Essex, MA is a small town located in Eastern Massachusetts. It is known for its picturesque New England scenery and historic homes. Despite its small size, Essex has a vibrant political life with several local candidates running for office each election season. Local elections in 01929 Essex, MA focus on issues that are important to the citizens such as protecting the environment, improving education, supporting small businesses, and investing in infrastructure. Candidates bring their unique perspectives to the table and strive to make positive changes for the community. During election season, voters will have an opportunity to learn more about each candidate's platform and make their voices heard by casting their ballots. The outcome of each election cycle will determine the direction of Essex's future and shape how it is governed.
The political climate in Zip 01929 (Essex, MA) is somewhat liberal.
Essex County, MA is strongly liberal. In Essex County, MA 63.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 34.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Essex county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 63.4% to 34.4%.
Essex county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 01929 (Essex, MA) is somewhat liberal.
Essex, Massachusetts is somewhat liberal.
Essex County, Massachusetts is strongly 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.
Essex, 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 01929 (Essex)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,854 contributions totaling $208,109 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 53 contributions totaling $22,437 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $423 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)