The city of Pittsfield, MA 01201 is located in Berkshire County and is the largest city in the county. Politics in Pittsfield are shaped by a mayor-council government with nine members on the City Council, six elected from wards and three who serve at large. The current Mayor of Pittsfield is Linda Tyer, who was elected in 2015. Residents of Pittsfield are encouraged to participate in local politics by attending public meetings or voting during elections. The city has many resources for citizens to stay informed on local issues, such as the Mayor's Office website which provides announcements and news updates related to local politics. Additionally, the City Clerk's Office can provide information about upcoming elections and how to get involved. Ultimately, participating in local politics is essential for all residents of Pittsfield to ensure that their voices are heard and that their concerns are addressed by their representatives.
The political climate in Zip 01201 (Pittsfield, 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 01201 (Pittsfield, MA) is strongly liberal.
Pittsfield, 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.
Pittsfield, 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 01201 (Pittsfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,409 contributions totaling $176,911 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 141 contributions totaling $13,989 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)