Milton, MA is a small town located in Norfolk County just south of Boston. The town has a population of 27,003 according to the 2010 census. It is primarily residential and is home to many professionals who work in nearby Boston. The town is served by several elected officials at all levels of government from the local level all the way up to the federal level. At the local level, Milton has two Town Meeting Members and nine Selectmen who are responsible for making decisions that affect the town. Additionally, residents elect other officials such as a Town Clerk, Treasurer and Assessor to ensure that municipal services are managed properly and efficiently. At the state level, Milton is represented by three members in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and one member in the Massachusetts State Senate whose role it is to advocate for their constituents’ interests in state legislature. On the federal level, Milton’s congressional district includes three representatives in Congress who serve on various committees that address national issues affecting Miltonians such as healthcare reform or tax policy. Overall, politics play an important role in shaping how Milton progresses as a community.
The political climate in Milton, MA is moderately liberal.
Norfolk County, MA is very liberal. In Norfolk County, MA 67.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 30.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Norfolk county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.0% to 30.7%.
Norfolk county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Milton, MA is moderately liberal.
Norfolk 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.
Milton, 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 Milton, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,233 contributions totaling $1,482,496 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $350 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 345 contributions totaling $225,419 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $653 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)