01834 Groveland, MA is a small town located in Essex County, with an estimated population of 6,000. It is a traditional New England town, with a strong sense of community and civic engagement. The local government consists of a select board that meets regularly to discuss the needs and concerns of the community. This board also selects the town's various committees such as the Planning Board, Finance Committee and Zoning Board. Every year Groveland elects three selectmen for two-year terms. The current town officials are focused on continuing to move Groveland forward while preserving its historic charm and character. In addition to these elected officials, there are many other organizations dedicated to improving life in the area including the Historical Commission and Community Preservation Committee. The residents of Groveland take pride in their hometown and are passionate about being involved in local politics.
The political climate in Zip 01834 (Groveland, 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 01834 (Groveland, MA) is somewhat liberal.
Groveland, 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.
Groveland, 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 01834 (Groveland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 348 contributions totaling $56,901 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 153 contributions totaling $14,592 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)