Pittsfield, MA is a town located in Berkshire County. It has a long history of politics and activism dating back to the Revolutionary War. There are many political organizations that have become involved in local elections in recent years, and the city council is made up of five members elected by the citizens to serve four-year terms. The current mayor is Linda Tyer, who was elected in 2017. Local candidates for office often come from various political parties or independent groups, and their platforms usually focus on topics such as economic development, public safety, education, and environmental initiatives. Issues like affordable housing, transportation, health care access, income inequality and other pressing concerns are also important topics of discussion during election cycles. Thus Pittsfield voters have many opportunities to influence their community’s future by electing representatives that align with their values.
The political climate in Pittsfield, 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
Pittsfield, 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.
Pittsfield, 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 Pittsfield, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,409 contributions totaling $176,911 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 141 contributions totaling $13,989 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)