Cochituate, MA is a small town with a rich history and an active political life. The town is represented at the state level by two representatives in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, one state senator, and one member in the US House of Representatives. At the local level, Cochituate has an annual town meeting to discuss local issues such as taxes, education, and other public services. The town also holds elections for Town Council members every two years. These Councilors are responsible for setting policies and representing the interests of local residents. There are also numerous volunteer boards that provide input on various issues facing Cochituate’s citizens. All together, these groups work together to create a vibrant and engaged political landscape in Cochituate that encourages residents to be involved in their local government.
The political climate in Cochituate, 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
Cochituate, 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.
Cochituate, 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 Cochituate, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17,793 contributions totaling $12,963,102 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $729 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,081 contributions totaling $858,570 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $794 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)