Uxbridge, MA is a small town located in Worcester County. It has a population of about 9,300 people and features the Blackstone River as its most prominent landmark. The town’s political landscape is typically conservative, but there are also more progressive stances on certain issues. Uxbridge's local politics are managed by the Town of Uxbridge Board of Selectmen and Town Meeting Members. This board is responsible for overseeing all municipal operations, from budgeting to services offered to residents. They also work with state and federal representatives on topics concerning the town such as transportation, public safety, and other infrastructure needs. During election season, several local candidates will come forward to vie for positions such as Town Meeting Member or State Representative. These candidates usually have platforms that focus on issues within Uxbridge such as economic development, education reform, or environmental protection. Ultimately citizens will select the candidate they believe will best represent their interests and advance their goals for the town.
The political climate in Uxbridge, 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
Uxbridge, 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.
Uxbridge, 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 Uxbridge, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,734 contributions totaling $143,586 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 222 contributions totaling $41,282 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $186 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)