Taunton, MA, 02718 is located in Bristol County and is comprised of an estimated population of 56,643 people. With a rich history dating back to 1637, Taunton has seen its share of political changes over the years. Currently, the city operates under a mayor-council system with Mayor Thomas Hoye Jr. leading the charge. The nine-member City Council is responsible for overseeing public matters and creating ordinances for the city's citizens. In addition to local government officials, Taunton residents have access to state and federal representatives such as Senator Marc Pacheco and Representative Shaunna O'Connell who work to ensure that their voices are heard in Boston and Washington D.C.
The political climate in Zip 02718 (Taunton, 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 02718 (Taunton, MA) is leaning liberal.
Taunton, 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.
Taunton, 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 02718 (Taunton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 191 contributions totaling $7,963 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $4,052 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $203 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)