The small town of Dunstable, MA is surrounded by a strong sense of community and local pride. The politics in the town are active and engaging, with many members of the community getting involved in local elections. Residents generally value fiscal responsibility, transparency, and respect for the environment. On election day, locals come out to cast their ballots and make their voices heard on issues that affect them directly. Local politicians work diligently to represent their constituents’ views in city council meetings while tackling problems such as housing affordability, traffic congestion, public transportation access, infrastructure maintenance, and more. In addition to running for office themselves, citizens can volunteer or donate time to campaigns of candidates they support. The politics of Dunstable offer its residents an opportunity to shape the future of their beloved community.
The political climate in Dunstable, 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
Dunstable, 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.
Dunstable, 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 Dunstable, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 199 contributions totaling $22,430 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 83 contributions totaling $19,340 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $233 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)