The town of Holbrook, MA (02343) is a small community located in Norfolk County, just 25 miles south of Boston. The town has a rich history that dates back to the 1600s when it was first settled by English colonists. Today, the town is governed by a three-member board of selectmen and an elected Town Manager who makes day-to-day decisions on behalf of the citizens. In addition, Holbrook has its own municipal government and school system, and local politics are often heated topics in the community. Recently, there have been several contested elections for both Town Meeting members and School Committee seats that have generated healthy debate about the issues facing Holbrook and how best to address them. Residents here take pride in their ability to come together to discuss their concerns for the future of their beloved home, ensuring their voices are heard at all levels of government.
The political climate in Zip 02343 (Holbrook, 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 02343 (Holbrook, MA) is moderately liberal.
Holbrook, 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.
Holbrook, 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 02343 (Holbrook)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 387 contributions totaling $24,479 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 59 contributions totaling $9,172 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)