The town of Maynard, Massachusetts is located in Middlesex County and is home to over 10,000 residents. It is an area with a rich history and many opportunities for civic engagement. While the political landscape in Maynard is fairly typical for the region, there are several unique aspects such as its municipal government structure and its voting patterns. The town has a mayor-council form of government wherein the mayor serves as head of the executive branch and presides over day-to-day operations while a seven-member board of selectmen makes up the legislative body. In addition, Maynard holds elections every two years to elect local officials including members for the boards of health, library trustees, planning board members, and more. These elections also decide whether or not ballot initiatives proposed by citizens will be put into effect. Residents of Maynard have typically voted Democratic in recent national elections but have had success electing Republicans at the local level. All in all, Maynard’s politics are characterized by strong citizen engagement and an atmosphere of collaboration among all stakeholders involved in governing this vibrant community.
The political climate in Maynard, MA is moderately 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
Maynard, MA is moderately 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.
Maynard, 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 Maynard, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,430 contributions totaling $79,572 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 74 contributions totaling $14,089 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $190 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)