Hanscom Afb, MA is a small community within Middlesex County located just outside of Boston. The local government consists of a town board, which is responsible for governing the area. This includes setting tax rates, making decisions about public services, and overseeing public works projects. In addition to this board, Hanscom Afb also has representatives on the state legislature which work to represent the interests of citizens in the community. On the federal level, there are representatives from both major political parties who are dedicated to advocating for residents' needs. Despite being a relatively small community, politics in Hanscom Afb still have an impact on its citizens and their daily lives.
The political climate in Zip 01731 (Hanscom Afb, MA) is moderately 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 01731 (Hanscom Afb, MA) is moderately liberal.
Hanscom Afb, Massachusetts is moderately 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.
Hanscom Afb, 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 01731 (Hanscom Afb)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30 contributions totaling $1,183 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)