The town of Dracut, MA (01826) is a vibrant community located in the Greater Merrimack Valley region. The local government is run by an elected Board of Selectmen, which oversees all aspects of the town’s operations. Elections for selectman occur every two years in May and are open to all Dracut residents aged 18 or older. This past election saw the election of two new members to the board. The selectmen are dedicated to providing services to the citizens of Dracut such as public safety, infrastructure maintenance, and development projects. They also work closely with local businesses and organizations to ensure that all parts of the community benefit from their decisions. The town is known for its active political scene and frequent debates around local issues such as fiscal responsibility, education and economic development. With a population of over 30,000 people, Dracut is one of the larger towns in Massachusetts but it still maintains a proud sense of civic pride while striving for a bright future for its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 01826 (Dracut, 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 01826 (Dracut, MA) is strongly liberal.
Dracut, 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.
Dracut, 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 01826 (Dracut)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 927 contributions totaling $87,819 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 290 contributions totaling $43,391 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)