Buckland, MA is a small town with a population of about 4,500 people. It is situated in the central part of the state and is known for its strong sense of community and rural charm. Politically, Buckland is largely conservative, as most residents tend to support fiscal conservatism and social traditionalism. The town has a mayor-council form of government that consists of seven elected councilors who serve two-year terms. The current mayor is Mark Taylor, who was elected in 2019 and will be up for re-election in 2021. In recent years, Buckland has held several local elections and referendums to determine policy on topics such as taxation, infrastructure development, and environmental protection. These elections have been generally well contested by both Republican and Democratic candidates as the citizens strive to keep their town vibrant while maintaining its historic character.
The political climate in Buckland, MA is somewhat liberal.
Franklin County, MA is very liberal. In Franklin County, MA 70.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 26.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 70.7% to 26.4%.
Franklin county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Buckland, MA is somewhat liberal.
Franklin County, Massachusetts 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.
Buckland, 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 Buckland, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,985 contributions totaling $150,650 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 102 contributions totaling $9,566 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)