Malden, MA 02148 is a city located in Middlesex county in Massachusetts. It is known for its rich cultural diversity and thriving small business community. Politics in Malden are centered around the local mayoral office. The current mayor of Malden is Gary Christenson, who was re-elected for his third term in 2019. He has focused on providing more affordable housing, infrastructure improvements, and fighting climate change during his tenure as mayor. Additionally, the City Council works to ensure the citizens' voices are heard through public hearings and consultation with other city departments. With a focus on building a better future for its residents, Malden strives to provide quality services to all members of the community regardless of political affiliation or background.
The political climate in Zip 02148 (Malden, 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
Zip 02148 (Malden, MA) is very liberal.
Malden, Massachusetts 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.
Malden, 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 zip 02148 (Malden)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,770 contributions totaling $157,783 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 325 contributions totaling $30,279 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)