The town of Sharon, MA is a bustling town with a rich political history. It is home to many active citizens who are passionate and engaged in local politics. The town has an open Town Meeting form of government that allows for the direct involvement of citizens in local policy decisions. Local issues such as zoning, infrastructure, education, taxation, and civil rights are all regularly discussed by citizens at these meetings. There is also a Board of Selectmen which serves as an executive branch of government with members elected by voters for three-year terms. Beyond this, there are no candidates or political parties operating in Sharon; instead, representatives are elected by the people based on their individual merits rather than party affiliation. This makes Sharon a unique place for political discourse and action.
The political climate in Sharon, MA is somewhat liberal.
Norfolk County, MA is very liberal. In Norfolk County, MA 67.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 30.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Norfolk county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.0% to 30.7%.
Norfolk county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sharon, MA is somewhat liberal.
Norfolk County, Massachusetts is very 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.
Sharon, 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 Sharon, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9,413 contributions totaling $1,417,274 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,273 contributions totaling $201,055 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)