New Bedford, MA, located in the 02746 zip code, is a vibrant city with its own unique political identity. The city boasts a long history of democratic leadership, dating back to when Congressman Gerry Studds was elected in the 1970s. Today, New Bedford prides itself on having locally-elected leaders who are passionate about advocating for the best interests of its citizens. These leaders are devoted to ensuring that all members of the community have access to local resources and opportunities. As such, they work diligently to ensure that everyone has a voice in their local government and can participate in decision making processes. Through collaboration between residents and local officials, New Bedford seeks to create an inclusive and diverse political landscape that benefits all members of society.
The political climate in Zip 02746 (New Bedford, MA) is somewhat 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 02746 (New Bedford, MA) is somewhat liberal.
New Bedford, Massachusetts is somewhat 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.
New Bedford, 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 02746 (New Bedford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 170 contributions totaling $6,493 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 62 contributions totaling $6,481 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)