Millbury, MA is a small town located in Worcester County with a population of around 11,000 people. It is known for its close-knit community atmosphere and safety. The government of the town is led by the Board of Selectman. The Board consists of three elected officials who are responsible for overseeing all aspects of local governance.
The town also has an active political environment, with both Democrat and Republican candidates running for local offices every election cycle. Recent elections have featured candidates from both parties vying for positions such as Town Moderator, Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, and School Committee members. As Millbury is part of Worcester County, residents also have the opportunity to vote on statewide issues and races in addition to their own local politics.
The citizens of Millbury are very involved in their community and take an active role in making sure their voices are heard during elections. Regardless of party affiliation or individual beliefs, they come together to ensure that their local politics remain rooted in principles such as fairness and transparency.
The political climate in Zip 01527 (Millbury, 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 01527 (Millbury, MA) is somewhat liberal.
Millbury, 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.
Millbury, 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 01527 (Millbury)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 275 contributions totaling $15,657 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 108 contributions totaling $10,011 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)