Middlesex County, MA is a representative democracy in which its citizens have the right to vote for their local political representatives. It is home to over 1.5 million people and has a vast selection of political candidates vying for elected office in local, state, and federal positions. The Massachusetts state legislature and governor are responsible for all laws that involve the county, and its citizens participate in local elections to select leaders who will represent them in the regional government. Local politics in Middlesex County are centered on issues such as economic development, fiscal management, social services, public safety, and environmental protection. Elected officials work closely with residents to ensure that the county’s needs are met with thoughtful and effective policies. Middlesex County is known for having a strong sense of community and political activists who work together to make sure their voices are heard when it comes to influencing decision-making at all levels of government.
The political climate in 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
Middlesex County, MA 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.
Middlesex, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Middlesex County, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 393,493 contributions totaling $90,691,717 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $230 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19,732 contributions totaling $14,498,448 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $735 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)