Rochdale, MA is a small town located in Worcester County. It has a rich history and is home to many long-time residents. In recent years, the town has seen an influx of new residents due to its close proximity to both Boston and Worcester. The politics in 01542 Rochdale, MA are handled by the local government which consists of a five-member Board of Selectman. These members serve three-year terms and can be re-elected for multiple terms. The Board is responsible for setting policies, budgets and taxes as well as managing day-to-day operations for the town. Recent issues such as housing development, public safety, infrastructure improvements, economic development and environmental concerns have been addressed by the Select Board in an effort to improve the quality of life in Rochdale.
The political climate in Zip 01542 (Rochdale, 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 01542 (Rochdale, MA) is leaning liberal.
Rochdale, 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.
Rochdale, 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 01542 (Rochdale)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 322 contributions totaling $24,673 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $3,826 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $174 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)