Bolton, MA is an idyllic suburban community located just outside of Boston. It is home to a close-knit population of over 5,000 individuals, who all play an important role in the local politics of the area. The town elects three members to form its Board of Selectman, who are responsible for making decisions on behalf of the town's residents. The board is active in managing the town's budget and taking care of any necessary municipal services. They also oversee any construction projects or improvements that need to be made in order to keep Bolton running smoothly and safely. In addition, there are several county-level representatives that serve as conduits between local government and the needs and interests of Bolton's citizens. These representatives ensure that the voices of their constituents are being heard at all levels, allowing them to have a say in how their town moves forward. Overall, Bolton has a strong political system that works hard to ensure its citizens' rights and welfare are preserved.
The political climate in Bolton, 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
Bolton, 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.
Bolton, 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 Bolton, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,459 contributions totaling $88,488 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 71 contributions totaling $20,597 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $290 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)