The small town of Turners Falls, Massachusetts is a vibrant and diverse community with a rich history. It has been a hub of political activity since the early 1900s. Today, this area is represented in government by state and local elected officials, including two state senators, three representatives to the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and one representative to the US House of Representatives. The local government consists of an elected Board of Selectmen who oversee the day-to-day operations of the town. These selectmen are responsible for keeping the town running smoothly and efficiently by handling issues such as infrastructure projects, budgeting resources, and developing regulations. Every election season brings new faces to office here as residents participate in local politics to express their views on topics such as taxes, education reform, public safety initiatives, economic development, and more. Through their involvement in these important decisions, citizens of Turners Falls continue to ensure that their voices are heard when it comes to local decision making.
The political climate in Zip 01376 (Turners Falls, MA) is strongly 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 01376 (Turners Falls, MA) is strongly liberal.
Turners Falls, Massachusetts is strongly 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.
Turners 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 01376 (Turners Falls)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 356 contributions totaling $11,132 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $932 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)