In 1984, Wenham, MA was a small town with just under 5,000 residents and it had a strong sense of community. The town was governed by the Board of Selectmen, which included three elected members from the local area. This board was responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the town, including setting budgets, collecting taxes, and approving zoning changes. In addition to this board, there were also several committees that served in advisory capacities to the Board of Selectmen. These included committees on public safety, education, health and human services, as well as other areas. Each committee was composed of citizens who volunteered their time to serve in these capacities. During election season in Wenham in 1984 there were a few candidates running for office on the Board of Selectmen and these individuals were all committed to doing what was best for the town and its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 01984 (Wenham, 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 01984 (Wenham, MA) is moderately liberal.
Wenham, 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.
Wenham, 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 01984 (Wenham)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,590 contributions totaling $181,610 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 212 contributions totaling $24,650 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)