Lincoln, Massachusetts is a small town located in Middlesex County. It is home to a diverse population of about 6,400 people. The town has been governed by an open Town Meeting form of government since its founding in 1754, which gives citizens the opportunity to participate in local decisions and ensures that all voices are heard. The Town Meeting is made up of elected representatives from each precinct who meet annually to discuss and vote on issues related to the development and management of the town. Elections are held every two years when residents can vote for their local representatives as well as school committee members. Issues that have been discussed recently include zoning regulations, school budgeting, road repairs, safety concerns, and property taxes. All political decisions in Lincoln are made through open dialogue with input from citizens affected by proposed changes. This ensures that the town stays true to its core values while also embracing change as needed to best serve the community.
The political climate in Zip 01773 (Lincoln, MA) is strongly 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 01773 (Lincoln, MA) is strongly liberal.
Lincoln, Massachusetts is strongly 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.
Lincoln, 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 01773 (Lincoln)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,162 contributions totaling $1,507,590 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $211 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 699 contributions totaling $239,424 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $343 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)