Dudley, MA is a small town located in Worcester county. It has a long history of involvement in politics, with residents taking an active role in shaping the future of their community. The town is served by the Dudley-Charlton Regional School District, which encompasses both public and private schools, as well as several local governmental bodies that are responsible for overseeing various aspects of life in Dudley, including public safety, infrastructure and public works. Residents have the opportunity to vote on all matters of local importance, from school budgets to town ordinances. The town also sends representatives to the state legislature and elects members of congress every two years. In recent years, much focus has been placed on improving the economic opportunities within Dudley and encouraging growth within the community. Local political candidates are invested in continuing this progress and enhancing the quality of life for residents within Dudley.
The political climate in Zip 01571 (Dudley, MA) is leaning liberal.
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
Zip 01571 (Dudley, MA) is leaning liberal.
Dudley, Massachusetts is leaning liberal.
Worcester County, Massachusetts 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.
Dudley, 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 01571 (Dudley)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 153 contributions totaling $5,685 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $11,181 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $386 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)