Just for some perspective...

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Joe Curtatone, while winning the election for mayor, was voted in by less than 8% of Somerville's human population.

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[closetalker11.livejournal.com]

And that's one way of looking at it, although, I would suggest it's more likely voter apathy.

I tend to agree with this to some extent. Or more that people don't readily draw a connection between municipal issues and their local governments.