Mansfield, MA is a vibrant town located in Bristol County. It has a strong sense of community and cultural identity, and people here take pride in their local government and political representatives. Mansfield is represented by Senator Richard Ross in the Massachusetts State Senate, as well as Representative Shawn Dooley in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Both have worked hard to ensure that Mansfield receives the services it deserves. In order to find out more about local politics, citizens are encouraged to attend Town Meetings and other public forums held throughout the year. Additionally, residents can stay informed on current events through local news sources such as newspapers, television broadcasts, or online websites. By staying informed and participating in their local political process, Mansfield citizens can help shape the future of their town for years to come.
The political climate in Mansfield, MA is leaning liberal.
Bristol County, MA is somewhat liberal. In Bristol County, MA 54.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bristol county remained strongly Democratic, 54.9% to 42.9%.
Bristol county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mansfield, MA is leaning liberal.
Bristol County, Massachusetts is somewhat liberal.
Providence-Warwick Metro Area is moderately 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.
Mansfield, 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 Mansfield, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,274 contributions totaling $209,158 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 288 contributions totaling $78,758 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $273 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)