The town of Ayer, MA is a small community located in Middlesex County. It has a proud history of political engagement and is home to many passionate citizens who take an active role in shaping their local government. There are several local politicians who serve the community on boards and commissions, including the Board of Selectmen, Planning Board, Finance Committee, and Zoning Board of Appeals. These individuals work hard to ensure that Ayer remains a vibrant town that continues to meet the needs of its citizens. They hold regular meetings with constituents to discuss issues affecting the town and make sure that everyone’s voices are heard in decision-making processes. Local elections are held every two years for mayor and other positions, ensuring that all residents have a say in determining who will represent them in office.
The political climate in Ayer, MA is moderately 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
Ayer, MA is moderately 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.
Ayer, 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 Ayer, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,509 contributions totaling $71,169 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 198 contributions totaling $26,070 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)