Grafton, MA is a town known for its rich history and vibrant community. It has been home to a variety of political figures throughout the years, both current and former. Locally, Grafton voters have the opportunity to make their voices heard by electing candidates to represent them within the state legislature. In recent elections, residents have elected Democrats and Republicans alike who understand their needs and how best to serve their communities. Residents can stay informed on local politics by attending town meetings or researching public records available from the town’s website. Additionally, citizens are encouraged to get involved in local politics as much as possible in order to ensure that their voices are being heard. Through engaging with candidates and other political leaders, Grafton residents can stay up-to-date on important issues that affect them and take an active role in shaping the future of this beloved town.
The political climate in Grafton, 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
Grafton, 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.
Grafton, 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 Grafton, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,232 contributions totaling $58,597 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 82 contributions totaling $17,057 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $208 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)