Wilmington, MA is a small town located in Middlesex County. It is known for its close-knit community and vibrant downtown. Politics in Wilmington are largely focused on local issues such as education, transportation, and public services. In recent years, the town has seen an influx of new residents and businesses, driving an active political discourse within the community. Local elections typically draw a good turnout with candidates vying to serve on the Town Meeting and Board of Selectmen. Voters regularly show up to voice their opinions and seek change on important issues such as taxes, development and infrastructure improvements. There are also active conversations about improving public safety initiatives and maintaining quality public schools for children in Wilmington.
The political climate in Wilmington, 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
Wilmington, 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.
Wilmington, 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 Wilmington, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 999 contributions totaling $212,065 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $212 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 145 contributions totaling $54,153 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $373 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)