Fitchburg, MA is a small city located in Worcester County that has a thriving local political presence. The City of Fitchburg is managed by the Mayor, City Council, and various appointed boards and commissions. The mayor is elected by the citizens to serve as the leader of the community and chief executive officer for the city. The 11-member city council serves as the legislative body of government for the City of Fitchburg. They meet regularly with their constituents to discuss important issues such as public safety, livability, economic development, infrastructure improvements, and other matters that affect daily life in this vibrant community. Beyond this governing system there are numerous other organizations who act on behalf of citizens in order to shape policy decisions or advocate on their behalf. These groups include but are not limited to: neighborhood associations, civic groups, business leaders & entrepreneurs, labor unions & workers' rights activists, environmental advocates, social justice & civil liberties advocates and other grassroots organizations who contribute to an engaged and involved local political network which continues to make great strides in improving Fitchburg's quality of life.
The political climate in Zip 01420 (Fitchburg, MA) is somewhat 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 01420 (Fitchburg, MA) is somewhat liberal.
Fitchburg, Massachusetts is somewhat 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.
Fitchburg, 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 01420 (Fitchburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 744 contributions totaling $60,286 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 130 contributions totaling $14,191 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)