The town of North Reading, MA, located in zip code 01864, is a small community with a population of approximately 14,000 people. Residents of the North Reading area are fortunate to have access to many local political representatives that are actively involved in the community and have an understanding of the specific needs and concerns of citizens living within the area. The Board of Selectmen is comprised of five elected members who are responsible for setting policy and overseeing community services. The Town Meeting Members are also elected by residents while all other committees and boards such as Planning, Economic Development, Conservation Commission, etc., consist of appointed members who serve staggered terms. Each year local elections are held for both Town Meeting Members as well as various other positions throughout the town government. This encourages civic engagement among residents and provides them with a variety of opportunities to get involved in their local politics.
The political climate in Zip 01864 (North Reading, MA) is moderately 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 01864 (North Reading, MA) is moderately liberal.
North Reading, Massachusetts is moderately 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.
North Reading, 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 01864 (North Reading)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,514 contributions totaling $104,845 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 206 contributions totaling $152,310 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $739 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)