Richmond, MA is a vibrant community in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts. Located in the rural Berkshire County, it is a small town with a population of around 1,400 residents. It has a long history of political activity due to its proximity to the state capital, Boston. In addition to the state legislature and governor’s office, Richmond also hosts local elections for town positions such as selectman, town moderator, and police chief. These are all important roles that help the citizens of Richmond have their voices heard and make sure they have an active role in how their hometown is governed. Local candidates from both major parties have been elected in recent years and have worked together to address pressing issues like infrastructure upgrades, school funding, public safety, and economic development. All of these efforts are helping Richmond remain an attractive place to live and work while keeping it firmly rooted in its rich history.
The political climate in Zip 01254 (Richmond, MA) is moderately 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 01254 (Richmond, MA) is moderately liberal.
Richmond, Massachusetts is moderately 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.
Richmond, 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 01254 (Richmond)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 563 contributions totaling $138,577 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $246 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $615 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)