The small town of Upton, MA is home to many residents who take great pride in their community and its public offices. While there is no formal political party system in place, the local elections are a hotly contested event every year. Candidates from both sides of the political spectrum come out to compete for the positions open on the Town Council. With issues like education, public safety, infrastructure, and taxes at stake, it’s no wonder that each candidate puts forth their best efforts in order to be elected. Every proposed policy has its backers and opponents, and those who are elected must strive to represent the whole community while also respecting differing opinions. It is an important job to serve as an elected official in Upton, MA and there are many dedicated citizens who do their part to ensure that all voices are heard when decisions regarding our town’s future are made.
The political climate in Upton, 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
Upton, 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.
Upton, 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 Upton, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,172 contributions totaling $133,055 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 312 contributions totaling $43,139 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)