Best and worst showings by presidential candidates

These are the towns in which the major-party presidential candidates had their best and worst showings in the Massachusetts general election. The tables were calculated from unofficial results provided by the Associated Press.

John Kerry BEST TOWNS Town Kerry votes Total votes   Pct. Aquinnah 270 294 91.8% Provincetown 2,151 2,460 87.4% Cambridge 35,241 41,250 85.4% Shutesbury 986 1,159 85.1% Amherst 9,705 11,408 85.1% Leverett 947 1,157 81.8% Wendell 429 527 81.4% Pelham 689 852 80.9% Somerville 24,157 29,896 80.8% Northampton 12,176 15,225 80.0% Last updated: 05:27 PM WORST TOWNS Town Kerry votes Total votes   Pct. Charlton 1639 4664 35.1% East Brookfield 467 1095 42.6% Bourne 4190 9776 42.9% Boxford 2059 4762 43.2% Lakeville 2389 5356 44.6% Granville 374 835 44.8% West Bridgewater 1666 3686 45.2% Montgomery 213 470 45.3% North Brookfield 1009 2215 45.6% Tolland 109 238 45.8% Last updated: 05:27 PM				George Bush BEST TOWNS Town Bush votes Total votes   Pct. Charlton 2,983 4,664 64.0% East Brookfield 623 1,095 56.9% Boxford 2,664 4,762 55.9% Lakeville 2,912 5,356 54.4% West Bridgewater 1,989 3,686 54.0% Tolland 128 238 53.8% Granville 449 835 53.8% North Brookfield 1,186 2,215 53.5% Lynnfield 3,625 6,826 53.1% Montgomery 249 470 53.0% Last updated: 05:27 PM WORST TOWNS Town Bush votes Total votes   Pct. Aquinnah 22 294 7.5% Provincetown 284 2,460 11.5% Shutesbury 146 1,159 12.6% Cambridge 5,275 41,250 12.8% Amherst 1,463 11,408 12.8% Wendell 69 527 13.1% Leverett 193 1,157 16.7% Somerville 5,208 29,896 17.4% Pelham 151 852 17.7% Northampton 2,790 15,225 18.3% Last updated: 05:27 PM

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