The small seaside town of Nahant, MA 01908 has a population of approximately 3,000 people. The town is part of the Massachusetts district and is governed by a five-member board consisting of a Town Administrator, Town Clerk, Treasurer/Collector, and two Selectmen. The board members are elected in odd numbered years to serve three-year terms. There are several local political candidates running for office every year who strive to make Nahant a better place to live through their dedication and hard work. They make sure that the citizens’ needs are met and advocate for changes that benefit the local community. Through their diligent efforts, they have helped Nahant become an attractive place to reside with its wonderful beaches, natural beauty, and excellent amenities.
The political climate in Zip 01908 (Nahant, 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 01908 (Nahant, MA) is moderately liberal.
Nahant, 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.
Nahant, 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 01908 (Nahant)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,212 contributions totaling $125,669 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 100 contributions totaling $16,021 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $160 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)