Montague, MA is a small town located in the northeastern part of the state. The politics here are largely centered on the local government, which consists of a Mayor and a Town Council. The Mayor is elected to serve for a four-year term and oversees many aspects of life in Montague. The Town Council is made up of seven members, each elected from one of the seven wards that make up the town. They work together to decide on matters such as taxes, zoning regulations, public infrastructure improvements, and other important decisions that affect the residents of Montague. Furthermore, elections for both the Mayor and Town Council are held every two years to ensure that those in charge remain accountable to their constituents.
The political climate in Montague, 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
Montague, 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.
Montague, 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 Montague, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,834 contributions totaling $84,496 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 43 contributions totaling $2,219 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)