Groton, MA is a small town located in Middlesex County. It is home to around 11,000 people and has a long history of political involvement. From the local school committee to the board of selectmen, politics plays an important role in Groton. The town holds several elections each year for local government positions such as town moderator, town clerk, and constable. These elections are held in the spring and provide citizens with the opportunity to voice their opinions on who should be elected into office. In addition to local elections, Groton residents are active members of state and federal representation by voting in midterm and national elections. This allows them to have a say in higher level decisions that affect their community’s future. Overall, politics plays an important role in Groton’s culture and development as a result of its citizens’ dedication to making their voices heard through various forms of civic engagement.
The political climate in Groton, MA is somewhat 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
Groton, MA is somewhat 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.
Groton, 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 Groton, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,448 contributions totaling $492,004 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 390 contributions totaling $192,096 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $493 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)