Hawley, MA is a small town in the Berkshires of Massachusetts. It has a rich history and a population of approximately 1,900 people. The politics in Hawley are largely focused on local issues such as providing services to residents, improving infrastructure, and protecting the environment. Every year the citizens of Hawley come together to elect new representatives to serve them in various roles including that of selectman, town moderator, treasurer, assessor and auditor. These individuals are responsible for making decisions about how the town should be run and ensure that citizens have access to the services they need. In addition to these elected officials, there are several organizations within Hawley that work towards bettering the town through education initiatives, community partnerships and public advocacy. The people of Hawley take pride in their government and strive to ensure that their voices are heard when it comes time to make important decisions about their future.
The political climate in Hawley, MA is somewhat liberal.
Franklin County, MA is very liberal. In Franklin County, MA 70.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 26.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 70.7% to 26.4%.
Franklin county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hawley, MA is somewhat liberal.
Franklin County, Massachusetts 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.
Hawley, 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 Hawley, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 403 contributions totaling $11,099 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 46 contributions totaling $2,420 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)