Boxford, MA is a small suburban town located in Essex County. It is home to many families and businesses, and has a rich history of community involvement and local politics. The town prides itself on its close-knit neighborhoods, strong sense of community, and high quality of life. The Boxford Town Meeting is the central decision-making body in the town with representatives from all major constituencies, including residents from each precinct as well as members from other sectors such as business owners or educators. Over the last few years, the town has seen an increase in interest in local politics with several candidates running for positions on the Town Meeting and other political offices. There are initiatives underway to improve civic engagement by engaging more citizens in political discussions and providing forums for people to voice their opinions on different topics affecting Boxford’s future. As a result, it is clear that local politics is an important issue for those living in this vibrant community.
The political climate in Boxford, 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
Boxford, 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.
Boxford, 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 Boxford, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,525 contributions totaling $703,978 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 584 contributions totaling $314,106 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $538 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)