(D-Brockton), Register of Probate Matthew McDonough (D-Marshfield), and Clerk of Courts Robert Creedon (D-Brockton) Presidential Election Results From the late 19th to the mid 20th centuries, Plymouth County was a Republican Party stronghold in presidential elections. From 1876 to 1988, only three Democrats carried the county: Lyndon Johnson, Hubert Humphrey, and Jimmy Carter. Since 1992, however, it has become solidly Democratic, though less so relative to other counties in the state. In 2012, Mitt Romney lost the county by 4.2 points, the closest a Republican has come to winning a county in Massachusetts since 1988. However, it has become more Democratic over the years, and in 2020, Joe Biden carried the county by a 17 points, the largest margin of victory for a candidate since 1984 and the largest margin for a Democrat since 1964. County seal The seal was adopted by the Plymouth County Commissioners on March 31, 1931, under the authority of the General Laws, Chapter 34, Section 14, and was designed by Frederic T. Bailey of North Scituate who was, at that time and for many years, Chairman of the county commissioners. Media For television, the city is served by the Boston and Providence media markets; no television stations are located within the county. Radio stations located in Plymouth County include: The first radio broadcast in history was made in 1906, from the Brant Rock neighborhood in the town of Marshfield. The Brockton Enterprise is the only daily newspaper published in the county, although the Quincy Patriot Ledger has extensive coverage of the South Shore of Massachusetts generally and Plymouth County in particular. There are numerous weekly newspapers published in the county, including: Abington Mariner – Abington Duxbury Clipper – Duxbury The Hingham Journal – Hingham Marshfield Mariner - – Marshfield Old Colony Memorial – Plymouth Plympton-Halifax Express – Plympton and Halifax Rockland Standard – Rockland Scituate Mariner – Scituate The Sentinel – Marion and Rochester Many were operated by the Memorial Press Group, based in Plymouth, until the chain was sold to GateHouse Media in 2006. The flagship of the group was the Old Colony Memorial, the oldest continually published weekly newspaper in New England, first published in 1822. Communities Cities Bridgewater Brockton (traditional county seat) Towns Abington Carver Duxbury East Bridgewater Halifax Hanover Hanson Hingham Hull Kingston Lakeville Marion Marshfield Mattapoisett Middleborough Norwell Pembroke Plymouth (traditional county seat) Plympton Rochester Rockland Scituate Wareham West Bridgewater