Groveland, MA is a small town located in Essex County in the Northeast region of Massachusetts. The politics of Groveland are reflective of the city’s diverse population which is largely comprised of middle to upper class families. The political landscape in Groveland is primarily liberal, with most residents supporting progressive policies and candidates who prioritize social and environmental issues. With no local political candidates currently seeking office, citizens can vote for candidates from other towns and cities in the area who share their same values. Issues such as affordable housing, public transportation, and climate change are all topics that voters find important to them when deciding who to cast their ballot for. Additionally, Groveland has a vibrant civic engagement presence, with regular meetings held between citizens and elected officials on how best to address these important topics.
The political climate in Groveland, MA is leaning 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
Groveland, MA is leaning 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.
Groveland, 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 Groveland, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 348 contributions totaling $56,901 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 153 contributions totaling $14,592 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)