The politics in 01960 Peabody, MA are a reflection of the values and beliefs held by the local community. The city is currently represented on the state level by Senator Joan Lovely and Representative Tom Walsh, both Democrats. On the municipal level, Peabody is led by Mayor Ted Bettencourt. During his tenure as mayor, Bettencourt has worked to ensure that Peabody continues to maintain its status as one of the most desirable cities in Massachusetts. He has been a vocal advocate for small businesses and has implemented initiatives to promote economic growth within the city. Additionally, he has launched programs to support education and public safety as well as improving infrastructure and vital services. At the grassroots level, residents of 01960 have organized volunteer-run groups and initiatives that aim to make improvements to their local communities. These volunteers are actively engaged in advocating for issues such as environmental protection, sustainability, and social justice within Peabody.
The political climate in Zip 01960 (Peabody, 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 01960 (Peabody, MA) is moderately liberal.
Peabody, 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.
Peabody, 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 01960 (Peabody)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,458 contributions totaling $121,220 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 434 contributions totaling $329,588 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $759 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)