Northampton, MA is a city full of political passion and activity. With a population of around 30,000 people, Northampton is a vibrant and diverse community that actively participates in the political process. The city has its own local government, with an eight-member City Council that is elected by the residents to oversee policy and budgetary decisions. Local elections are held annually, allowing citizens to choose their representatives through popular votes. In addition to their local representation, Northampton’s residents are also active in state and national issues. From organizing advocacy campaigns on health care reform or clean energy initiatives to joining political rallies and protests against social injustice or environmental degradation, individuals from all walks of life have found ways to use their voice for change. There is no shortage of passionate debate among all sides of the political spectrum in Northampton – making it an exciting place for anyone interested in politics!
The political climate in Northampton, MA is strongly liberal.
Hampshire County, MA is very liberal. In Hampshire County, MA 72.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 25.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hampshire county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 72.1% to 25.4%.
Hampshire county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Northampton, MA is strongly liberal.
Hampshire County, Massachusetts is very liberal.
Springfield Metro Area is strongly 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.
Northampton, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Northampton, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14,017 contributions totaling $1,377,673 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 368 contributions totaling $66,358 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)