North Reading, MA is a small town with a rich political history. The town has seen several elections over the years, from local Town Meeting members to Assembly Representatives. Currently, North Reading is represented by Senator Bruce Tarr and Representative Brad Hill in the Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives respectively. Issues of importance to the citizens of North Reading include protecting open space and preserving the historic character of the area while encouraging economic development through targeted investments. Local politics also focus on improving education opportunities for North Reading's students, supporting small businesses, managing growth responsibly, and making sure all residents have access to quality healthcare. Local candidates are committed to continuing these initiatives in order to ensure prosperity for all in North Reading in the coming years.
The political climate in North Reading, MA is somewhat 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
North Reading, MA is somewhat 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.
North Reading, 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 North Reading, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,514 contributions totaling $104,845 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 206 contributions totaling $152,310 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $739 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)