Worcester, MA County is a vibrant and diverse area located in Central Massachusetts. It is the second largest county in the state, boasting a population of over 800,000 people. The county has long been an important part of Massachusetts politics, being home to many influential politicians who have helped shape the course of events throughout history. Currently, Worcester is represented by Congressman Jim McGovern and Senator Elizabeth Warren at the federal level as well as state senators Anne Gobi and Anne Gobi at the state level. At the local level there are various representatives from parts of Worcester such as Mayor Joseph O'Brien and City Councilor Konstantina Lukes. Throughout its history, Worcester has been a stronghold for Democratic candidates and voters alike, with President Obama receiving 77% of the vote in 2012. With such a large population and strong political history, it is no surprise that Worcester County plays an integral role in both local and national politics.
The political climate in 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
Worcester County, MA 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.
Worcester, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Worcester County, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 42,081 contributions totaling $3,535,448 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5,566 contributions totaling $1,541,104 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $277 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)