The 02129 area of Boston, MA is a vibrant and diverse community. Politically, it is a heavily Democratic district which has been represented at the state level by the Democratic Party since 1971. In terms of local politics, the district is not subject to partisan elections but instead elects its representatives from a non-partisan ballot. This system allows members of all political ideologies to stand for election in an open and inclusive manner. Recent local initiatives have seen an increased focus on improving public services such as education, transportation and health care access – which are all areas that require collaborative leadership from both elected officials and citizens alike. The 02129 area is also home to many advocacy groups and organizations that strive to empower citizens through increased civic engagement and education about the issues facing the community today.
The political climate in Zip 02129 (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 02129 (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 02129 (Boston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,383 contributions totaling $1,633,182 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $373 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 207 contributions totaling $82,371 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $398 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)