Peru, MA is a small town located in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. It has a population of approximately 1,700 people and is known for its picturesque landscapes and rural charm. Politically, Peru is represented at the state level by State Senator Adam Hinds, who serves as the Senate Majority Leader. On the local level, Peru is governed by three Select Board Members along with an appointed Town Administrator and elected Treasurer/Collector. The town holds annual elections in which voters select candidates to serve on the board or as other local offices such as Assessor or Highway Surveyor. Issues addressed by Town Meeting include municipal budgets, zoning regulations, land use regulations, capital projects and more. In addition to these issues, Peru residents are also involved in regional politics related to transportation, recreation and environmental regulations.
The political climate in Peru, MA is leaning 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
Peru, MA is leaning 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.
Peru, 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 Peru, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 368 contributions totaling $12,146 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $251 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)