The politics in 01890 Winchester, MA are largely shaped by the local elections which take place every year. At a local level, these elections determine who holds the Mayor's office, the city council seats and other important positions that focus on local issues. These candidates come from all sides of the political spectrum, offering voters a wide range of options when it comes to making their decisions. The election process is highly competitive and involves a great deal of campaigning and debates as well as outreach events throughout the year. Local politicians must also focus on engaging with their constituents to ensure that they remain aware of ongoing changes and issues within the city. Thus, local politics help to shape the identity of Winchester in its many different forms.
The political climate in Zip 01890 (Winchester, 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 01890 (Winchester, MA) is strongly liberal.
Winchester, 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.
Winchester, 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 01890 (Winchester)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,368 contributions totaling $2,532,534 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $472 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 615 contributions totaling $700,464 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,139 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)