Plympton, MA is a small town in Plymouth County with rich history and deep roots. The local government has been around for centuries and is made up of a Board of Selectmen, an elected body responsible for the day-to-day operations of the town. Since Plympton is a small community, each board member plays a vital role in the daily lives of residents. Plympton also holds local elections every two years to determine who will sit on the board. Local citizens attend debates and community meetings to learn about the candidates' stances on important issues and to cast their vote accordingly. The board makes decisions that affect so many aspects of residents' lives, from public safety to environmental regulations, ensuring that Plympton remains a safe place to live for all its inhabitants.
The political climate in Plympton, MA is leaning liberal.
Plymouth County, MA is moderately liberal. In Plymouth County, MA 57.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Plymouth county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.5% to 40.2%.
Plymouth county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Plympton, MA is leaning liberal.
Plymouth County, Massachusetts is moderately liberal.
Boston-Cambridge-Newton Metro Area 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.
Plympton, 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 Plympton, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 180 contributions totaling $16,100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $2,384 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)