Westport, MA is a small town located in the southeastern part of the state. It has a long history of political involvement dating back to the Colonial era, when it served as an important port for trade and commerce. The local politics in Westport today are highly active, with many citizens involved in civic engagement and political activism. Throughout the year, several elections are held that determine who will represent the community on the local and state levels. There are several candidates running for office this year, who have pledged to work towards improving public services and facilities in Westport while also working to reduce taxes and create jobs in the area. Many residents participate in debates between candidates to learn more about their stances on different issues affecting Westport and make educated decisions at the polls on election day.
The political climate in Zip 02790 (Westport, 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 02790 (Westport, MA) is leaning liberal.
Westport, 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.
Westport, 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 02790 (Westport)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,216 contributions totaling $136,430 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 160 contributions totaling $43,616 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $273 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)