Monterey, MA is a small town located in the western part of Massachusetts with a population of just over 2,000. Politically, Monterey has been strongly Democratic with state representatives and senators coming from the Democratic party. Local politics are mainly focused on issues that concern the town as a whole such as education, infrastructure, and local business growth. In addition to voting for state representatives and senators during elections, residents also participate in local elections for positions such as town councilors and school board members. These officials work to ensure that government funding is helping the community thrive through new construction projects, improved educational programs, and making sure local businesses have access to necessary resources.
The political climate in Monterey, 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
Monterey, 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.
Monterey, 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 Monterey, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,801 contributions totaling $386,372 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 153 contributions totaling $39,125 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $256 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)