The 02118 zip code in Boston, MA is an area full of diverse politics. This culturally rich and vibrant community is home to a wide variety of political views across different age, gender, racial, and religious backgrounds. The people here are politically engaged and active with many choosing to get involved locally by attending town hall meetings, voting in local elections and even running for office. There are a number of political clubs as well as organizations available for individuals interested in getting involved in the local political dialogue. In addition to these opportunities for involvement, there are also plenty of resources available to those looking to gain insight into the politics of this particular area. From online news sources to civic organizations, 02118 has plenty of ways for citizens to stay informed about the political climate around them.
The political climate in Zip 02118 (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 02118 (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 02118 (Boston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9,190 contributions totaling $3,039,547 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $331 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 161 contributions totaling $185,590 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,153 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)