Dedham, MA is a small and vibrant town located in Massachusetts. Though the town has a population of around 25,000 people, it is home to a diverse range of individuals and families. Dedham's political landscape has remained fairly consistent over the years with most of the town's residents leaning towards a more Democratic-leaning policy platform. During local elections, many candidates from either party are supported by Dedham's voters. As such, the local government typically consists of an even split between Republicans and Democrats. Despite this balance, politics in Dedham often reflects larger trends seen at the state level and even nationwide. This can be seen through various initiatives that involve taxation, education reform, public safety measures, environmental policies and economic strategies put forth by current elected officials. In addition to regular voting cycles for local political offices, Dedham residents are also heavily involved in issues related to civic engagement and community service projects throughout the year.
The political climate in Dedham, 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
Dedham, 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.
Dedham, 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 Dedham, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9,200 contributions totaling $1,749,855 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $190 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 780 contributions totaling $345,646 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $443 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)