The 01603 area of Worcester, MA is a vibrant and diverse community that is actively involved in the political life of the city. Local candidates for office are working hard to represent the people of the 01603 area, focusing on issues such as education, public safety, economic development and environmental protection. This year's local elections have been especially important in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, with candidates stressing the importance of healthcare access and relief for those affected by this crisis. With so many pressing issues facing the community, residents have come together to ensure that their voices are heard on Election Day.
The political climate in Zip 01603 (Worcester, MA) is moderately 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 01603 (Worcester, MA) is moderately liberal.
Worcester, Massachusetts is moderately 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.
Worcester, 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 01603 (Worcester)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 315 contributions totaling $17,978 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 46 contributions totaling $8,934 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)