Stow, MA is a small town located in Middlesex County about 30 miles outside of Boston. It is known for its close-knit community atmosphere, and many residents are deeply engaged in their local politics. The town has an elected five-member Board of Selectmen who serve as the executive branch and oversee all the operations of the town. They are responsible for setting policies, approving budgets, appointing department heads and other governing officers, and acting on behalf of the citizens in other ways. Additionally, Stow has Town Meeting Members representing each precinct who are elected to serve two-year terms. Town Meeting Members have the power to enact laws and regulations that affect life in Stow. Furthermore, there are also committees such as the Finance Committee, Zoning Board of Appeals and Conservation Commission that help make decisions for specific topics related to the town. These committees are made up of volunteer members from the community who work hard to ensure that Stow remains a safe and prosperous place to live.
The political climate in Stow, MA is somewhat 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
Stow, MA is somewhat 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.
Stow, 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 Stow, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,411 contributions totaling $113,498 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 123 contributions totaling $20,479 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)