Weston, MA 02493 is a town with a population of approximately 11,500 located just outside of Boston. The town is home to a thriving political community, with many local politicians and political groups active in the area. Local government is managed by an elected Board of Selectmen; the five-member board is responsible for setting policies and regulations that affect the local community. Elections are held every two years for all positions on the Board. Additionally, Weston residents can get involved by voting in local referendums or attending town meetings where decisions about police and fire budgets are made. Various political candidates also run campaigns in the area, with citizens engaging in thoughtful conversations about important issues affecting their town. Overall, politics plays an integral role in Weston's vibrant history and culture.
The political climate in Zip 02493 (Weston, MA) is strongly 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 02493 (Weston, MA) is strongly liberal.
Weston, Massachusetts is strongly 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.
Weston, 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 02493 (Weston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,557 contributions totaling $7,869,333 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,200 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 924 contributions totaling $950,366 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,029 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)