The town of Savoy, MA 01256 is a small rural area located in the Berkshire Mountains of Western Massachusetts. The town has a population of approximately 1,500 people and is part of the larger Franklin County region. The local government in Savoy consists of a three-member board of selectmen who are elected to serve staggered terms by the town's citizens. This board is responsible for setting policy and managing the day-to-day operations of the town, including setting the annual budget and approving zoning changes.
In addition to the board of Selectmen, Savoy also elects a Town Moderator each year. This position serves as a type of mediator between the citizens and their local government representatives. They facilitate Town Meeting sessions where residents can discuss issues or vote on important matters that shape their community.
Savoy has traditionally been governed mainly by Republicans but recently there has been more support for Democratic candidates than ever before. In recent years, both parties have tended to agree on key issues such as maintaining an economically stable environment and protecting the beauty of the local environment. As a result, many feel that Savoy is well placed to continue being a safe, prosperous place to live with serious debates over important issues rather than partisan posturing dominating local politics.
The political climate in Zip 01256 (Savoy, 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 01256 (Savoy, MA) is moderately liberal.
Savoy, 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.
Savoy, 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 01256 (Savoy)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 72 contributions totaling $10,274 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)