The town of Swansea, MA is a vibrant small community located in Bristol County. Politically, the town is governed by an open Town Meeting form of government, with all citizens voting on key issues and elected officials presiding over the proceedings. The current Board of Selectmen are Peter O'Connor, Derek Heim and Robert Britto, who were all elected in 2018. Additionally, the town has a representative to the State House of Representatives, Carole Fiola. Swansea also participates in regional organizations such as the Southeastern Regional Planning & Economic Development District (SRPEDD) and the Taunton River Watershed Alliance (TRWA). These organizations work together to ensure that local businesses have access to resources while protecting the environmental health of the area. With a commitment to citizen participation and collaboration between local government, businesses and residents alike, Swansea provides an example for other towns in Massachusetts.
The political climate in Swansea, MA is leaning conservative.
Bristol County, MA is somewhat liberal. In Bristol County, MA 54.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bristol county remained strongly Democratic, 54.9% to 42.9%.
Bristol county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Swansea, MA is leaning conservative.
Bristol County, Massachusetts is somewhat liberal.
Providence-Warwick Metro Area is moderately 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.
Swansea, 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 Swansea, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 525 contributions totaling $38,901 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 128 contributions totaling $18,651 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)