Coolidge carried his home state overwhelmingly with 62.26% of the vote to Davis's 24.86%, a Republican victory margin of 37.41%. La Follette finished a strong third in the state with 12.50%.
Massachusetts had long been a typical Yankee Republican bastion in the wake of the Civil War, having voted Republican in every election since 1856, except in 1912, when former Republican President Theodore Roosevelt had run as a Progressive candidate against incumbent Republican President William Howard Taft, splitting the Republican vote and allowing Democrat Woodrow Wilson to win Massachusetts with a plurality of only 35.53% of the vote.
Calvin Coolidge, a traditional Yankee Republican born in neighboring Vermont, had served as a popular former Governor of Massachusetts, and thus easily was able to dominate the state on the presidential level. Even in the midst of the nationwide Republican landslide, Massachusetts weighed in as a solid 12% more Republican than the national average.
The 1920s were a fiercely Republican decade in American politics, and Massachusetts in that era was a fiercely Republican state in presidential elections. The economic boom and social good feelings of the Roaring Twenties under popular Republican leadership virtually guaranteed Calvin Coolidge an easy win in the state against the conservative Southern Democrat John Davis,[2] who had little appeal in Northern states like Massachusetts. Coolidge won a strong majority statewide even with the Republican vote being split by the strong third party candidacy of Robert La Follette, a Republican Senator who ran as the Progressive Party candidate and peeled away the votes of many progressive Republicans.
Coolidge swept every county in the state of Massachusetts, and his 65.34% of the popular vote would prove to be his fifth strongest state in the 1924 election in terms of popular vote percentage after neighboring Vermont, Michigan, Maine and Pennsylvania.[3] To date, this is the last time a Republican presidential candidate has carried every county in Massachusetts as well as the last election in which a Republican presidential candidate has won Suffolk County, home to the state's capital and largest city, Boston. No Republican has reached 60% of the vote since.[4] It is also the last time that the towns of Hadley and Hatfield and the cities of Boston, Cambridge, Chelsea, Chicopee, Fall River, Lawrence, and Revere voted Republican. From his time as governor, Coolidge remained relatively popular, for a Republican, among Irish Catholics and the other ethnic immigrant groups who populated Boston. Many of these voters would defect to the Democrats for Catholic Al Smith in 1928 and become reliable Democratic voters after that, making Boston a reliably Democratic city in every election that followed.
This was the last time Massachusetts voted for a Republican candidate until Dwight D. Eisenhower won the state in 1952.
^Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970, part 2, p. 1072.
^Roseboom, Eugene Holloway and Eckes, Alfred E.; A History of Presidential Elections, from George Washington to Jimmy Carter; pp. 151-158 ISBN0020364202
^"1924 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
^Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
^"1924 Presidential General Election Results - Massachusetts". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
^"MA US President — November 04, 1924". Our Campaigns.
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Main article 1924 United States presidential election The 1924 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place on November 4 1924 as part of the 1924 United States presidential election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states Voters chose 18 representatives or electors to the Electoral College who voted for president and vice president 1924 United States presidential election in Massachusetts 1920 November 4 1924 1928 Turnout56 6 1 3 3 pp Nominee Calvin Coolidge John W Davis Robert M La FolletteParty Republican Democratic ProgressiveHome state Massachusetts West Virginia WisconsinRunning mate Charles G Dawes Charles W Bryan Burton K WheelerElectoral vote 18 0 0Popular vote 703 476 280 831 141 225Percentage 62 26 24 86 12 50 County Results Coolidge 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 President before electionCalvin CoolidgeRepublican Elected President Calvin CoolidgeRepublicanMassachusetts was won in a landslide by incumbent Republican President Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts who was running against Democratic Ambassador John W Davis of West Virginia and the Progressive Party s Senator Robert M La Follette of Wisconsin Coolidge s running mate was former Budget Director Charles G Dawes of Illinois and Davis ran with Governor Charles W Bryan of Nebraska while La Follette ran with Senator Burton K Wheeler of Montana Coolidge carried his home state overwhelmingly with 62 26 of the vote to Davis s 24 86 a Republican victory margin of 37 41 La Follette finished a strong third in the state with 12 50 Massachusetts had long been a typical Yankee Republican bastion in the wake of the Civil War having voted Republican in every election since 1856 except in 1912 when former Republican President Theodore Roosevelt had run as a Progressive candidate against incumbent Republican President William Howard Taft splitting the Republican vote and allowing Democrat Woodrow Wilson to win Massachusetts with a plurality of only 35 53 of the vote Calvin Coolidge a traditional Yankee Republican born in neighboring Vermont had served as a popular former Governor of Massachusetts and thus easily was able to dominate the state on the presidential level Even in the midst of the nationwide Republican landslide Massachusetts weighed in as a solid 12 more Republican than the national average The 1920s were a fiercely Republican decade in American politics and Massachusetts in that era was a fiercely Republican state in presidential elections The economic boom and social good feelings of the Roaring Twenties under popular Republican leadership virtually guaranteed Calvin Coolidge an easy win in the state against the conservative Southern Democrat John Davis 2 who had little appeal in Northern states like Massachusetts Coolidge won a strong majority statewide even with the Republican vote being split by the strong third party candidacy of Robert La Follette a Republican Senator who ran as the Progressive Party candidate and peeled away the votes of many progressive Republicans Coolidge swept every county in the state of Massachusetts and his 65 34 of the popular vote would prove to be his fifth strongest state in the 1924 election in terms of popular vote percentage after neighboring Vermont Michigan Maine and Pennsylvania 3 To date this is the last time a Republican presidential candidate has carried every county in Massachusetts as well as the last election in which a Republican presidential candidate has won Suffolk County home to the state s capital and largest city Boston No Republican has reached 60 of the vote since 4 It is also the last time that the towns of Hadley and Hatfield and the cities of Boston Cambridge Chelsea Chicopee Fall River Lawrence and Revere voted Republican From his time as governor Coolidge remained relatively popular for a Republican among Irish Catholics and the other ethnic immigrant groups who populated Boston Many of these voters would defect to the Democrats for Catholic Al Smith in 1928 and become reliable Democratic voters after that making Boston a reliably Democratic city in every election that followed This was the last time Massachusetts voted for a Republican candidate until Dwight D Eisenhower won the state in 1952 Contents 1 Results 1 1 Results by county 2 See also 3 ReferencesResults Edit1924 United States presidential election in Massachusetts 5 Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votesRepublican Calvin Coolidge incumbent 703 476 62 26 18Democratic John W Davis 280 831 24 86 0Progressive Robert M La Follette 141 225 12 50 0Communist William Z Foster 2 635 0 23 0Socialist Labor Frank T Johns 1 668 0 15 0Write ins Write ins 2 0 00 0Totals 1 129 837 100 00 18Results by county Edit County 6 Calvin CoolidgeRepublican John W DavisDemocratic Robert M La FolletteProgressive Various candidatesOther parties Total votes cast Barnstable 7 333 85 50 881 10 27 339 3 95 24 0 28 8 577Berkshire 21 106 58 93 10 956 30 59 3 637 10 15 116 0 32 35 815Bristol 58 929 66 23 19 802 22 25 9 624 10 82 625 0 70 88 980Dukes 1 182 86 91 108 7 94 69 5 07 1 0 07 1 360Essex 92 918 66 58 25 635 18 37 20 390 14 61 607 0 43 139 550Franklin 11 350 77 12 2 089 14 19 1 253 8 51 25 0 17 14 717Hampden 46 489 59 97 19 079 24 61 11 683 15 07 264 0 34 77 515Hampshire 13 918 66 23 5 037 23 97 2 014 9 58 45 0 21 21 014Middlesex 162 530 63 68 64 544 25 29 27 510 10 78 651 0 26 255 235Nantucket 708 79 64 167 18 79 12 1 35 2 0 22 889Norfolk 57 948 71 12 15 014 18 43 8 269 10 15 247 0 30 81 478Plymouth 34 728 68 97 8 863 17 60 6 549 13 01 215 0 43 50 355Suffolk 104 658 47 14 78 702 35 45 37 574 16 93 1 059 0 48 221 993Worcester 89 679 67 14 31 171 23 34 12 302 9 21 424 0 32 133 576Totals 703 476 62 26 280 831 24 86 141 225 12 50 4 305 0 38 1 129 837See also EditUnited States presidential elections in MassachusettsReferences Edit Bicentennial Edition Historical Statistics of the United States Colonial Times to 1970 part 2 p 1072 Roseboom Eugene Holloway and Eckes Alfred E A History of Presidential Elections from George Washington to Jimmy Carter pp 151 158 ISBN 0020364202 1924 Presidential Election Statistics Dave Leip s Atlas of U S Presidential Elections Retrieved March 5 2018 Sullivan Robert David How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century America Magazine in The National Catholic Review June 29 2016 1924 Presidential General Election Results Massachusetts Dave Leip s Atlas of U S Presidential Elections Retrieved February 7 2013 MA US President November 04 1924 Our Campaigns Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1924 United States presidential election in Massachusetts amp oldid 1180171875, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
