Dalton, MA is a small town located in northwest Massachusetts. It has a population of approximately 7,500 people and it is known for its vibrant community life. Politically, the town has been largely blue in recent years, with most of the local political candidates running on progressive platforms. Dalton has been represented by prominent figures such as Representative William \"Smitty\" Pignatelli and Senator Adam Hinds who have pushed to make Dalton a more inclusive and progressive place to live. In addition, the local town council ensures that all citizens are able to voice their opinions through public forums and meetings. Dalton also regularly holds elections with the goal of ensuring that all voices are heard. All together, these political efforts have been successful in making Dalton more politically diverse while still allowing its citizens to live in a welcoming atmosphere.
The political climate in Zip 01226 (Dalton, 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 01226 (Dalton, MA) is strongly liberal.
Dalton, 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.
Dalton, 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 01226 (Dalton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 349 contributions totaling $23,607 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $1,866 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $267 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)