Plymouth, Massachusetts is a town located on the south shore of Massachusetts. It is home to a rich history and diverse population of around 59,000 people. The politics in Plymouth reflects the issues that are important to its residents. Some of these include creating jobs and economic opportunities for the community, providing quality education for all students, protecting the environment through sustainable practices, and enhancing public safety measures. The town also has several local political candidates who are working hard on behalf of their constituents to ensure that they continue to have access to the resources they need. These candidates range from seasoned incumbents seeking re-election, to new candidates eager to bring fresh perspectives and ideas to Plymouth's political landscape. With everyone working together towards common goals, Plymouth can continue to be a vibrant place where everyone can thrive.
The political climate in Plymouth, MA is leaning liberal.
Plymouth County, MA is moderately liberal. In Plymouth County, MA 57.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Plymouth county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.5% to 40.2%.
Plymouth county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Plymouth, MA is leaning liberal.
Plymouth County, Massachusetts is moderately liberal.
Boston-Cambridge-Newton Metro Area is very liberal.
Massachusetts is very liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Plymouth, Massachusetts: D d d d d D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Plymouth, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17,000 contributions totaling $1,141,353 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,081 contributions totaling $348,526 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)