Lowell, Massachusetts is a city located in Middlesex County. The 01850 zip code of Lowell covers the downtown area of the city, which has a population of about 108,000 people. Politics in Lowell are mainly focused on local issues such as education and economic development. In recent years, there have been debates about how to revitalize the city's economy and improve schools. Local political candidates running for office in 01850 Lowell include City Councilors Rodney Elliott and Corey Belanger as well as various members of the School Committee. Candidates from both major political parties are vying for votes in this election cycle by focusing on local issues that matter to residents. They are actively engaging with citizens and attending debates to discuss their platforms for Lowell's future development and progress.
The political climate in Zip 01850 (Lowell, 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 01850 (Lowell, MA) is strongly liberal.
Lowell, 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.
Lowell, 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 01850 (Lowell)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 435 contributions totaling $23,751 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $1,675 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)