Somerville, MA is an inclusive and diverse city located in Middlesex County. With a population of 80,000 people, Somerville is a vibrant community with numerous political interest groups and stakeholders. The local government consists of a Mayor, 11 Alderman, 4 School Committee members, and numerous other elected boards and commissions. These representatives are responsible for promoting the interests of their constituents by advocating for legislation at the state level to improve infrastructure, support public education initiatives, and promote economic development. In addition to these efforts, many local politicians are also actively involved in community engagement activities such as hosting events and fundraising efforts to ensure that all residents have access to resources they need. These officials strive to create a safe place for citizens of Somerville by addressing matters such as homelessness and poverty.
The political climate in Somerville, MA is very 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
Somerville, MA is very 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.
Somerville, 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 Somerville, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 89,084 contributions totaling $24,841,088 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $279 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,827 contributions totaling $777,487 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $426 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)