Situated near the heart of downtown Boston, 02131 is a vibrant and diverse neighborhood that is home to a wide range of people from different backgrounds. The local politics in 02131 are largely influenced by the Democratic Party, with a majority of elected officials being members of this political party. Issues such as affordable housing, transportation, public safety, education reform and economic development are regularly discussed at city council meetings. Local candidates often focus on these issues and aim to represent the concerns of their constituents while also advocating for positive changes in their district. There is an active community involved in local politics who provide important input when important decisions need to be made.
The political climate in Zip 02131 (Boston, MA) is very liberal.
Suffolk County, MA is very liberal. In Suffolk County, MA 80.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 17.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Suffolk county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 80.6% to 17.5%.
Suffolk county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 02131 (Boston, MA) is very liberal.
Boston, Massachusetts is very liberal.
Suffolk 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.
Boston, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 02131 (Boston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,987 contributions totaling $358,701 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 137 contributions totaling $18,195 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)