Warwick, Massachusetts is a small town located in the north-central part of the state. It is an old town with a rich history dating back to its founding in 1671. The town has experienced some growth and development over the years, but still maintains its historic charm. Politically, Warwick is a largely conservative community, with most of its residents traditionally leaning towards Republican candidates. Despite this, there have been several notable Democratic figures in the town’s political history, such as former mayor Tom McKeon and current state representative Barbara Gray. In recent years, increasing numbers of independents have joined the voting base here as well. As a whole, Warwick’s political atmosphere is characterized by an emphasis on local issues and concerns over larger national debates. This results in active engagement from both sides of the aisle when it comes to municipal elections and other matters concerning the town’s future growth and development.
The political climate in Warwick, MA is somewhat liberal.
Franklin County, MA is very liberal. In Franklin County, MA 70.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 26.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 70.7% to 26.4%.
Franklin county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Warwick, MA is somewhat liberal.
Franklin County, Massachusetts 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.
Warwick, 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 Warwick, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 793 contributions totaling $33,068 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 61 contributions totaling $5,778 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)