Politically, 01434 Devens, MA is part of the town of Ayer, Massachusetts. The town holds elections for several elected positions such as Board of Selectmen, Town Clerk, Town Treasurer/Collector, and other select board and special district positions. For state representation there are two State Representatives and one State Senator that serve the community. The current political atmosphere in the town is focused on providing quality services to residents while maintaining a balanced budget in fiscally challenging times. Recently there has been discussion around increasing economic development in the area through more housing options and bringing in new businesses to create jobs for local residents. Additionally, the town is engaging with regional efforts to address environmental concerns related to climate change and preservation of open space.
The political climate in Zip 01434 (Devens, MA) is strongly 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
Zip 01434 (Devens, MA) is strongly liberal.
Devens, Massachusetts is strongly 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.
Devens, 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 01434 (Devens)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 79 contributions totaling $7,629 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $1,100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $367 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)