The town of West Newbury, MA is a small, vibrant community located in Essex County. It has a rich history dating back to the colonial era and is a popular tourist destination due to its proximity to Boston. In terms of politics, the town is represented by State Representative Brad Hill in the Massachusetts General Court and Senator Bruce Tarr in the Massachusetts Senate. The Town is also part of the 6th Congressional District, which is currently represented by Seth Moulton. Every two years, residents have an opportunity to vote for local candidates for roles such as Board of Selectmen and Town Meeting Moderator. Residents can also vote for initiatives on town charter changes and bond issues during Town Meetings held twice annually. In addition, West Newbury encourages civic engagement through various committees such as Planning & Zoning and Conservation Commission. As a result of this active political involvement, West Newbury remains an engaged and vibrant community that actively works to promote progress while preserving its unique character.
The political climate in Zip 01985 (West Newbury, 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 01985 (West Newbury, MA) is somewhat liberal.
West Newbury, 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.
West Newbury, 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 01985 (West Newbury)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 585 contributions totaling $136,483 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $233 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 76 contributions totaling $15,220 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)