Chelsea, MA is a vibrant city with a population of over 40,000 people. It has a strong sense of community and takes pride in its many unique cultural attractions. As far as politics go, the City of Chelsea boasts a diverse range of elected officials that reflect the values and beliefs of its citizens. These include representatives in the state legislature, county commissioner offices, and local school committees. Recent elections have seen an uptick in voter engagement and overall enthusiasm for government participation throughout the city. With candidates from both major parties actively campaigning for office, Chelsea residents have been able to make their voices heard through the ballot box on issues that matter most to them. In addition to these elected officials, a wide array of grassroots organizations have played a role in advocating for policy changes at both the state and federal levels. Overall, Chelsea's political landscape is booming with activity and energy as citizens continue to demand their representatives act in their best interests.
The political climate in Chelsea, MA is very liberal.
Suffolk County, MA is very liberal. In Suffolk County, MA 80.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 17.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Suffolk county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 80.6% to 17.5%.
Suffolk county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Chelsea, MA is very liberal.
Suffolk County, Massachusetts is very liberal.
Boston-Cambridge-Newton Metro Area is very liberal.
Massachusetts is very liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Chelsea, Massachusetts: D D D D D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Chelsea, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,714 contributions totaling $222,576 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 480 contributions totaling $98,551 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $205 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)