Lynnfield, MA is a small town located in northeastern Massachusetts. It has a rich history and a strong sense of community that makes it an attractive place to live. While the town is largely residential, there are many small businesses providing services to the residents of Lynnfield. The local politics in Lynnfield are deeply rooted in its past, with many long time residents holding public office. The current mayor is John Mazzarella, who was elected in 2017 and has been re-elected twice since then. The town also has a select board consisting of five members who serve as the governing body for day to day operations. In addition, there are two representatives on the state legislature from Lynnfield: State Representative Mark Cusack and State Senator Edward Kennedy III. These representatives work closely with their constituents to ensure that their voices are heard at all levels of government. Overall, Lynnfield is an active and engaged community when it comes to local politics and making sure that the best interests of the people are taken into account.
The political climate in Lynnfield, MA is somewhat 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
Lynnfield, MA is somewhat 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.
Lynnfield, 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 Lynnfield, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 495 contributions totaling $147,105 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $297 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 275 contributions totaling $1,299,936 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $4,727 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)