Brookline Town Meeting voting records

How did your Brookline Town Meeting members vote? The Brookline Town Meeting Vote Analyzer lets you explore recorded votes from Town Meeting sessions in Brookline, Massachusetts, since 2021. Look up a member, review a warrant article vote, or compare voting patterns across precincts.

This is an independent project created by Rob Schoen, a Precinct 1 Town Meeting member. It is not an official Town of Brookline website.

Find how a Town Meeting member voted

  1. Open the analyzer and choose View by Member.
  2. Select a Town Meeting session and a member.
  3. Review the articles grouped under YES, NO, ABSTAIN, and NoVote.

Members are identified by name and precinct. Use Member History to explore members across the available sessions, or Member Networks to see which members tend to vote together.

Look up a Brookline warrant article vote

Choose View by Vote, then select a session and vote to see members grouped by their recorded response. Use Vote History for session outcomes and links to more information. A warrant article can involve several votes, including amendments and procedural motions, so check the specific motion before interpreting the result.

Compare precincts and voting patterns

Precinct Votes shows how Town Meeting members in each precinct voted in aggregate. These are representatives' votes at Town Meeting, not election results or a poll of precinct residents. Closest Votes highlights closely divided votes.

The Brookline Town Meeting voting map uses principal component analysis (PCA) to show similarities in members' voting records. Members who vote alike appear closer together; the map does not assign political party labels or explain why a member voted a particular way.

Read the records in context

YES, NO, and ABSTAIN reflect recorded responses. NoVote means no vote is recorded in the data; it should not be treated as a vote against an article. In View by Vote, the YES and NO percentages use only YES plus NO votes. In View by Member, percentages use the total article count shown for that session.

A vote on an amendment or procedural motion may not indicate support for the underlying proposal. Read the motion, review supporting materials, and contact the member if you need to understand their reasoning.

Sources and coverage

The analyzer loads session spreadsheets and article descriptions from the project's public voting data collection. The session selector shows which meetings are available. For official municipal information and records, consult the Town of Brookline website.