Westford, MA is a small town in Middlesex County that has a population of approximately 21,951 people. The town is known for its commitment to local politics, as well as the dedication of its elected officials. Westford Town Meeting is the legislative body which governs the town and is made up of elected members from each precinct. Every May, Town Meeting elects a Board of Selectmen who serve three year terms and are responsible for organizing the town government's finances and operations. Additionally, citizens of Westford have multiple levels of representation in the Massachusetts state government including their state representative, two state senators, and one congressman. With such strong political representation and involvement from its residents, it is no surprise that Westford remains an active participant in local and state politics.
The political climate in Westford, 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
Westford, 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.
Westford, 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 Westford, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,353 contributions totaling $387,019 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 301 contributions totaling $63,315 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $210 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)