Leverett, MA, located in Franklin County, is a small rural town with a population of 1,835 as of the 2019 census. The local politics in Leverett are mainly focused on preserving the town’s deep historical roots and continuing to protect its natural resources. The government consists of an elected Board of Selectmen who work closely with the Town Administrator to ensure that all town operations run smoothly. In addition, there are several appointed committees that look after planning and zoning laws and work to ensure that businesses are operating within legal parameters. Local political candidates focus on maintaining and improving existing infrastructure while also striving to build up the local economy. The residents of Leverett strongly value their independence and freedom while being part of a larger community.
The political climate in Zip 01054 (Leverett, 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 01054 (Leverett, MA) is moderately liberal.
Leverett, 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.
Leverett, 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 01054 (Leverett)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,284 contributions totaling $268,269 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 44 contributions totaling $3,386 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)