Editing Somerville, Massachusetts (section)

=== Federal and state representation ===

Somerville is part of [[Massachusetts's 7th congressional district]] for purposes of elections to the [[United States House of Representatives]]. It is represented by Representative [[Ayanna Pressley]].<ref name="congresswoman-pressley">{{cite web|url=https://pressley.house.gov/|title=U.S. Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley: Serving the 7th District of Massachusetts|date=January 10, 2019|access-date=January 10, 2019|publisher=[[U.S. Congress]]|archive-date=July 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717191932/https://pressley.house.gov/|url-status=live}}</ref>

For representation to the [[Massachusetts Senate]], Somerville is entirely within the [[Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Middlesex district|Second Middlesex]] district.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVIII/Chapter57/Section3|title=Section 3|work=malegislature.gov|access-date=27 November 2016|archive-date=May 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525173913/http://www.malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVIII/Chapter57/Section3|url-status=live}}</ref> For representation to the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]], Somerville is part of the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 26th Middlesex district|26th]], [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 27th Middlesex district|27th]] and [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 34th Middlesex district|34th]] Middlesex districts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVIII/Chapter57/Section4|title=Section 4|work=malegislature.gov|access-date=27 November 2016|archive-date=May 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525180358/http://www.malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVIII/Chapter57/Section4|url-status=live}}</ref> The 26th Middlesex district includes East Somerville, Brickbottom, and a portion of the Union Square area, as well as portions of [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], The 34th Middlesex district includes Winter Hill and Teele Square, as well as portions of [[Medford, Massachusetts|Medford]]. The remainder of the city, just over half, comprises the 27th Middlesex district, which does not extend outside Somerville.

[[File:Somerville City Hall.jpg|thumb|right|Somerville City Hall]]
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|+ Presidential election results<ref>{{cite web |title = Massachusetts Election Statistics |access-date = September 26, 2018 |url = http://electionstats.state.ma.us/ |archive-date = March 29, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210329210225/https://electionstats.state.ma.us/ |url-status = live }}</ref>
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
! Year
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|[[2024 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|2024]]
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|'''83.9%''' ''33,218''
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|11.4% ''4,512''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|[[2020 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|2020]]
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|'''87.7%''' ''37,027''
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|10.1% ''4,283''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|[[2016 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|2016]]
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|'''83.5%''' ''33,740''
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|10.2% ''4,128''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|[[2012 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|2012]]
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|'''82.1%''' ''28,853''
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|13.9% ''4,885''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|[[2008 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|2008]]
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|'''81.4%''' ''26,665''
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|15.9% ''5,215''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|[[2004 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|2004]]
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|'''80.3%''' ''24,300''
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|17.3% ''5,232''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|[[2000 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|2000]]
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|'''69.3%''' ''19,984''
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|15.5% ''4,468''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|[[1996 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1996]]
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|'''75.8%''' ''20,206''
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|14.9% ''3,983''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|[[1992 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1992]]
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|'''65.1%''' ''19,792''
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|19.4% ''5,883''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|[[1988 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1988]]
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|'''69.3%''' ''21,612''
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|28.6% ''8,931''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|[[1984 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1984]]
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|'''64.7%''' ''21,065''
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|34.8% ''11,318''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|[[1980 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1980]]
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|'''54.3%''' ''16,931''
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|30.6% ''9,533''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|[[1976 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1976]]
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|'''68.3%''' ''21,312''
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|27.1% ''8,444''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|[[1972 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1972]]
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|'''66.9%''' ''22,386''
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|32.5% ''10,873''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|[[1968 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1968]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/electionstatisti19671968mass/page/276|title = Election statistics, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts}}</ref>
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|'''77.3%''' ''27,141''
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|17.9% ''6,278''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|[[1964 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1964]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/electionstatisti1964mass/page/419|title = Election statistics, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts|year = 1964}}</ref>
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|'''86.7%''' ''34,454''
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|13.0% ''5,175''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|[[1960 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1960]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/electionstatisti19591960mass/page/345|title = Election statistics, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts}}</ref>
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|'''74.6%''' ''33,498''
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|25.2% ''11,301''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|[[1956 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1956]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/electionstatisti1956mass/page/311|title = Election statistics, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts|year = 1956}}</ref>
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|49.2% ''21,802''
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|'''50.4%''' ''22,342''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|[[1952 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1952]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/electionstatisti1952mass/page/315|title = Election statistics, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts|year = 1952}}</ref>
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|'''55.2%''' ''27,066''
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|44.6% ''21,878''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|[[1948 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1948]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/electionstatisti19461948mass/page/297|title = Election statistics}}</ref>
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|'''65.3%''' ''30,959''
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|32.6% ''15,466''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|[[1944 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1944]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/electionstatisti19431945mass/page/257|title = Election statistics}}</ref>
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|'''54.3%''' ''22,690''
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|45.5% ''18,982''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|[[1940 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1940]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/electionstatisti19401941mass/page/275|title = Election statistics}}</ref>
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|'''54.1%''' ''24,626''
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|45.3% ''20,625''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|[[1936 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1936]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/electionstatisti19351936mass/page/341|title = Election statistics}}</ref>
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|'''50.1%''' ''20,672''
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|40.1% ''16,515''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|[[1932 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1932]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/electionstatisti19311932mass/page/253|title = Election statistics}}</ref>
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|'''54.5%''' ''20,114''
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|43.8% ''16,171''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|[[1928 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1928]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40703|title=A manual for the use of the General Court (1929).|date=December 30, 1929|via=archives.lib.state.ma.us|hdl=2452/40703|hdl-access=free|access-date=March 30, 2024|archive-date=July 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727063718/https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40703|url-status=live |last1=Court |first1=Massachusetts General }}</ref>
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|'''52.6%''' ''21,127''
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|47.2% ''18,981''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|[[1924 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1924]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40701|title=A manual for the use of the General Court (1925).|date=December 30, 1925|via=archives.lib.state.ma.us|hdl=2452/40701|hdl-access=free|access-date=March 30, 2024|archive-date=July 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727070433/https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40701|url-status=live |last1=Court |first1=Massachusetts General }}</ref>
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|29.0% ''8,555''
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|'''60.5%''' ''17,806''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|[[1920 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1920]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40699|title=A manual for the use of the General Court (1921).|date=December 30, 1921|via=archives.lib.state.ma.us|hdl=2452/40699|hdl-access=free|access-date=March 30, 2024|archive-date=May 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519002635/https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40699|url-status=live |last1=Court |first1=Massachusetts General }}</ref>
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|25.6% ''6,113''
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|'''72.1%''' ''17,246''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|[[1916 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1916]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40695|title=A manual for the use of the General Court (1917).|date=December 30, 1917|via=archives.lib.state.ma.us|hdl=2452/40695|hdl-access=free|access-date=March 30, 2024|archive-date=May 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519023528/https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40695|url-status=live |last1=Court |first1=Massachusetts General }}</ref>
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|42.4% ''5,275''
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|'''55.6%''' ''6,920''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:#DCDCDC;"|[[1912 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1912]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40691|title=A manual for the use of the General Court (1913).|date=December 30, 1913|via=archives.lib.state.ma.us|hdl=2452/40691|hdl-access=free|access-date=March 30, 2024|archive-date=July 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727092619/https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40691|url-status=live |last1=Court |first1=Massachusetts General }}</ref>
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|33.5% ''4,062''
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|30.8% ''3,737''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|[[1908 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1908]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40687|title=A manual for the use of the General Court (1909).|date=December 30, 1909|via=archives.lib.state.ma.us|hdl=2452/40687|hdl-access=free|access-date=March 30, 2024|archive-date=May 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519063903/https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40687|url-status=live |last1=Court |first1=Massachusetts General }}</ref>
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|25.7% ''2,760''
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|'''67.5%''' ''7,264''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|[[1904 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1904]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40683|title=A manual for the use of the General Court (1905).|date=December 30, 1905|via=archives.lib.state.ma.us|hdl=2452/40683|hdl-access=free|access-date=March 30, 2024|archive-date=May 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519085154/https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40683|url-status=live |last1=Court |first1=Massachusetts General }}</ref>
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|30.0% ''2,884''
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|'''65.8%''' ''6,330''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|[[1900 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1900]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40679|title=A manual for the use of the General Court (1901).|date=December 30, 1901|via=archives.lib.state.ma.us|hdl=2452/40679|hdl-access=free|access-date=March 30, 2024|archive-date=May 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519115809/https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40679|url-status=live |last1=Court |first1=Massachusetts General }}</ref>
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|29.2% ''2,284''
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|'''67.1%''' ''5,255''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|[[1896 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1896]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40675|title=A manual for the use of the General Court (1897).|date=December 30, 1897|via=archives.lib.state.ma.us|hdl=2452/40675|hdl-access=free|access-date=March 30, 2024|archive-date=May 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519044218/https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40675|url-status=live |last1=Court |first1=Massachusetts General }}</ref>
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|14.2% ''1,156''
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|'''79.1%''' ''6,442''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|[[1892 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1892]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40671|title=A manual for the use of the General Court (1893).|date=December 30, 1893|via=archives.lib.state.ma.us|hdl=2452/40671|hdl-access=free|access-date=March 30, 2024|archive-date=May 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519060752/https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40671|url-status=live |last1=Court |first1=Massachusetts General }}</ref>
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|39.2% ''2,826''
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|'''58.5%''' ''4,222''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|[[1888 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1888]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40667|title=A manual for the use of the General Court (1889).|date=December 30, 1889|via=archives.lib.state.ma.us|hdl=2452/40667|hdl-access=free|access-date=March 30, 2024|archive-date=May 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519044205/https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40667|url-status=live |last1=Court |first1=Massachusetts General }}</ref>
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|36.4% ''1,821''
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|'''62.1%''' ''3,108''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|[[1884 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1884]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40663|title=A manual for the use of the General Court (1885).|date=December 30, 1885|via=archives.lib.state.ma.us|hdl=2452/40663|hdl-access=free|access-date=March 30, 2024|archive-date=May 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519072452/https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40663|url-status=live |last1=Court |first1=Massachusetts General }}</ref>
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|38.1% ''1,525''
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|'''52.6%''' ''2,106''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|[[1880 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1880]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40659|title=A manual for the use of the General Court (1881).|date=December 30, 1881|via=archives.lib.state.ma.us|hdl=2452/40659|hdl-access=free|access-date=March 30, 2024|archive-date=May 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519072507/https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40659|url-status=live |last1=Court |first1=Massachusetts General }}</ref>
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|34.1% ''1,169''
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|'''65.6%''' ''2,248''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|[[1876 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1876]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40655|title=A manual for the use of the General Court (1877).|date=December 30, 1877|via=archives.lib.state.ma.us|hdl=2452/40655|hdl-access=free|access-date=March 30, 2024|archive-date=May 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519002844/https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40655|url-status=live |last1=Court |first1=Massachusetts General }}</ref>
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|41.2% ''1,262''
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|'''58.8%''' ''1,801''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|[[1872 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1872]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40651|title=A manual for the use of the General Court (1873).|date=December 30, 1873|via=archives.lib.state.ma.us|hdl=2452/40651|hdl-access=free|access-date=March 30, 2024|archive-date=May 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519074943/https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40651|url-status=live |last1=Court |first1=Massachusetts General }}</ref>
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|33.6% ''593''
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|'''66.4%''' ''1,169''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|[[1868 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1868]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40647|title=A manual for the use of the General Court (1869).|date=December 30, 1869|via=archives.lib.state.ma.us|hdl=2452/40647|hdl-access=free|access-date=March 30, 2024|archive-date=May 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519023431/https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40647|url-status=live |last1=Court |first1=Massachusetts General }}</ref>
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"|34.3% ''444''
| style="background:#fff3f3;"|'''65.7%''' ''849''
|- style="text-align:center;"
|}

{| class=wikitable
! colspan = 6 | Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of August 24, 2024<ref>{{cite web | title = Enrollment Breakdown as of 08/24/2024 | publisher = Massachusetts Elections Division | access-date = 2024-10-10 | url = https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/elections/download/research-and-statistics/enrolment_count_20240903.pdf | archive-date = October 7, 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20241007092424/https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/elections/download/research-and-statistics/enrolment_count_20240903.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref>
|-
! colspan = 2 | Party
! Number of Voters
! Percentage
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 24,005
| style="text-align:center;"| 47.9%
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1,432
| style="text-align:center;"| 2.7%
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| Unaffiliated
| style="text-align:center;"| 29,192
| style="text-align:center;"| 48.3%
|-
! colspan = 2 | Total
! style="text-align:center;"| 55,131
! style="text-align:center;"| 100%
|}
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Following the re-election of Donald Trump the city approved a resolution proclaiming it to be a "Welcoming Community for justice, equity, and inclusion" and re-affirming its status as a [[sanctuary city]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hope |first1=Carly |title=Somerville City Council reconfirms status as sanctuary city |url=https://www.tuftsdaily.com/article/2024/12/somerville-city-council-reconfirms-status-as-sanctuary-city |website=The Tufts Daily |access-date=13 February 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Somerville: Sanctuary City Since 1987 |url=https://www.somervillema.gov/sanctuary |website=City of Somerville |access-date=13 February 2025}}</ref>