Cambridge, MA is an important political hub in the United States. It is home to many politicians and activists, including Elizabeth Warren and Edward Markey, both of whom have previously served in the US Senate. The city is also home to prominent political organizations such as The Center for American Progress and the New England Institute of Politics. Cambridge has a strong Democratic majority which has historically been supportive of progressive initiatives such as the Massachusetts Health Care Reform Act and same-sex marriage. The city's involvement in politics is made evident by its recent campaigns for topics such as climate change, public education reform, and racial justice. In addition to elections and initiatives, Cambridge also hosts several rallies each year that bring together local leaders to discuss important issues that face the country today.
The political climate in Cambridge, MA is very liberal.
Middlesex County, MA is very liberal. In Middlesex County, MA 71.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 26.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Middlesex county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 71.5% to 26.3%.
Middlesex county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cambridge, MA is very liberal.
Middlesex 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.
Cambridge, 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 Cambridge, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 96,152 contributions totaling $26,507,757 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $276 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,275 contributions totaling $1,016,191 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $447 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)