The small town of 02576 West Wareham, MA is part of Plymouth County and is known for its tight-knit community and vibrant history. Politically speaking, the town is in the heavily Republican state of Massachusetts and has elected conservative candidates to local office for many years. In recent years, the citizens of West Wareham have been involved in a variety of local initiatives, from protecting their environment to advocating for better public services. The majority of residents are very passionate about their hometown and take an active role in local politics, often communicating with their representatives directly or attending town meetings on matters that affect their lives. While the population of West Wareham may be small, its influence on state politics should not be underestimated.
The political climate in Zip 02576 (West Wareham, MA) is leaning liberal.
Plymouth County, MA is moderately liberal. In Plymouth County, MA 57.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Plymouth county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.5% to 40.2%.
Plymouth county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 02576 (West Wareham, MA) is leaning liberal.
West Wareham, Massachusetts is leaning liberal.
Plymouth County, Massachusetts is moderately liberal.
Boston-Cambridge-Newton Metro Area is very 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.
West Wareham, 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 02576 (West Wareham)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 105 contributions totaling $2,999 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 78 contributions totaling $3,799 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)