Lancaster, MA is a small rural town located in Worcester County. While it may not be large in population, it's definitely big on politics. The citizens of Lancaster are known for their dedication to local government and involvement in local issues. Every election cycle, the town comes alive with discussion about the candidates running for office and the important issues facing Lancasterites. The local politics in Lancaster focus on core topics such as education, public safety, infrastructure development, and other essential services that directly impact residents' lives. In addition, many community members actively participate in forums and debates to discuss various perspectives on the elections and ensure everyone has a voice in their community's future. With its strong sense of civic responsibility and engagement, Lancaster residents are determined to make sure their town's political system works for them.
The political climate in Lancaster, MA is leaning liberal.
Worcester County, MA is moderately liberal. In Worcester County, MA 57.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Worcester county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.6% to 39.7%.
Worcester county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lancaster, MA is leaning liberal.
Worcester County, Massachusetts is moderately liberal.
Worcester Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Lancaster, 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 Lancaster, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,692 contributions totaling $162,413 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 819 contributions totaling $109,904 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)