Weston, MA is a small town located in Middlesex County in Massachusetts. The politics of the town are largely based around the local government, which is responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations and ensuring that Weston remains a great place to live. The local Board of Selectmen oversees many aspects of local life, including public safety, roads and sidewalks, zoning and planning, town services, and budgeting. Additionally, Weston residents elect their Town Meeting Members every year who then approve the annual budget. There are also several other committees made up of appointed volunteers that review various topics related to the governance of Weston. With its citizen-driven democracy system and commitment to upholding local values, Weston is a great example of small town politics.
The political climate in Weston, 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
Weston, 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.
Weston, 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 Weston, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,557 contributions totaling $7,869,333 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,200 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 924 contributions totaling $950,366 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,029 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)