The town of Winchendon, MA is located in Worcester County and is known for its rich history and vibrant community. Within the small town lies a thriving political climate, as local residents have come together to discuss important issues that affect their lives and their community. The most popular topics to debate are economic development, education reform, public safety, infrastructure investment, environmental initiatives, and health care reform. Local politicians work hard to ensure that the people of Winchendon are well-represented on all levels of government. As part of this effort, candidates from both major parties compete in elections each year to provide representation for the citizens of 01475 Winchendon. These candidates work diligently to bring their constituents’ concerns to the forefront while also advocating for solutions that will benefit all members of the community.
The political climate in Zip 01475 (Winchendon, 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 01475 (Winchendon, MA) is leaning liberal.
Winchendon, 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.
Winchendon, 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 01475 (Winchendon)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 101 contributions totaling $6,133 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $1,717 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)