Springfield, MA is a vibrant city located in western Massachusetts. It is the third largest city in the state and is home to many historic buildings and attractions. The politics of Springfield are diverse, with a range of elected officials representing the city at all levels of government. At the local level, the mayor is responsible for setting policy and overseeing the day-to-day operations of city government. There are also nine district councilors who serve as representatives for their respective neighborhoods on issues such as infrastructure, public safety, zoning regulations, and more. At higher levels, Springfield elects congressional representatives to serve in the United States Congress and state representatives to serve in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Senate. Springfield also elects statewide officials such as governor or lieutenant governor every four years. Overall, the citizens of Springfield have an active role in shaping their political future through voting for candidates that best represent their beliefs and values on a wide variety of issues.
The political climate in Springfield, MA is moderately liberal.
Hampden County, MA is moderately liberal. In Hampden County, MA 57.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hampden county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.7% to 40.0%.
Hampden county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Springfield, MA is moderately liberal.
Hampden County, Massachusetts is moderately 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.
Springfield, 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 Springfield, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,091 contributions totaling $550,092 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 622 contributions totaling $106,445 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $171 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)