The small town of Fiskdale, MA has a population of approximately 4,500 citizens. Fiskdale is part of the larger town of Sturbridge, MA and is governed by their local town government. The citizens of Fiskdale are represented by members of the Board of Selectmen and Town Meeting Members. Local elections are held to decide who holds these positions. The candidates running for office have varied backgrounds and represent different points of view on issues affecting the town. Residents can vote for candidates who share their values and who will be able to best represent them in government. In addition to the Board of Selectmen, Sturbridge also offers a variety of other elected positions such as school committees, fire district commissioners, and library trustees. Through voting in local elections and participating in town meetings, residents are able to make their voices heard and help shape the future of their community.
The political climate in Zip 01518 (Fiskdale, 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 01518 (Fiskdale, MA) is leaning liberal.
Fiskdale, 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.
Fiskdale, 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 01518 (Fiskdale)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 109 contributions totaling $38,136 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $350 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $18,218 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,139 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)