The politics in Attleboro, MA (02703) are a reflection of the city’s population: diverse and progressive. The people of Attleboro hold their local political candidates to a high standard, and expect them to focus on issues that matter to the city's residents. Local politicians prioritize quality of life initiatives such as infrastructure improvements, public safety, economic development, and affordable housing. Recent mayoral elections have been closely contested by candidates representing a variety of political views, with the current mayor advocating for greater investment in public education and job opportunities for local residents. With an engaged community of voters and strong leadership from local political candidates, Attleboro is well-positioned to continue its growth into the future.
The political climate in Zip 02703 (Attleboro, MA) is leaning liberal.
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
Zip 02703 (Attleboro, MA) is leaning liberal.
Attleboro, Massachusetts is leaning liberal.
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.
Attleboro, 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 zip 02703 (Attleboro)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,197 contributions totaling $59,104 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 200 contributions totaling $50,843 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $254 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)