Clinton, MA is a small town located in Worcester County. It is home to approximately 13,000 people and has a strong sense of community. Local politics play an important role in the lives of the citizens of Clinton and are largely centered around the Town Meeting. This is where citizens come together to discuss and vote on important issues that determine how the town functions. The Town Meeting typically consists of elected members from each precinct who discuss topics such as budgets, zoning laws, school system improvement plans, and more. Additionally, each year there are local elections which decide who will be on the Board of Selectmen; these selectmen then serve four-year terms which allow them to make decisions for the betterment of the town and its residents. Citizens can also get involved by serving on various committees such as planning boards or voting in special elections. Overall, local politics play an important role in Clinton's community life and are essential for its growth and development.
The political climate in Clinton, MA is somewhat 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
Clinton, MA is somewhat 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.
Clinton, 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 Clinton, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,546 contributions totaling $83,362 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 202 contributions totaling $13,754 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)