The town of Medfield, MA is an important part of the local political landscape. It is a small town with a population of approximately 6,000 people. However, it has an active and engaged citizenry that takes its civic responsibilities seriously. The local politics in Medfield are focused on addressing the needs and concerns of its residents while also paying attention to larger regional and state issues. Local political candidates typically focus on promoting economic growth, improving public safety, advocating for environmental protection, and preserving the unique character of the town. They also strive to ensure that residents have access to quality education opportunities as well as reliable health care services. These are all important objectives for any community and Medfield is no exception.
The political climate in Medfield, MA is somewhat liberal.
Norfolk County, MA is very liberal. In Norfolk County, MA 67.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 30.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Norfolk county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.0% to 30.7%.
Norfolk county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Medfield, MA is somewhat liberal.
Norfolk 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.
Medfield, 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 Medfield, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,802 contributions totaling $353,598 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $196 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 508 contributions totaling $148,358 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $292 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)