New Salem, MA is a small, vibrant city that is filled with many passionate citizens who take great pride in their local politics. The town prides itself on its history of political activism and strives to ensure that every member of the community is represented at all levels of government. Every citizen has the opportunity to get involved in the political process by attending local town meetings or participating in initiatives to make change happen. For those looking to be more involved, there are also numerous opportunities for individuals to run for local office and become a part of New Salem’s city council. With a strong commitment to open dialogue and honest representation of all voices, New Salem is working hard to ensure that everyone has an equal say in the direction of their city.
The political climate in New Salem, MA is leaning 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
New Salem, MA is leaning 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.
New Salem, 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 New Salem, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 432 contributions totaling $17,456 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 59 contributions totaling $6,028 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)