Adams, MA is a small town in the Berkshires with a population of just over 8,000 residents. Politically, the town is largely Democratic and has been represented by State Representative John Barrett III since 1991. As a state representative, he has worked to bring more economic opportunities to the area through grants and initiatives. He also supports public education, environmental protection, and social justice issues. The town also elects three selectmen who serve as its governing body for making decisions about public services and infrastructure projects. They have recently focused on increasing walkability and bike ability around Adams to promote both tourism and healthier living habits in the community. In addition to state representatives and selectmen, Adams citizens can also cast their ballots for US Congressional representatives in Massachusetts’ 1st district. Overall, Adams politics are highly active in promoting local community growth while still being mindful of national policies that impact citizens at the local level.
The political climate in Adams, MA is moderately liberal.
Berkshire County, MA is very liberal. In Berkshire County, MA 72.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 25.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Berkshire county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 72.4% to 25.3%.
Berkshire county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Adams, MA is moderately liberal.
Berkshire County, Massachusetts is very liberal.
Pittsfield Metro Area is very 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.
Adams, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Adams, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 374 contributions totaling $11,862 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 90 contributions totaling $9,416 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)