Lanesborough, MA is a small town located in western Massachusetts with a population of about 1,800 people. It has a local government consisting of a Board of Selectmen and various committees representing the interests of its citizens. As the town continues to grow and evolve, so does its politics. Recently, there have been several contested local elections for positions such as Town Moderator and Selectmen. The candidates running in these elections bring forward different perspectives on important issues facing Lanesborough and its residents. These issues include affordable housing, education, infrastructure improvements, and economic development. As more people become involved in local politics in Lanesborough, it is evident that the town’s political landscape is changing for the better.
The political climate in Lanesborough, MA is somewhat 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
Lanesborough, MA is somewhat 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.
Lanesborough, 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 Lanesborough, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,571 contributions totaling $193,165 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 173 contributions totaling $17,946 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)