Hopkinton, MA is a small town located in Middlesex County. It has a rich history of political involvement and engagement, going back to the first settlers of the area in 1715. The town has seen numerous local elections over the years, with candidates from both major parties running for various positions on the Board of Selectmen, Town Meeting Members, School Committee Members, and other local elected offices. Recently, there have been several high-profile races for state and national offices such as Senator and Governor that have attracted much attention from local voters. In addition to these larger-scale elections, Hopkinton residents are very active when it comes to smaller civic matters like zoning ordinances and budget decisions that come before Town Meeting each year. All of this activity gives Hopkinton an engaged citizenry and vibrant political atmosphere that is often lacking in many small towns across Massachusetts.
The political climate in Zip 01748 (Hopkinton, 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 01748 (Hopkinton, MA) is moderately liberal.
Hopkinton, 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.
Hopkinton, 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 01748 (Hopkinton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,055 contributions totaling $112,911 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 162 contributions totaling $123,386 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $762 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)