Beverly, MA is a small city with a strong political climate. It is home to many passionate and involved citizens who understand the importance of having their voices heard. The City Council is comprised of nine members who meet on a regular basis to make decisions that affect the entire community. Local elections are held every two years when residents can vote for representatives to sit on the City Council and represent their views in local government. There are also various committees and boards focused on specific issues such as education, environment, public works, and economic development. Residents of Beverly are encouraged to get involved in local politics by attending meetings or running for office. By engaging in these activities, they can help shape the future of their city.
The political climate in Beverly, MA is moderately liberal.
Essex County, MA is strongly liberal. In Essex County, MA 63.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 34.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Essex county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 63.4% to 34.4%.
Essex county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Beverly, MA is moderately liberal.
Essex County, Massachusetts is strongly 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.
Beverly, 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 Beverly, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,907 contributions totaling $1,027,759 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $263 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 332 contributions totaling $238,338 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $718 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)