Whately, MA is a small rural town in the western part of the state. The town’s politics are mainly dominated by issues such as the economy, education, and public safety. As one of the smallest towns in Massachusetts, Whately has an extremely tight-knit community with a strong focus on local government and participation among citizens. The town is represented by one State Representative and two Town Meeting members who have been elected to address the concerns of the people. Residents take an active role in local politics through attending meetings to discuss pressing issues facing their home. Citizens also choose to support local candidates for office based on their alignment with their own beliefs or values. Overall, Whately is a small but spirited town that values democracy and strives to keep its political landscape vibrant throughout every election season.
The political climate in Whately, MA is somewhat liberal.
Franklin County, MA is very liberal. In Franklin County, MA 70.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 26.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 70.7% to 26.4%.
Franklin county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Whately, MA is somewhat liberal.
Franklin County, Massachusetts is very 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.
Whately, 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 Whately, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,972 contributions totaling $191,368 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 37 contributions totaling $7,443 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $201 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)