Harvard, MA (01451) is a small town located in Massachusetts’ Middlesex county. It is composed of two villages, each with its own local government and a population of about 6,500 people. Harvard prides itself on its tight-knit community, with many public events taking place throughout the year and plenty of volunteer opportunities for citizens to participate in. The local politics are often centered around quality-of-life issues like maintaining public spaces and parks, funding educational programs and making sure that all citizens have access to essential services. Local politicians are also involved in advocating for the rights of immigrant communities in the area as well as fighting for policies that ensure environmental protection. Elections happen every two years in Harvard and current candidates focus on creating positive change that will benefit all citizens across all demographics.
The political climate in Zip 01451 (Harvard, MA) is somewhat liberal.
Worcester County, MA is moderately liberal. In Worcester County, MA 57.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Worcester county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.6% to 39.7%.
Worcester county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 01451 (Harvard, MA) is somewhat liberal.
Harvard, Massachusetts is somewhat liberal.
Worcester County, Massachusetts is moderately liberal.
Worcester Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Harvard, 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 01451 (Harvard)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,968 contributions totaling $579,965 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $295 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 148 contributions totaling $25,218 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)