Politics in Wayland, MA is an important part of the community. The town is led by a Board of Selectmen, which consists of three members elected to serve three-year terms. Citizens of Wayland are encouraged to vote and participate in local elections as they have a direct impact on the way the community operates. In addition to voting for Board of Selectmen members, Wayland residents also have the opportunity to vote for other local officials such as school committee members and state representatives. Local organizations such as the League of Women Voters are active in promoting voter education and participation in political events in town. By engaging with these processes, citizens can help shape their community’s identity and ensure that it runs smoothly for all involved.
The political climate in Wayland, MA is moderately 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
Wayland, MA is moderately 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.
Wayland, 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 Wayland, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22,731 contributions totaling $13,646,162 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $600 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,413 contributions totaling $1,096,716 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $776 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)