A WBUR map tracing Massachusetts gubernatorial voting in every town since 1970 offers a local view of a distinction in the commonwealth's politics: Its reputation as a Democratic stronghold does not tell the whole story of its elections for governor.
Published Oct. 30, the map focuses on how individual communities have voted in those contests. WBUR describes Massachusetts gubernatorial politics as more politically mixed than the state's national image might suggest.
The historical scope puts the focus on a series of elections rather than a single statewide result. Its town-by-town approach also makes local voting, rather than a broad characterization of Massachusetts, the subject of the presentation.
The distinction is specific to the office. WBUR's comparison concerns gubernatorial elections; it does not present the state's national political reputation as a complete account of how Massachusetts chooses its governors.
The supplied source summary does not include individual town results, candidate totals or election margins. It therefore does not establish which communities changed their voting patterns, when those changes occurred or which towns were most consistently aligned with either party.
