Editing Raynham, Massachusetts (section)

==Government==
The town is part of the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives%27 8th Plymouth district]], which includes Bridgewater and part of Easton.  It is also part of the [[Massachusetts Senate's 1st Plymouth and Bristol district]], which includes Berkley, Bridgewater, Carver, Dighton, Marion, Middleborough, Taunton and Wareham.  Raynham is patrolled by [[Massachusetts State Police#Troop D]] (Southeast District), 4th Barracks (located in Middleborough).  On the national level, the town is part of [[Massachusetts's 4th congressional district]], which is represented by [[Jake Auchincloss]].  The state's senior (Class I) Senator is [[Elizabeth Warren]], and the state's junior (Class II) Senator is [[Ed Markey]].

Raynham is governed by an [[open town meeting]] and elects a [[board of selectmen]], which directs a full-time [[town administrator]]. Patricia Riley, Joseph Pacheco and Kenneth Collins are the town elected selectmen.  The Town Administrator is Gregory Barnes.  The three members of the board of selectmen are elected at large on a staggered schedule. Basic services are centered around the town hall located at Raynham Center, including the police station and fire department.  There are two post offices, located near Raynham Center and along Route 138 near North Raynham.  The town also operates the Borden Colony Recreation Area, and there is a small State Forest in the town. The presidential results were mostly democratic until 2008, when the town narrowly voted for republican [[John McCain]] over democrat [[Barack Obama]]. It was also republican in 2012 and 2016 and it was democratic in 2020. In the [[2024 United States presidential election]], Republican [[Donald Trump]] received 4,694 votes, while Democrats [[Kamala Harris]] received 4,059 votes.

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|+ Raynham presidential election results<ref>{{cite web|url=https://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/search/year_from:1970/year_to:1970/|title=Election Results}}</ref>
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
! Year
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Third party (United States)|Third parties]]
! Total Votes
! Margin
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2020 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|2020]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''49.62%''' ''4,372''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|48.16% ''4,243''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.22% ''196''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|8,811
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|1.46%
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2016 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|2016]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.93% ''3,327''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''50.25%''' ''3,806''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|5.82% ''441''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|7,574
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|6.32%
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2012 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|2012]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|46.21% ''3,222''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''52.46%''' ''3,658''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.33% ''93''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|6,973
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|6.25%
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2008 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|2008]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|47.49% ''3,336''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''50.17%''' ''3,524''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.33% ''164''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|7,024
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|2.68%
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2004 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|2004]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''50.75%''' ''3,223''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|48.59% ''3,086''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.66% ''42''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|6,351
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|2.16%
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2000 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|2000]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''54.53%''' ''3,128''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|40.17% ''2,304''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|5.30% ''304''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|5,736
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|14.37%
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1996 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1996]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''54.91%''' ''2,751''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|32.40% ''1,623''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|12.69% ''636''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|5,010
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|22.51%
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1992 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1992]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''35.56%''' ''1,839''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|34.25% ''1,771''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|30.19% ''1,561''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|5,171
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|1.32%
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1988 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1988]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|39.67% ''1,820''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''59.00%''' ''2,707''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.33% ''61''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|4,588
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|19.33%
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1984 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1984]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|33.61% ''1,418''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''65.99%''' ''2,784''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.40% ''17''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|4,219
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|32.38%
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1980 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1980]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|31.59% ''1,319''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''52.49%''' ''2,192''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|15.92% ''665''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|4,176
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|20.91%
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1976 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1976]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|48.00% ''1,778''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''48.95%''' ''1,813''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|3.05% ''113''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|3,704
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|0.94%
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1972 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1972]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.02% ''1,242''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''56.46%''' ''1,630''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.52% ''15''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|2,887
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|13.44%
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1968 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1968]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''47.68%''' ''1,315''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|46.59% ''1,285''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|5.73% ''158''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|2,758
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|1.09%
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1964 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1964]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''65.63%''' ''1,575''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|34.08% ''818''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.29% ''7''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|2,400
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|31.54%
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1960 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1960]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.75% ''900''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''56.15%''' ''1,155''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.10% ''2''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|2,057
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|12.40%
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1956 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1956]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|24.61% ''405''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''73.39%''' ''1,208''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.00% ''33''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|1,646
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|48.78%
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1952 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1952]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|30.67% ''423''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''69.18%''' ''954''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.15% ''2''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|1,379
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|38.51%
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1948 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1948]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|39.64% ''444''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''59.02%''' ''661''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.34% ''15''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|1,120
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|19.38%
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1944 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1944]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|34.45% ''318''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''65.01%''' ''600''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.54% ''5''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|923
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|30.55%
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1940 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1940]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|33.50% ''338''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''66.40%''' ''670''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.10% ''1''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|1,009
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|32.90%
|}