Politics in 01344 Erving, MA are of great importance to the local residents. The town has a small population but is home to many diverse voices and ideas. Every election cycle the citizens come together to discuss the issues that matter most to them and select representatives who will represent their wants and needs on the local level. Local elections often attract a number of candidates from different political backgrounds ranging from Democrats, Republicans, Independents, and Libertarians. These candidates come together in debates and forums to discuss their different perspectives on topics such as taxes, education, healthcare and other local issues. Ultimately it is up to the voters of Erving to make sure their voice is heard and choose the candidate they think best represents their views.
The political climate in Zip 01344 (Erving, 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 01344 (Erving, MA) is moderately liberal.
Erving, 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.
Erving, 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 01344 (Erving)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 194 contributions totaling $11,575 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)