Williamstown, MA is a small town located in the northwest corner of Massachusetts. It is known for its picturesque scenery and vibrant community. Politically speaking, Williamstown has traditionally been a strongly Democratic town, with the majority of local residents voting for the Democratic party in most elections. The current mayor of Williamstown is Alan Carpenito, who was first elected in 2018 and is seeking re-election this year. He has implemented several policies to improve the quality of life for all citizens of Williamstown. In addition, the Town Council consists of seven members elected at large to serve three-year terms. This body handles legislation and works closely with town administrators to ensure that policies are properly implemented. With its strong sense of community and strong Democratic leaning, Williamstown provides an interesting political backdrop to observe local politics in action.
The political climate in Williamstown, 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
Williamstown, 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.
Williamstown, 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 Williamstown, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10,500 contributions totaling $734,562 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 242 contributions totaling $32,950 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)