Ipswich, MA is a small town of about 13,000 people located approximately 45 miles north of Boston. It has been in existence since 1633 and is the birthplace of the iconic and beloved Ipswich Clam. Politically, Ipswich leans to the Democratic side and has maintained that trend in recent years. Local elections usually feature a mix of incumbent candidates from both the Democratic and Republican parties competing for various positions on the board of selectmen, as well as other boards such as school committee, planning board, and finance committee. In addition to electing local officials, Ipswich residents also have a voice in state and national politics with their vote. The values held by many citizens reflect those of its political leaning – they are environmentally conscious, support public education funding, and promote economic opportunities for all.
The political climate in Zip 01938 (Ipswich, MA) is moderately 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 01938 (Ipswich, MA) is moderately liberal.
Ipswich, Massachusetts is moderately 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.
Ipswich, 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 01938 (Ipswich)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,290 contributions totaling $307,656 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 167 contributions totaling $59,345 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $355 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)