Dighton is governed by an open town meeting led by a board of selectmen.
Currently serving on the Board of Selectmen are: Brett Zografos (Chairman), Kenneth Pacheco (Clerk), and Nancy Goulart.
The town has a central police station along Route 138 by the banks of the Segreganset River, separate post offices and fire departments near the center of town and North Dighton, and the Dighton Public Library at the center of town.
 Dighton has a conservation area and a small park next to the town hall near the intersection of Center Street and Route 138.

Dighton is located in the Fifth Bristol state representative district, which includes Somerset and parts of Swansea and Taunton.
 The town is represented in the state senate in the First Plymouth and Bristol district, which includes the towns of Berkley, Bridgewater, Carver, Marion, Middleborough, Raynham, Taunton and Wareham.
Dighton is patrolled by the Middleboro Barracks (D4) of the Massachusetts State Police.
 On the national level, the town is part of Massachusetts Congressional District 4, which is represented by Joe Kennedy.
 The state's junior (Class I) Senator is Ed Markey and the state's senior (Class II) Senator is Elizabeth Warren.
Dighton is governed by an open town meeting led by a board of selectmen. Currently serving on the Board of Selectmen are: Brett Zografos (Chairman), Kenneth Pacheco (Clerk), and Nancy Goulart. The town has a central police station along Route 138 by the banks of the Segreganset River, separate post offices and fire departments near the center of town and North Dighton, and the Dighton Public Library at the center of town.  Dighton has a conservation area and a small park next to the town hall near the intersection of Center Street and Route 138.
Dighton is located in the Fifth Bristol state representative district, which includes Somerset and parts of Swansea and Taunton.  The town is represented in the state senate in the First Plymouth and Bristol district, which includes the towns of Berkley, Bridgewater, Carver, Marion, Middleborough, Raynham, Taunton and Wareham. Dighton is patrolled by the Middleboro Barracks (D4) of the Massachusetts State Police.  On the national level, the town is part of Massachusetts Congressional District 4, which is represented by Joe Kennedy.  The state's junior (Class I) Senator is Ed Markey and the state's senior (Class II) Senator is Elizabeth Warren.
Dighton, Massachusetts