Somerville, Massachusetts
Year Democratic Republican
2016 83.5% 33,740 10.2% 4,128
2012 82.1% 28,853 13.9% 4,885
2008 81.4% 26,665 15.9% 5,215
2004 80.3% 24,300 17.3% 5,232
2000 69.3% 19,984 15.5% 4,468
1996 75.8% 20,206 14.9% 3,983
1992 65.1% 19,792 19.4% 5,883
1988 69.3% 21,612 28.6% 8,931
1984 64.7% 21,065 34.8% 11,318
1980 54.3% 16,931 30.6% 9,533
Government -- 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 . [ 86 ] For representation to the Massachusetts Senate , Somerville is entirely within the `` Second Middlesex '' district . [ 87 ] For representation to the Massachusetts House of Representatives , Somerville is part of the 26th , 27th , and 34th Middlesex districts . [ 88 ] The 26th Middlesex district includes East Somerville , Brickbottom , and a portion of the Union Square area , as well as portions of Cambridge , The 34th Middlesex district includes Winter Hill and Teele Square , as well as portions of Medford . The remainder of the city , just over half , comprises the 27th Middlesex district , which does not extend outside Somerville . Somerville City Hall
Somerville (/ˈsʌmərvɪl/ SUM-ər-vil) is a city located directly to the northwest of Boston, and north of Cambridge, in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. As of 2010[update], the United States Census listed the city with a total population of 75,754 people, making it the most densely populated municipality in New England. As of 2010, it was the 16th most densely populated incorporated municipality in the country. Somerville was established as a town in 1842, when it was separated from Charlestown. In 2006, the city was named the best-run city in Massachusetts by the Boston Globe. In 1972, in 2009, and again in 2015, the city received the All-America City Award. It is home to Tufts University, which has its campus along the Somerville and Medford border.