Massachusetts By The Numbers
Worcester Republican City Committee
Massachusetts by the Numbers
Early voting opens Saturday, October 17, and the Worcester Republican City Committee wants one page in front of as many voters as possible. Massachusetts by the Numbers, created by Amy Miller, lays out who has run the State House, for how long, and what that has meant for the rest of us.
Our members have been leaving it at doors across Worcester. We're sharing it here so you can read it, print it and pass it along.
What the numbers show
Democrats have held majorities in both chambers of the Legislature since the 1958 election. That is 68 years of one party setting the agenda on Beacon Hill.
| Chamber | Democrats | Republicans | Unenrolled | Vacant | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| House | 132 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 160 |
| Senate | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
It takes a two-thirds vote to override a governor's veto. Democrats hold more than 80% of the seats in each chamber, so they can pass a bill, and override a veto, without a single Republican vote.
That leaves the Republican minority with three tools: speaking up on the floor, filing amendments, and fighting for local aid for their cities and towns. They use all three. But the votes that decide the outcome sit on one side of the aisle.
Why it matters here
When one party holds every lever, it owns the results. The fact sheet asks the questions Worcester families are already asking, and points to the same answer each time.
- Cost of living. Housing and energy in Massachusetts are among the most expensive in the country. Those costs follow from choices made on Beacon Hill, and the majority made them.
- Local control. The MBTA Communities Act requires cities and towns near transit to zone for multifamily housing, whether local voters want it or not. Decisions that used to belong to city councils and town meetings now answer to the State House.
- Accountability. The state has selected a developer for a new Hampden County courthouse in Springfield, a project valued at more than $2 billion. Rival bidders sued, calling the procurement process tainted; a judge denied their request to halt it in August, and they plan to appeal. Taxpayers deserve a process nobody has to question.
The fact sheet's point is simple. If you want something different from the State House, you have to vote for something different.
What you can do
- Vote early. Early voting runs Saturday, October 17 through Friday, October 30. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3.
- Share the fact sheet. Download it, print a stack, and hand it to neighbors, coworkers and family.
- Join us for the home stretch. We're organizing standouts, door knocking, phone banking and poll watchers over the next two weeks. Reach out to pick a shift.
Sources: 2026 Massachusetts House of Representatives election; 2026 Massachusetts Senate election; Western Mass News, August 24, 2026.
