The town of Berkley, MA is a relatively small town of approximately 6,000 residents in Bristol County. It is home to a diverse population and a bustling community. In terms of politics, the town has historically leaned Democratic and it has been that way for several decades now. Local politics in Berkley are generally focused on issues such as education, economic development, and environmental protection. The current mayor is a Democrat and there is also an all-Democratic Town Council which meets monthly to discuss matters concerning the town's citizens. There are also various local political candidates running in upcoming elections who are vying for positions in government including the mayor's office. All of these candidates have different platforms and ideologies but they all bring something unique to the table when it comes to serving the people of Berkley.
The political climate in Berkley, MA is leaning conservative.
Bristol County, MA is somewhat liberal. In Bristol County, MA 54.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bristol county remained strongly Democratic, 54.9% to 42.9%.
Bristol county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Berkley, MA is leaning conservative.
Bristol County, Massachusetts is somewhat liberal.
Providence-Warwick Metro Area is moderately 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.
Berkley, 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 Berkley, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 110 contributions totaling $29,951 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $272 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $806 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)