Adams, MA is a small town located in the western part of Massachusetts. Although it is a small community, politics still play an important role in the lives of its residents. Every two years, local elections are held to elect officials such as the mayor, selectmen, and school committee members. As with any election, candidates must campaign for their positions and gain support from the community. Several political parties are represented in Adams during elections including Democrats, Republicans, and Independents. All candidates pledge to represent their constituents and work on behalf of the town’s interests. With an engaged citizenry, Adams residents actively participate in local politics to ensure that their voices are heard on important issues facing the town.
The political climate in Zip 01220 (Adams, MA) is strongly 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
Zip 01220 (Adams, MA) is strongly liberal.
Adams, Massachusetts is strongly 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.
Adams, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 01220 (Adams)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 187 contributions totaling $5,931 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 45 contributions totaling $4,708 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)