Politics in Lenox, MA is an important part of the community. Though Lenox has no local political candidates, its residents are keenly aware of what’s going on in the nearby cities and towns where elections are taking place. The town is represented by both state and federal legislators who are committed to serving the people of Lenox. The town also participates in a variety of other civic activities such as town hall meetings, public forums, and voting drives. Residents take part in these events to make sure their voices are heard when it comes to local politics. Citizens often find that they have more say when it comes to certain issues due to their involvement at these meetings or by contacting their respective representatives directly. With all this being said, it's clear that politics in Lenox continues to play an important role in the life of its citizens.
The political climate in Lenox, 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
Lenox, 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.
Lenox, 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 Lenox, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,266 contributions totaling $769,775 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 290 contributions totaling $50,564 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $174 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)