The politics in Royalston, MA are relatively varied and diverse. People in the area hold a wide variety of opinions on political issues, especially when it comes to local elections. Political candidates from both sides of the aisle often run for office in Royalston, offering their ideas and plans to help improve the community. Issues such as taxes, infrastructure, and public safety are discussed regularly in the local debates, giving residents a chance to understand what each candidate stands for and how they might affect their lives. Voters also have a wide range of options when it comes to choosing which candidate they will support; no two candidates are ever exactly alike. People living in Royalston, MA can rest assured that their voice is heard when it comes to engaging with their local political representatives.
The political climate in Royalston, MA is leaning conservative.
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
Royalston, MA is leaning conservative.
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.
Royalston, 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 Royalston, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 159 contributions totaling $5,204 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $669 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)