Sheffield, MA is a small town in the northwest corner of Massachusetts. It has a population of about 2,500 people and is a rural and largely agricultural area. Politically, Sheffield is represented on the local level by three state representatives from the First Berkshire District. They are John Barrett III, William \"Smitty\" Pignatelli, and Paul Mark. On the national level, Sheffield is represented by Richard Neal in the House of Representatives and Senator Elizabeth Warren in the Senate. The town also has an active board of selectmen who work to represent local interests and make decisions on behalf of their constituents. Additionally, there are several community organizations that provide support for citizens on issues such as healthcare reform, environmental protection, and civil rights. Through these organizations and its elected officials, Sheffield works to ensure that residents have a voice in government matters on both local and national levels.
The political climate in Zip 01257 (Sheffield, 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 01257 (Sheffield, MA) is moderately liberal.
Sheffield, 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.
Sheffield, 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 01257 (Sheffield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 821 contributions totaling $72,994 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 45 contributions totaling $7,935 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)