1904 United States presidential election in Massachusetts

1904 United States presidential election in Massachusetts

November 8, 1904
Turnout67.6%[1] 0.2 pp
 
Nominee Theodore Roosevelt Alton B. Parker
Party Republican Democratic
Home state New York New York
Running mate Charles W. Fairbanks Henry G. Davis
Electoral vote 16 0
Popular vote 257,822 165,746
Percentage 57.92% 37.24%


President before election

Theodore Roosevelt
Republican

Elected President

Theodore Roosevelt
Republican

The 1904 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place on November 8, 1904, as part of the 1904 United States presidential election. Voters chose 16 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Massachusetts voted for the Republican nominee, President Theodore Roosevelt, over the Democratic nominee, former Chief Judge of New York Court of Appeals Alton B. Parker. Roosevelt won the state by a margin of 20.68%.

Results

1904 United States presidential election in Massachusetts[2]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Republican Theodore Roosevelt of New York (incumbent) Charles Warren Fairbanks of Indiana 257,822 57.92% 16 100.00%
Democratic Alton Brooks Parker of New York Henry Gassaway Davis of West Virginia 165,746 37.24% 0 0.00%
Socialist Eugene Victor Debs of Indiana Benjamin Hanford of New York 13,604 3.06% 0 0.00%
Prohibition Silas Comfort Swallow of Pennsylvania George Washington Carroll of Texas 4,279 0.96% 0 0.00%
Socialist Labor Charles Hunter Corregan of New York William Wesley Cox of Illinois 2,359 0.53% 0 0.00%
Populist Thomas Edward Watson of Georgia Thomas Tibbles of Nebraska 1,294 0.28% 0 0.00%
N/A Others Others 5 0.01% 0 0.00%
Total 445,109 100.00% 16 100.00%

Results by county

County Theodore Roosevelt Republican Alton B. Parker Democratic Eugene Debs Socialist Silas C. Swallow Prohibition Charles Hunter Corregan Socialist Labor Thomas E. Watson Populist Others Total votes cast[3]
# % # % # % # % # % # % # %
Barnstable 3,638 77.72% 900 19.23% 35 0.75% 77 1.65% 16 0.34% 15 0.32% 0 0.00% 4,681
Berkshire 9,310 58.85% 5,800 36.66% 361 2.28% 156 0.99% 119 0.75% 75 0.47% 0 0.00% 15,821
Bristol 18,742 60.00% 11,103 35.55% 724 2.32% 344 1.10% 230 0.74% 92 0.29% 0 0.00% 31,235
Dukes 602 80.16% 120 15.98% 9 1.20% 13 1.73% 5 0.67% 2 0.27% 0 0.00% 751
Essex 36,980 62.26% 18,562 31.25% 2,366 3.98% 860 1.45% 409 0.69% 215 0.36% 0 0.00% 59,392
Franklin 5,034 71.40% 1,672 23.72% 217 3.08% 84 1.19% 13 0.18% 30 0.43% 0 0.00% 25,972
Hampden 14,962 57.61% 9,369 36.07% 1,115 4.29% 195 0.75% 180 0.69% 150 0.58% 1 0.00% 25,972
Hampshire 5,892 68.25% 2,292 26.55% 248 2.87% 140 1.62% 29 0.34% 32 0.37% 0 0.00% 8,633
Middlesex 55,704 60.63% 32,889 35.80% 1,665 1.81% 951 1.04% 424 0.46% 233 0.25% 2 0.00% 91,868
Nantucket 378 67.26% 170 30.25% 1 0.18% 7 1.25% 4 0.71% 2 0.36% 0 0.00% 562
Norfolk 16,104 62.15% 8,372 32.31% 1,036 4.00% 253 0.98% 93 0.36% 50 0.19% 2 0.01% 25,910
Plymouth 12,671 60.89% 5,746 27.61% 2,043 9.82% 194 0.93% 51 0.25% 104 0.50% 0 0.00% 20,809
Suffolk 43,681 44.14% 51,714 52.26% 2,387 2.41% 487 0.49% 507 0.51% 188 0.19% 0 0.00% 98,964
Worcester 34,124 63.83% 17,037 31.87% 1,397 2.61% 518 0.97% 279 0.52% 106 0.20% 0 0.00% 53,461
Totals 257,822 57.92% 165,746 37.24% 13,604 3.06% 4,279 0.96% 2,359 0.53% 1,294 0.29% 5 0.00% 445,109

See also

References

  1. ^ Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970, part 2, p. 1072.
  2. ^ "1904 Presidential General Election Results - Massachusetts". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  3. ^ "A manual for the use of the General Court (1905)". archives.lib.state.ma.us. Retrieved July 2, 2025.