Avon, MA is a small town in Massachusetts that is known for its rich history and close-knit community. Politics in Avon are focused on the local level, with citizens having the opportunity to make their voices heard on local issues at Town Meeting each year. The town is governed by an elected Board of Selectmen, and residents can vote on local ordinances, such as zoning changes and budgets. Local political candidates often make themselves known through face-to-face interactions with constituents, at debates, public forums and other events throughout the year. With its open and engaged citizenry, Avon has become a place where politics matter for local citizens who want to be involved in their government.
The political climate in Avon, MA is somewhat liberal.
Norfolk County, MA is very liberal. In Norfolk County, MA 67.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 30.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Norfolk county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.0% to 30.7%.
Norfolk county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Avon, MA is somewhat liberal.
Norfolk County, Massachusetts is very 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.
Avon, 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 Avon, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 128 contributions totaling $14,057 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $9,015 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $429 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)