The town of Royalston, MA 01368 has a small population of close to 1000 people. The small, rural town is governed by a three-member Board of Selectmen as well as an open Town Meeting with the citizens of Royalston. Every year, local elections are held to elect members to represent the town on various boards and committees. These include the Planning Board, Conservation Commission, and School Committee, among others. The elections typically involve much debate and discussion from all residents in attendance as they strive to make the best decisions for their beloved town. Issues such as taxes, zoning laws, town services, and public safety are regularly discussed and voted upon by citizens at these meetings. Overall, politics in Royalston are often characterized by collaboration between its citizens and government officials to ensure that their town remains a safe and thriving one for generations to come.
The political climate in Zip 01368 (Royalston, 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 01368 (Royalston, MA) is leaning liberal.
Royalston, 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.
Royalston, 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 01368 (Royalston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 159 contributions totaling $5,204 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $669 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)