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Capital: Boston Congressional Districts: 12

1970 Population: 5,689,170 Counz1es: 14 National Rank: 10 voting Precincts: 2,029

1970 Per Capita Incom:$4.294 1972 Convention Delegates: 102 National Rank: 10 1972 Electoral Votes: 14

52; OFFICE HOLDERS Year First Elected to %

Hale Party Elected Present Term Vote 0.3. Senator Eduard M. Kennedy 0 1962 1970 62.11 0.5. Senator Edward H. Brooke R 1966 1972 63.5 Governor Francis N. Sargent R 1970 1970 56.7 Lt, Governor Donald Dwight R 1970 ‘ 1970 51.8 secretary of scato John F.X. Davoren 0 1967 1970 62.8 ' Attorney General Robert H. Quinn 0 1969 1970 54.6 LEGISIATIVE COMPOSITION w “0 bum“ Other Congressional Delegation 8 3 1 State Senate 33 7 2 $tato House ‘186 $2 POPULATION 1970 Population: 3,689,170 Ethnlc and Racial: Urban: 84-5‘ White: 96.3% Italian: 5.2% Rural: 15.4% Black: 3.11 Irish: s.ss_ Age: 18-20: $21,000 18 2‘ Other: .6‘ 21-24: 400,000 ( ' ) Median Age: 29 years 25-44:1,346,000 (34.0%) Median Voting Age: 44.1 years 45-64:l,231,000 (31.1%) White Collar: 52.7 650: 657,000 (16.6” Blue Collar: 34.2 VOTER REGISTRATION v Democrats L Republicans _%_ Others L Total 1,184,623 42.7 527,631 19.0 1,063,284 38.3 2,775,538 PRESIDENTIAL VOTES 1972 Nixon (45.5*) MCCOVem (54. 5%) 1968 Nixon 766.8‘4 (331) Humphrey 1,469,218 (63's) Hallace 37.033 (4*)

1964 Johnson 1. 786. 422 (75") Goldwater 549.727 (24%) 1960 Kennedy 1.487.174 (60%) Nixon 976.750 (40%)