Abington, MA is a small town located in Plymouth County. The town has a strong sense of community spirit and vibrant political life. Local politics are very important to the residents of Abington; many long-term residents have held various elected offices throughout the town's history. Through its local government, Abington encourages collaboration between citizens and officials to make sure that the interests of the people are always represented. There are several active committees and boards, such as the Board of Selectmen, which help keep Abington lively and engaged in local politics. Issues like education, health care, public safety, transportation, zoning and economic development are all actively discussed within the town's political forums. With an engaged citizenry and a willingness to work together for success, Abington remains an attractive place to live and work.
The political climate in Abington, MA is leaning liberal.
Plymouth County, MA is moderately liberal. In Plymouth County, MA 57.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Plymouth county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.5% to 40.2%.
Plymouth county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Abington, MA is leaning liberal.
Plymouth County, Massachusetts is moderately 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.
Abington, 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 Abington, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 584 contributions totaling $28,850 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 196 contributions totaling $26,064 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)