Radio Roundtable: Election Day, Unenrolled Voters and Worcester Development
The panel debates unenrolled voters, Democratic election prospects, Amazon’s Westborough drone delivery plans and Worcester development.
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Worcester, MA-Election Day and Unenrolled Voters.
On this edition of the Radio Roundtable Hank, Ben, George and Randy talk about election day. They get into a conversation about just why people are unenrolled instead of Democrats or Republicans.
Hank feels a lot of unenrolled voters feel they are independent and that they don’t care if someone has an R or a D next to their name but in reality, they probably mostly vote one party or the other.
Will a Blue Wave Materialize?
They also get into a rare discussion; it is a show that focuses on local politics, on what is happening across the country today and will a blue wave materialize.
Ben is the most bullish on the number of seats the Democrats could end up with. Randy is the most conservative feeling he’s been burned by the polls in the past.
Amazon’s Westborough Drone Delivery Plans
The panel looks at the recent decision by Amazon to halt going ahead with their drone delivery plan from Westborough and George weighs in on some of the recent development, or lack thereof, in Worcester.
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Worcester Voter Turnout: November Elections, 2000–2025
Worcester voters turn out in much greater numbers for presidential elections than for City Hall races. In 2020, nearly 65% of registered voters cast ballots; in the following year’s municipal election, turnout was about 17%. wrrb.org
The table measures ballots cast as a percentage of registered voters in the City of Worcester, not Worcester County. Primaries and preliminary elections are excluded.
| Year | November election | Turnout |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Presidential | Approximately 59%* |
| 2001 | Municipal | Approximately 28%* |
| 2002 | State / midterm | Approximately 47%* |
| 2003 | Municipal | 16.7% |
| 2004 | Presidential | 56.9% |
| 2005 | Municipal | 20.1% |
| 2006 | State / midterm | 45.0% |
| 2007 | Municipal | 22.4% |
| 2008 | Presidential | 59.9% |
| 2009 | Municipal | 22.8% |
Sources: City election reports in the Informing Worcester archive, with registration totals from the City Council Manual. The city directs readers to this archive for historical election reports. www.worcesterma.gov
| Year | November election | Turnout |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | State / midterm | 46.1% |
| 2011 | Municipal | 19.9% |
| 2012 | Presidential | 59.5% |
| 2013 | Municipal | 14.4% |
| 2014 | State / midterm | 35.9% |
| 2015 | Municipal | 21.4% |
| 2016 | Presidential | 63.5% |
| 2017 | Municipal | 15.3% |
| 2018 | State / midterm | 44.7% |
| 2019 | Municipal | 17.3% |
| 2020 | Presidential | 64.6% |
| 2021 | Municipal | 16.6% |
| 2022 | State / midterm | 38.5% |
| 2023 | Municipal | 19.5% |
| 2024 | Presidential | 55.7% |
| 2025 | Municipal | 22.5% |
Sources: Worcester Regional Research Bureau’s 2025 Almanac, citing the City Clerk and Elections Commission, and the city’s 2025 final recount report.
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