Worcester Presidential Election: How Trump Fared Compared To 2016

WORCESTER, MA — President Donald Trump’s loss in Massachusetts on Tuesday was expected, but it wasn't much worse than his 2016 loss.

With almost 100 percent of precincts reporting on Wednesday afternoon, Joe Biden was beating Trump 66 to 32.5 percent statewide. In 2016, Hillary Clinton earned 60 percent of the vote to Trump's 33 percent.

So how did Trump's support in Worcester compare with his vote totals in 2016? While Trump's overall share of the vote increased, Biden also improved over Clinton by more than 5,000 votes, according to unofficial results.

2020

• Joe Biden/Kamala Harris — 48,030
• Donald Trump/Mike Pence — 21,018

2016

• Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine — 43,084
• Donald Trump/Mike Pence — 17,732

The difference wasn't so stark in all parts of Worcester County.

In Barre, Biden squeaked out a win with 48.69 percent of the vote, beating Trump by just four votes. Biden's lead was only 12 votes in Hardwick — and one vote in Sutton and Webster.

Meanwhile, Trump won in Hubbardston, Millville, Templeton, Spencer, Leicester, Douglas, Dudley, Charlton, New Braintree, Oakham and Oxford.

Trump had struggled to overcome polling deficits in key states in the campaign’s final days. He ran strong as expected in rural areas, but lost support among other critical voting groups, including suburban women in several battleground states.

CNN reported in October that polling put Biden up by 25 points among women voters. According to the final 2016 pre-election polls, Clinton won women voters by 13 points among likely voters and 14 points among registered voters.