Dallasfan65's MA Town Map Thread

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General Electoral Warning: This is what happens when you piss off the Irish.

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General Electoral Warning: This is what happens when you piss off the Irish.

Enlighten me as to why Irish were pissed off in 1924? 1920 is obvious, but I can't remember a reason for 1924. Something Davis did maybe?

Maybe not any more pissed off as they were in 1920 (I would actually say less so) but the Democratic National Convention of 1924 probably didn't give them any real incentive to get cheery about the election.  I mean if this was say 1864, 1868, 1872, or maybe even 1904 I could understand the argument that the Republican nominee was exciting but in 1924?  Granted Silent Cal was from Massachusetts but the town by town results in my opinion are pretty damning.  There has to be more than the "homeboy" effect to put him over that much in 1924.

Granted, Eisenhower won nearly 60% of the vote in 1956 but he was a former Supreme Allied Commander and a wide acclaimed incumbent seeking re-election (then again, to pre-empt my future touche, so was Coolidge).

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Wow I wasn't aware that Moderate Hero did so well in Massachusetts.........

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A Tale of Three Cities:

Fall River:
1900: McKinley, 57.57%
1904: Roosevelt, 49.69%
1908: Taft, 51.67%
1912: Wilson, 39.09%
1916: Wilson, 50.04%
1920: Harding, 64.37%
1924: Coolidge, 56.62%
1928: Smith, 61.46%
1932: Roosevelt, 61.65%

New Bedford:
1900: McKinley, 63.24%
1904: Roosevelt, 58.08%
1908: Taft, 58.33%
1912: Taft, 41.37%
1916: Hughes, 52.31%
1920: Harding, 78.13%
1924: Coolidge, 66.17%
1928: Smith, 52.88%
1932: Roosevelt, 57.88%

Cambridge:
1900: McKinley, 50.99%
1904: Parker, 48.85%
1908: Taft, 51.54%
1912: Wilson, 48.67%
1916: Wilson, 55.64%
1920: Harding, 58.15%
1924: Coolidge, 49.47%
1928: Smith, 60.93%
1932: Roosevelt, 60.86%

Also, a personal favorite of mine (though not a city by any stretch of the imagination):

Heath:
1960: Nixon, 73.71%
1964: Goldwater, 51.79%
1968: Nixon, 72.72%
1972: Nixon, 65.51%
1976: Ford, 46.66%
1980: Reagan, 44.25%
1984: Mondale, 54.13%

Cambridge went for Smith?
By damn near 61%?

Must be a lot more micks and papists living there then I gave the place credit for.