Westford Presidential Election Results: Trump Support Shrinks

Westford MA

05 November, 2020

9:53 AM

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WESTFORD, MA — President Donald Trump's loss in Massachusetts on Tuesday was expected in the blue state, but how did he do among Westford voters this time around? According to official vote totals from Westford election results, support for Trump shrank slightly in town in 2020, falling from nearly 34 percent to about 30 percent. In 2016, he earned 7,657 votes, while Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton earned 7,680. Compare that to his 4,618 votes in 2020 to Democrat opponent Joe Biden's 10,078. In 2016 there were 13,912 people who cast ballots, and in 2020 there were 15,185 in town. Tuesday's vote put a heavy spotlight on a heated battle for control of the White House, unfolding during a pandemic that killed nearly a quarter of a million Americans before Election Day. 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. As we wait for the election official to finish counting legitimate ballots this week across the country, Trump doubled down on claims Wednesday that he had won the 2020 presidential election, while Joe Biden's campaign said it would fight any efforts by the president to go to the U.S. Supreme Court to prevent outstanding ballots from being tabulated. The presidential election may not be decided for days or longer because of higher numbers of absentee ballots cast amid the coronavirus pandemic. In Boston and across the country nonpartisan groups responded to the news that the Trump campaign was suing the states of Pennsylvania and Michigan to stop counting legitimate ballots, prompted hundreds to rally in an effort to demand that all votes will be counted. Jenna Fisher is a news reporter for Patch. Got a tip? She can be reached at [email protected] or by calling 617-942-0474. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram (@ReporterJenna). Have a something you'd like posted on the Patch? Here's how .