Newton, MA (02461) is a city located in Middlesex County and part of the Greater Boston metropolitan area. It has a long history of political engagement, with many residents actively involved in local politics. Newton has its own City Council, which consists of 24 members elected for two-year terms representing 8 wards throughout the city. The mayor is chosen from among the City Council members and serves a four-year term. The city also has its own school committee and various boards and commissions dedicated to community issues. Residents have had an active role in voicing their opinions on many different topics, from education reform to public safety initiatives. Local elections are held every two years for mayor, City Councilors, School Committee Members, and other positions that are available to serve on committees or boards. Newton is home to many committed individuals who strive to make the community better through their participation in politics.
The political climate in Zip 02461 (Newton, 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 02461 (Newton, MA) is strongly liberal.
Newton, 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.
Newton, 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 02461 (Newton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,777 contributions totaling $807,506 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $169 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 97 contributions totaling $44,500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $459 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)