Topsfield, MA is a small town located in Essex County with a population of about 6,300 people. It is known for its historical landmarks and sites, along with its quaint downtown area. Politics in Topsfield are closely tied to the town’s local government. The Town of Topsfield is governed by an Open Town Meeting form of government which consists of five elected board members and the Moderator, all elected for three year terms. The town has an Administrator as well as several appointed committees that oversee the management of the Town's resources. Local political candidates vary from election to election but usually include some combination of incumbents and challengers who have a history with the town or have demonstrated commitment to public service within their own communities.
The political climate in Zip 01983 (Topsfield, MA) is somewhat 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 01983 (Topsfield, MA) is somewhat liberal.
Topsfield, Massachusetts is somewhat 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.
Topsfield, 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 01983 (Topsfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 933 contributions totaling $241,136 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $258 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 266 contributions totaling $159,292 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $599 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)