Assonet, MA is a rural town located near the Massachusetts border with Rhode Island. The town is home to a large number of small businesses and is known for its close-knit community. Politics in Assonet, MA are largely focused on local issues such as education, public safety, infrastructure, and taxes. The town has seen steady growth over the past few years, attracting new people and businesses to the area. Local leaders are committed to ensuring that Assonet remains a safe place to live and raise a family while providing its citizens with necessary services. In recent years there has been an emphasis on environmental sustainability practices in order to preserve the natural beauty of the area. All elections in Assonet are held at the Town Hall and overseen by Town Clerk staff members. Candidates for local office range from long-time residents who have served their community for many years to newcomers eager to make a difference in Assonet's future. Regardless of who is elected, it is clear that all candidates have the shared goal of making Assonet an even better place to call home.
The political climate in Zip 02702 (Assonet, 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 02702 (Assonet, MA) is leaning liberal.
Assonet, 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.
Assonet, 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 02702 (Assonet)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 78 contributions totaling $7,341 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $4,668 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $187 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)