Raynham is a town located in the southeastern part of Massachusetts. It is home to a population of approximately 14,000 people. Local politics in Raynham are largely focused on providing services and amenities that benefit current and future residents. The local government consists of a five-member Board of Selectmen, which is elected by the people. The selectmen oversee all aspects of municipal affairs including budgets, public works projects, zoning and development plans for the town. Additionally, there are numerous committees focusing on specific topics such as education, finance and land use. The town also has an annual Town Meeting where citizens have the opportunity to debate and vote on matters related to town finances as well as other important proposed policies. Other elected officials include two state representatives who serve in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and one member in the Massachusetts Senate who represent Raynham at the state level. All these elected officials work together with local organizations, businesses and citizens in order to ensure that the best interests of Raynham are met.
The political climate in Zip 02767 (Raynham, MA) is leaning 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 02767 (Raynham, MA) is leaning liberal.
Raynham, Massachusetts is leaning 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.
Raynham, 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 02767 (Raynham)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 360 contributions totaling $19,685 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 123 contributions totaling $29,405 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $239 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)