Devens, MA is a small town in Middlesex County with a vibrant political system. The town elects a Board of Selectmen, which is responsible for making decisions and setting policy for the community. This board consists of three members who are elected to two-year terms. Devens also has a Town Meeting, which is composed of all registered voters. At the Town Meeting, residents can debate and decide on issues such as the budget, local zoning laws, and other items that affect the town. Additionally, Devens is represented in Massachusetts' legislature by its State Representative and State Senator. The local representatives ensure that the needs of the Devens community are heard in the state government. All of these roles work together to ensure that Devens remains an active and engaged participant in its local politics.
The political climate in Devens, MA is leaning liberal.
Worcester County, MA is moderately liberal. In Worcester County, MA 57.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Worcester county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.6% to 39.7%.
Worcester county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Devens, MA is leaning liberal.
Worcester County, Massachusetts is moderately 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.
Devens, 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 Devens, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,472 contributions totaling $74,856 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 168 contributions totaling $23,976 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)