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Arlington, Markeychusetts

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At the time of the 2010 census, 29 municipalities had a larger population than Arlington. In Markeychusetts, it’s much, much bigger.

Arlington had the fourth largest Markey plurality (margin of victory) in the Commonwealth.

Town Markey Kennedy Markey
Margin		 Markey
Percent		 Total Votes
Boston 77,518 52,485 25,033 59.6% 130,003
Cambridge 24,760 6,650 18,110 78.8% 31,410
Somerville 19,692 4,866 14,826 80.2% 24,558
Arlington 12,885 3,909 8,976 76.7% 16,794
Newton 18,385 10,285 8,100 64.1% 28,670
Brookline 12,449 5,474 6,975 69.5% 17,923
Northampton 8,492 2,385 6,107 78.1% 10,877
Medford 10,440 4,344 6,096 70.6% 14,784
Lexington 8,028 2,554 5,474 75.9% 10,582
Malden 7,798 3,474 4,324 69.2% 11,272

Arlington had the ninth largest Democratic primary vote total in the Commonwealth

Town Markey Kennedy Markey
Margin		 Markey
Percent		 Total Votes
Boston 77,518 52,485 25,033 59.6% 130,003
Cambridge 24,760 6,650 18,110 78.8% 31,410
Newton 18,385 10,285 8,100 64.1% 28,670
Worcester 12,649 13,682 -1,033 48.0% 26,331
Somerville 19,692 4,866 14,826 80.2% 24,558
Springfield 8,889 15,200 -6,311 36.9% 24,089
Quincy 10,463 9,283 1,180 53.0% 19,746
Brookline 12,449 5,474 6,975 69.5% 17,923
Arlington 12,885 3,909 8,976 76.7% 16,794
Medford 10,440 4,344 6,096 70.6% 14,784

Arlington had the ninth highest percentage of Markey votes in the Commonwealth.

Town Markey Kennedy Markey
Margin		 Markey
Percent		 Total Votes
Leverett 670 143 527 82.4% 813
Amherst 5,486 1,264 4,222 81.3% 6,750
Pelham 462 113 349 80.3% 575
Somerville 19,692 4,866 14,826 80.2% 24,558
Shutesbury 657 163 494 80.1% 820
Cambridge 24,760 6,650 18,110 78.8% 31,410
Northampton 8,492 2,385 6,107 78.1% 10,877
Wendell 39 11 28 78.0% 50
Arlington 12,885 3,909 8,976 76.7% 16,794
Williamstown 1,564 487 1,077 76.3% 2,051

 

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        • I think the confusion is that that is not the generally accepted definition of the word any more.

          “Naughty” used to mean “having nothing,” but unless I am writing dialog in a historical novel using it that way is unhelpful.

          In the instant case “margin of victory” would cover better; note in the table it is “Markey Margin.”

        • If you look at it from the eyes of a statistician, the mathematical interpretation of the word plurality applies to the variable, regardless of the town or order of magnitude.

  2. I’m happy to observe that Somerville leads Arlington in each of the cited measures.

    I think I’ll start telling people that I’m from “Somerville, Markeychusetts”.

  3. Late to the party here, but Markey banking 15,000 votes in Newton and Brookline, which is JK3’s backyard, strikes me the real story. The places that should have known Kennedy best didn’t vote for him. Meanwhile Markey was crushing it just north of Boston.

      • drikeo didn’t say CD4, he said Newton and Brookline.

        That was 18,845-10,539 and 12,449-5,474. That’s the 15,000 (actually 15,284) votes that he was talking about.

        According to his website (https://kennedy.house.gov/about-joe), “He lives with his wife, Lauren, a health policy expert, their daughter, Eleanor, their son, James, and their dog, Banjo, in Newton, Mass.”

        I’m not sure where Brookline fits in, other than neighboring Newton.

        • It sounded to me like he was using those communities as a stand in for the district. Since he appears to have won his own district I was pushing back on the comment that those who know him best deserted him.

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