Medway, MA is a small town located in the southern part of the state. The town is governed by a select board of five members elected through popular vote. The select board is responsible for making decisions and setting policy on behalf of the people of Medway. As with most towns, residents in Medway can participate in local political issues by attending town meetings and voting in local elections. The current Board of Selectmen includes five members who are actively engaged in improving the quality of life for all Medway residents by addressing needs such as public safety, infrastructure improvement, and economic development. Additionally, there are many opportunities for civic engagement through local organizations such as the Medway Parent-Teacher Association or the League of Women Voters. All these groups help to ensure that Medway remains a vibrant and active community with strong representation both locally and at the state level.
The political climate in Medway, MA is somewhat 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
Medway, MA is somewhat 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.
Medway, 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 Medway, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 738 contributions totaling $75,685 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 114 contributions totaling $20,423 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $179 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)