Westport, MA is a vibrant coastal community in the South Coast region of Massachusetts. With its picturesque shoreline and historic landmarks, Westport boasts a unique charm that makes it an ideal place to live and visit. Politically, Westport is represented by several state representatives and senators who work to ensure that the needs of the community are met. These representatives advocate for legislation that supports local businesses, education, public safety, and other issues that concern the town’s citizens. The state government also works closely with municipal government officials to address local issues such as road repairs and zoning regulations. Additionally, residents of Westport can vote on various local ballot initiatives during elections which give them direct say in decisions affecting their community. All in all, Westport is actively engaged in politics both at the local and state level to ensure that its residents have a voice in decision-making processes.
The political climate in Westport, 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
Westport, 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.
Westport, 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 Westport, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,872 contributions totaling $312,276 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 326 contributions totaling $91,372 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $280 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)