Egremont, MA is a small town located in the Berkshire Mountains of western Massachusetts. It has a rich history and an active political climate, with local elections held every year. The town's government consists of a Board of Selectmen, a Town Administrator, and other appointed officers who are responsible for managing Egremont's day-to-day operations. Each spring, voters in Egremont take part in Town Meeting, where they decide on important measures that affect the future of the town. Additionally, Egremont holds annual local elections to elect members to serve on the Board of Selectmen and other committees. The Board of Selectmen then hires administrators to oversee operations in specific departments such as education, public safety, and public works. Egremont residents take pride in their commitment to effective local governance through participation in Town Meeting and voting in municipal elections.
The political climate in Egremont, MA is somewhat 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
Egremont, MA is somewhat 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.
Egremont, 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 Egremont, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,771 contributions totaling $402,434 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 170 contributions totaling $37,330 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $220 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)