Lunenburg is a small town located in North Central Massachusetts. It has a population of around 11,000 people and is known for its friendly atmosphere and scenic views. Politically, the Town of Lunenburg is governed by a Board of Selectmen, currently comprised of three members elected by the citizens of the town. The Board makes decisions on matters ranging from budgetary issues to regulations governing the town's services. They are also responsible for appointing committees and other boards that work on policy initiatives and setting the general direction of the town's government. Additionally, there are several local elections each year where citizens can vote for representatives to serve in various capacities, such as School Committee or Parks & Recreation Commission members. With its diverse political perspectives reflected in these elections, Lunenburg provides an excellent opportunity for new ideas to be heard and addressed in order to better serve its community.
The political climate in Lunenburg, 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
Lunenburg, 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.
Lunenburg, 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 Lunenburg, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,766 contributions totaling $117,494 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 258 contributions totaling $25,351 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)