The town of 02030 Dover, MA is located in Norfolk County and is known for its rural charm and historical landmarks. Politics in 02030 Dover, MA are actively discussed by local residents as the town is represented in the Massachusetts General Court by members of the Democratic Party. The representatives work to ensure that policies reflect the wishes of their constituents while also reflecting their own personal views. In addition, there are local boards such as the Dover Planning Board, Conservation Commission, and Board of Selectmen who also help shape policy decisions for the town. Every few years elections are held to select these individuals to represent the people of 02030 Dover, MA. Overall, politics in 02030 Dover, MA help shape how services such as healthcare and education are provided to residents.
The political climate in Zip 02030 (Dover, MA) is moderately liberal.
Norfolk County, MA is very liberal. In Norfolk County, MA 67.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 30.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Norfolk county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.0% to 30.7%.
Norfolk county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 02030 (Dover, MA) is moderately liberal.
Dover, Massachusetts is moderately liberal.
Norfolk 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.
Dover, 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 02030 (Dover)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,668 contributions totaling $700,259 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $420 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 289 contributions totaling $463,104 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,602 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)