Shelburne Falls, MA 01370 is a small town in western Massachusetts with a cozy, rural atmosphere. This charming community is home to less than 2,000 people and offers an array of outdoor activities that attract visitors from all around the country. When it comes to politics, Shelburne Falls is very progressive. On the local level, there are multiple political parties represented throughout the city and citizens take an active role in shaping their community’s future. There are plenty of opportunities for residents to get involved in local government and political initiatives such as organizing protests or meetings with local politicians. With its inclusive culture and determination to make changes for the betterment of its people, Shelburne Falls is a great example of democracy in action.
The political climate in Zip 01370 (Shelburne Falls, 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 01370 (Shelburne Falls, MA) is moderately liberal.
Shelburne Falls, 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.
Shelburne Falls, 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 01370 (Shelburne Falls)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,267 contributions totaling $64,479 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $3,573 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)