Lowell, MA is a city known for its rich history and diverse population. It is home to many different ethnicities and cultures, providing a unique atmosphere for the residents. Politically, Lowell has traditionally leaned Democratic in local elections. The city council consists of 11 members elected by district, and they work together to make decisions regarding the budget, public safety, infrastructure development, and more. The Mayor oversees the City Council and typically runs with the support of either the Democratic or Republican Party. In recent years, there have been initiatives to promote voter registration and civic engagement among Lowell's youth as well as all citizens of voting age. Local advocates are hoping that this increased participation will lead to better representation for all citizens in Lowell's political system.
The political climate in Lowell, MA is strongly 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
Lowell, MA is strongly 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.
Lowell, 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 Lowell, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,993 contributions totaling $454,147 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 305 contributions totaling $129,476 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $425 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)