Rockport, MA is a small coastal town in Essex County on the north shore of Massachusetts. Although it has a population of only around 6,000 people, Rockport is an important community for the state due to its vibrant culture and deep-rooted history. Politics in Rockport is generally quite moderate, with candidates focusing on issues such as economic growth, environmental sustainability, and community development. In recent years there has been a push towards greater civic engagement which has seen more local residents attending town hall meetings and getting involved in local political discourse. The town also holds a primary election each year for local offices such as Town Moderator and Selectman which are open to all registered voters in the area. On the statewide level, Rockport supports progressive policies that promote social justice and equality while still being mindful of fiscal responsibility. Regardless of who you support politically, Rockport is a great place to live and work and provides many opportunities for those looking to make an impact in their community.
The political climate in Rockport, MA is somewhat liberal.
Essex County, MA is strongly liberal. In Essex County, MA 63.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 34.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Essex county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 63.4% to 34.4%.
Essex county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rockport, MA is somewhat liberal.
Essex County, Massachusetts is strongly 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.
Rockport, 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 Rockport, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,006 contributions totaling $627,836 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 204 contributions totaling $174,094 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $853 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)