Quincy, MA is a vibrant city with a rich political history. The city has had an active role in Massachusetts politics since the late 17th century and continues to be a major player in state-wide issues today. The government of Quincy is composed of a mayor and twelve city councilors who are elected every two years to serve in the legislative branch. These elected officials discuss and vote on local ordinances, public works projects, budgets, zoning regulations and other matters that affect the lives of Quincy residents. The current mayor is Thomas Koch who is running for reelection this year. The City Council also consists of several members from both major political parties as well as independent candidates that strive to keep the city running efficiently. As a result, there is often lively debate around important issues facing the town such as housing and infrastructure development, economic development initiatives, public safety initiatives, and social services programs. All these efforts are meant to ensure that Quincy remains a safe and prosperous place for its citizens.
The political climate in Quincy, MA is strongly 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
Quincy, MA is strongly 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.
Quincy, 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 Quincy, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9,578 contributions totaling $2,131,925 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $223 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,011 contributions totaling $660,662 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $653 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)