There’s no place like home, unless Bernie Sanders is on the ballot.
A poll from WBUR showed that Massachusetts residents named the Vermont senator as their presidential candidate of choice over Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who represents the state.
Sanders earned support from 25% of respondents, while Warren landed in second place with 17% support. The two liberal candidates were followed by Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and Michael Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York City, who had 14% and 13% support, respectively.
Warren outperformed Sanders with respondents over the age of 45. But younger respondents overwhelmingly backed Sanders. Forty-seven percent of respondents aged 18 to 45 named Sanders as their presidential choice while 16% supported Warren.
The survey was taken by 426 likely voters between Feb. 23-26. It has a margin of error of 4.9 percentage points.
Sanders has risen over other candidates in their home states. He recently did a campaign stop in Minnesota, which is the home of Sen. Amy Klobuchar. A poll conducted by the Star Tribune and MPR News showed Klobuchar with a slight lead over Sanders. The Minnesota senator earned 29% support in her home state while Sanders carried support from 23% of respondents.
Klobuchar has represented Minnesota in the Senate since 2007. Warren was elected to the Senate in 2013.
Both Minnesota and Massachusetts are Super Tuesday states; their primaries will be held on March 3. Sanders became the front-runner for the Democratic nomination after wins in New Hampshire and Nevada. The next presidential contest is on Saturday, when Democrats will vie for votes in South Carolina.
