Living in 01581 Westborough, MA offers a unique opportunity to be part of vibrant political community. The town is lead by an elected Town Meeting body that consists of elected members from each neighborhood precinct. This is supplemented with various committees and Standing Committees who are responsible for the oversight of various elements of town governance and operations. Every two years citizens elect a Board of Selectmen who manage the day-to-day operations, set policies, and make decisions regarding budget allocations. In addition, the Town has its own police department that helps keep residents safe. From time to time local political candidates will run for office to represent their district or neighborhood for their respective term. Local elections typically follow the state wide elections which occur every two years in November. Through actively participating in local elections and taking part in our own governance process, residents of 01581 Westborough can help shape the future of their town.
The political climate in Zip 01581 (Westborough, MA) is somewhat 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 01581 (Westborough, MA) is somewhat liberal.
Westborough, Massachusetts is somewhat 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.
Westborough, 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 01581 (Westborough)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,419 contributions totaling $126,025 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 231 contributions totaling $386,587 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,674 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)