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District Attorney, Plymouth District

Plymouth County, Massachusetts

My vote power

Below average

Election date

September 1, 2026 · Primary election

How do we calculate my vote power?

What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.

Representation: Above average · 61 out of 100

This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 535,075 people live here.

Show the representation math

score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(7,044,056 ÷ 535,075) ÷ ln(50,000) = 61.91, measured against a statewide vote in MA (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)

Decisiveness: None · only 1 candidate

One candidate is running unopposed, so votes can't change the outcome.

Above average representation + an uncontested race → My vote power: Below average.

About this office

  • Deciding which crimes get charged and which are dropped
  • Making plea deals and asking for sentences
  • Working with police on criminal cases

Affects: Anti-Corruption, Public Safety and Crime Control, Gun Control,

Candidates

Timothy J. Cruz

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Republican · Incumbent · advanced

Timothy J. Cruz has served as Plymouth County District Attorney since November 2001, working to protect the public safety of the county's nearly 500,000 residents. As chief law enforcement officer he investigates and prosecutes criminal cases with local police and the Massachusetts State Police.

Results

Sources: sec.state.ma.us23