Democrats Outnumber Republicans in Burlington

As we get ready to vote in tomorrow's primary, Patch takes a look at the numbers of Democrats and Republicans in Massachusetts.

We looked at current voter registration numbers compiled by the Massachusetts Secretary of State in February of this year, just before the March 6 presidential primaries to find out how voters lean in Burlington and other communities.

According to the data, 30.3 percent of Burlington's voters are registered Democrats, compared to just 11 percent registered Republicans. 

While that's nearly a 3 to 1 margin, there are more unenrolled voters than either group, comprising 58.3 percent of the town's registered voters. 

It isn't all that unusual: in Massachusetts as a whole, unenrolled voters represent the largest chunk. 52.2 percent of voters across Massachusetts aren't registered with a political party.

See how Burlington's numbers compare to communities nearby:

Town Total voters Democrat (% total) Republican (% total) Green-Rainbow (% total) Unenrolled (% total) Arlington 28,941 13,641 (47.1%) 2128 (7.3%) 40 (0.1%) 13,039 (54%) Boston 352,112 194,673 (55.2%) 23,722 (6.7%) 536 (0.1%) 131,726 (37.4%) Burlington 16,440 4984 (30.3%) 1810 (11%) 9 (.05%)

9,587 (58.3%)

Cambridge 61,298 35,785 (58.3%) 2842 (4.6%) 223 (0.4%) 22,162 (36.1%) Chelsea 12,827 6969 (54.3%) 796 (6.2%) 11 (0.08%) 4983 (38.8%) Everett 18,591 9447 (50.8%) 960 (5.1%) 13 (0.07%) 8082 (43.4%) Lynnfield 9069 1946 (21.4%) 1765 (19.4%) 3 (0.03%) 5319 (58.6%) Malden 28,927 12,963 (44.8%) 1773 (6.1%) 35 (0.1%) 14,023 (48.4%) Medford 34,773 15,738 (45.3%) 2,493 (7.1%) 49 (0.1%) 16,348 (47%) Melrose 18,720 6623 (35.3%) 2207 (11.7%) 11 (0.06%) 9796 (52.3%) Reading 16,989 5279 (31%) 2710 (15.9%) 10 (0.06%) 8919 (52.5%) Revere 24,410 11,829 (48.4%) 1855 (7.6%) 17 (0.04%) 10,617 (43.4%) Saugus 17,295 5857 (33.8%) 1718 (9.9%) 11 (0.06%) 9636 (55.7%) Somerville 43,632 23,553 (53.9%) 1967 (4.5%) 140 (0.3%) 17,776 (40.7%) Stoneham 14,678 4916 (33.4%) 1609 (10.9%) 11 (0.07%) 8079 (55%) Wakefield 16,501 5123 (31%) 2037 (12.3%) 13 (0.07%) 9245 (56%) Winchester 14,820 4493 (30.3%) 2146 (14.4%) 10 (0.06%) 8123 (54.8%) Winthrop 11,133 4553 (40.8%) 951 (8.5%) 10 (0.09%) 5583 (50.1%) Woburn 24,648 9041 (18.2%) 2610 (10.5%) 14 (0.05%) 12,853 (52.1%) Massachusetts 4,111,128 1,475,879 (35.9%) 466,431 (11.35%) 5103 (0.12%) 2,145,108 (52.2%)