Harvard, MA is a small town located in the heart of Massachusetts. It has a rich history of political involvement, with several prominent politicians having ties to the area. The town has seen its share of both local and national candidates over the years, and many Harvard residents take pride in playing an active role in their town's politics. In recent years, there have been several initiatives to increase civic engagement in Harvard, such as holding regular meetings with local representatives and encouraging citizens to vote in elections. Additionally, Harvard is home to many organizations that focus on issues that are important to locals, such as environmental protection and social justice. All these efforts are part of what makes living in Harvard so special – the chance for every resident to make their voice heard on matters that affect them personally.
The political climate in Harvard, 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
Harvard, 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.
Harvard, 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 Harvard, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,145 contributions totaling $601,122 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $280 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 157 contributions totaling $27,552 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)