Shrewsbury, MA is a small town located in the northeast of Massachusetts. It is known for its historic neighborhoods and strong sense of community. Politically, Shrewsbury has long been a liberal stronghold in Massachusetts, reliably voting Democratic at both the state and federal level. In recent years, local politics have become increasingly focused on issues such as education, economic development, and maintaining the local quality of life. Local elections are often hotly contested and turnout is high. In 2018, the town saw two major initiatives pass—one to fund renovations for the town's elementary schools and another to provide funding for road repairs. With a progressive outlook on local politics and a commitment to making Shrewsbury an even better place to live, there is no doubt that this little town will continue to thrive in the future.
The political climate in Shrewsbury, 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
Shrewsbury, 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.
Shrewsbury, 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 Shrewsbury, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,447 contributions totaling $314,561 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 678 contributions totaling $171,457 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $253 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)