Florida, MA is a small town located in the state of Massachusetts. It is governed by a board of Selectmen who are elected by the citizens of the town. Elections are held annually for this board and they oversee all aspects of the town’s governance, from budgets to parks and recreation activities. There are no local political candidates running in the upcoming election, but citizens have several options when it comes to engaging politically at the state level. The legislature in Massachusetts is made up of two chambers, the Senate and House of Representatives. Each chamber has its own elections every two years for members who will help to represent their district's interests in local and state issues. All residents can vote in these elections and often times there will be debates or informational sessions held to inform voters about each candidate’s position on various issues. Additionally, there are also several county councils throughout Massachusetts which serve as an additional level of oversight for matters that affect Florida, MA on a larger scale.
The political climate in Florida, 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
Florida, 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.
Florida, 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 Florida, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 444 contributions totaling $17,435 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 33 contributions totaling $1,300 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)