Newburyport, Massachusetts is a vibrant community known for its rich history and picturesque seaside views. The city boasts a passionate political culture, which includes numerous elected officials working to represent the people of Newburyport. The Board of Alderman is the main governing body in Newburyport and consists of 11 members who are elected to serve two-year terms in office. The mayor is also elected by the citizens of Newburyport to serve as their chief executive officer and is responsible for overseeing all municipal departments. In addition to these local governing bodies, there are other important political figures such as state representatives and senators who work to represent the interests of Newburyport at the state level. At the federal level, Newburyport residents are represented by members of Congress including Representative Seth Moulton and Senator Elizabeth Warren. All of these individuals are dedicated to protecting the rights and liberties of Newburyport residents while maintaining fiscal responsibility within the city.
The political climate in Newburyport, 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
Newburyport, 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.
Newburyport, 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 Newburyport, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,589 contributions totaling $407,299 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 301 contributions totaling $56,690 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $188 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)