Blackstone, MA is a small town located in Worcester County in Massachusetts. While it is a relatively quiet town with a population of about 7,000 people, it is also home to a vibrant and active political atmosphere. Locals are always engaged in the political process, staying up to date on current events and actively participating in local elections. Citizens have the opportunity to voice their opinions and show support for their favorite candidates by attending local rallies or volunteering for campaigns. Participatory democracy plays an important role in Blackstone's political culture and locals take pride in their ability to make meaningful contributions to the community.
The political climate in Blackstone, 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
Blackstone, 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.
Blackstone, 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 Blackstone, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 88 contributions totaling $1,617 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $18 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $3,343 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)