presidential primary
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Who led each county
Massachusetts's 2020 Democratic primary — 14 counties reporting. Each county links to its place page.
2020Democratic primary leaderBidenSanderscolor = leader · depth = size of the lead
Counties with reported returns are filled by the candidate who led them; the surrounding faint geography is context, not coverage. This is the nominating contest — the November result is on the general-election page.
Statewide result
Massachusetts 2020 Democratic presidential primary — 1,414,119 votes, county returns aggregated statewide.
- Biden✓473,86133.5%
- Sanders376,99026.7%
- Warren303,86421.5%
- Bloomberg166,20011.8%
- Buttigieg38,4002.7%
- All others17,4891.2%
- Klobuchar17,2971.2%
- Gabbard10,5480.8%
- Steyer6,7620.5%
- Yang2,7080.2%
County-by-county leaders — 14 counties
| County | Led by | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesex County | Biden | +3.5 | 403,790 |
| Norfolk County | Biden | +15.5 | 166,787 |
| Suffolk County | Sanders | +0.7 | 158,991 |
| Essex County | Biden | +7.1 | 155,282 |
| Worcester County | Biden | +6.1 | 134,608 |
| Plymouth County | Biden | +14.6 | 96,151 |
| Bristol County | Biden | +8.0 | 78,759 |
| Hampden County | Biden | +6.0 | 62,614 |
| Barnstable County | Biden | +16.8 | 55,631 |
| Hampshire County | Sanders | +5.3 | 43,955 |
| Berkshire County | Biden | +9.7 | 28,582 |
| Franklin County | Sanders | +14.9 | 20,364 |
| Dukes County | Biden | +5.5 | 6,006 |
| Nantucket County | Biden | +16.6 | 2,599 |
Source. Official statewide canvasses — 2020 Democratic presidential primary returns · county returns aggregated statewide. Coverage is the nominating contest as reported by the state; margins are the leader’s edge over the runner-up. Real returns — nothing estimated.