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Presidential Candidate | Vice Presidential Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote | Electoral Vote |
![](IMAGES/COLOR/DD0000.gif) | Barack H. Obama | Joseph R. Biden, Jr. | Democratic |
1,904,098 |
61.80% | 12 |
![](IMAGES/COLOR/0000DD.gif) | John S. McCain, III | Sarah Palin | Republican |
1,108,854 |
35.99% | 0 |
![](IMAGES/COLOR/FFFF00.gif) | Ralph Nader | Matt Gonzalez | Independent |
28,841 |
0.94% | 0 |
![](IMAGES/COLOR/FFFF00.gif) | Write-ins | - | - |
14,566 |
0.47% | 0 |
![](IMAGES/COLOR/FFFF00.gif) | Bob Barr | Wayne A. Root | Libertarian |
13,189 |
0.43% | 0 |
![Y](IMAGES/COLOR/FFFF00.gif) | Other (+) | - | - |
11,521 |
0.37% | 0 |
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Map Key
| Turnout
![Voter Turnout Graph](IMAGES/VTO/pevto62.png) | ![Vote Pie Chart](img.php?type=pie&year=2008&st=MA&off=0&elect=0) | ![State Seal](IMAGES/SEAL/sealMA.png) |
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| Election Notes:
- Results include one vote added for Obama in City of Boston (Suffolk County) per Boston City Elections
- Results include 83 votes added for write-ins in Town of Barnstable (Barnstable County) per town Elections
| Demographic Data
2010 Population: | 6,547,629 | Enum. | 2010 Population Density: | 322.4 | persons/km2 | 2008 Population: | 6,468,967 | Est. | 2008 Population Density: | 318.6 | persons/km2 | 2000 Population: | 6,349,097 | Enum. | 2000 Population Density: | 312.7 | persons/km2 | Total Electoral Vote: | 12 | | Electoral Vote Density: | 539,081 | persons/EV | Land Area (2000): | 20,306 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 0.3 | % |
| Election Data and Statistics:
| Election Tools
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Data Sources:
- Source for Popular Vote data: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth. Elections Division. 0, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth. Elections Division (
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- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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