Malden, Massachusetts is a city located just outside of Boston in Middlesex County. It has a rich history and is home to many cultural attractions. In regards to politics, Malden is governed by an elected mayor and city council, all of whom are members of the Democratic Party. The Mayor and City Council work together to set policy for the city and ensure a strong economic future for Malden residents. They are responsible for managing the budget, creating laws and ordinances, maintaining public safety and providing services like parks, libraries, road maintenance and more. There are also two state representatives who work with state government on behalf of Malden citizens. Local elections are held every two years where citizens can vote for their preferred candidate to represent them in Malden's government.
The political climate in Malden, 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
Malden, 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.
Malden, 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 Malden, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,964 contributions totaling $735,808 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 719 contributions totaling $87,950 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)