Acton, MA is a town located in Middlesex County and is known for its vibrant community and excellent public schools. The town is governed by a Board of Selectmen who oversee the daily operations of the government. Local politics are focused on providing quality services to all citizens while maintaining a balanced budget. Elections for Town positions are held annually and candidates must be registered voters in Acton in order to run. Issues that have been addressed in past elections include education, housing, infrastructure, transportation, sustainability, economic development and health care access. With an engaged population actively involved in the political process, Acton has earned a reputation as one of the most forward-thinking communities in Massachusetts.
The political climate in Acton, 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
Acton, 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.
Acton, 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 Acton, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 35,261 contributions totaling $7,021,760 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $199 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,055 contributions totaling $2,340,508 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,218 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)