Leicester, Massachusetts is a small town located in Worcester County. It is governed by a Board of Selectmen and Town Manager who work together to manage the day-to-day operations of the town. Leicester also has its own police force and fire department to ensure the safety of residents. The town has active involvement in local elections and encourages citizens to participate in the democratic process. Residents can stay up to date on current political topics through various local media outlets, as well as through frequent town hall meetings and other public forums hosted by elected officials. In addition, Leicester sponsors several events throughout the year that bring citizens together and help foster a sense of community pride while also promoting political dialogue among its residents.
The political climate in Leicester, 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
Leicester, 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.
Leicester, 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 Leicester, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 492 contributions totaling $37,692 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 64 contributions totaling $5,915 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)