The town of Charlemont, MA (01339) is a small community in western Massachusetts with a strong sense of community and pride. Politically, the town leans left and is represented by progressive candidates on both the state and federal levels. At the state level, Charlemont is represented by Senator Jo Comerford who has worked to pass legislation that will help small communities like Charlemont prosper. On the federal level, Representative Jim McGovern is an outspoken advocate for progressive causes and works hard to ensure that all voices are heard in Washington D.C. Charlemont residents have also become increasingly involved in local politics; they take part in various town meetings throughout the year to discuss issues that affect their community as well as participate in local campaigns to ensure that their voice is heard on important matters of policy. With its commitment to progressivism and open dialogue, Charlemont ensures that its citizens’ voices are heard loud and clear at every level of government.
The political climate in Zip 01339 (Charlemont, 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
Zip 01339 (Charlemont, MA) is moderately liberal.
Charlemont, Massachusetts is moderately liberal.
Franklin County, Massachusetts is very liberal.
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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.
Charlemont, 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 01339 (Charlemont)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 403 contributions totaling $11,099 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 46 contributions totaling $2,420 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)