Methuen Town, MA has a relatively small population of 47,255 people and is known for its rustic charm. The town is served by the Methuen Town Council, an elected governing board that consists of six members. The current Mayor is Neil Perry who was elected to office in 2017. The Methuen Town Council is responsible for setting policies and making decisions that benefit the local community. They also support economic development projects, fund public safety initiatives, provide financial support to local organizations and businesses, and address issues affecting residents. The council meets regularly to discuss current issues and take appropriate action. The council also works closely with state and federal representatives to ensure the town's interests are being represented in state and national politics. All citizens are encouraged to participate in local politics by attending meetings or joining community groups that work on issues of importance to them.
The political climate in Zip 01844 (Methuen Town, 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 01844 (Methuen Town, MA) is moderately liberal.
Methuen Town, 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.
Methuen Town, 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 01844 (Methuen Town)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,318 contributions totaling $115,134 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 211 contributions totaling $21,099 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)