Massachusetts has been a [[blue state]] in presidential elections since 1928 except when it favored [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] and [[Ronald Wilson Reagan]] both terms. In the 1972 Presidential election it was the only state (along with the District of Columbia) to support [[George McGovern]] over [[Richard Nixon]]. Though its congressional and legislative delegations have been almost entirely Democtratic for decades, Massachusetts often elects Republican Governors. | Massachusetts has been a [[blue state]] in presidential elections since 1928 except when it favored [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] and [[Ronald Wilson Reagan]] both terms. In the 1972 Presidential election it was the only state (along with the District of Columbia) to support [[George McGovern]] over [[Richard Nixon]]. Though its congressional and legislative delegations have been almost entirely Democtratic for decades, Massachusetts often elects Republican Governors. |