The politics of Templeton, MA are quite diverse and reflect the city's population. Residents of Templeton have a wide variety of political backgrounds – from liberal to conservative – and participate in the civic process through voting, attending town meetings, and engaging in other activities that help shape the local government. In recent years, Templeton has seen an influx of new residents that are bringing with them a fresh perspective on politics. This influx has created an environment where all views are respected and considered when making decisions about how to best serve the community. Although there is no single political leader representing all of Templeton, many local leaders have taken up positions on various boards and committees to ensure that their voices are heard and their opinions are taken into account when decisions are made. Working together, these leaders aim to better serve their constituents while preserving the unique character that makes Templeton such a great place to live.
The political climate in Templeton, MA is leaning conservative.
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
Templeton, MA is leaning conservative.
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.
Templeton, 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 Templeton, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,687 contributions totaling $85,502 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 117 contributions totaling $13,272 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)