Turners Falls, MA is a town in western Massachusetts with a rich history and vibrant culture. The town is known for its strong sense of community and commitment to progressive politics. In local elections, candidates strive to promote the interests of the people of Turners Falls, advocating for economic development, public safety, social justice, and environmental protection. Local political candidates have worked hard to make sure that the voices of all members of the community are heard and treated fairly by their representatives. As the people of Turners Falls continue to be engaged in local politics they work together to ensure that all citizens have access to equal rights and opportunities.
The political climate in Turners Falls, MA is moderately 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
Turners Falls, MA is moderately 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.
Turners Falls, 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 Turners Falls, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 356 contributions totaling $11,132 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $932 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)