Hanover, MA is a small town located in Plymouth County, about 22 miles south of Boston. It is known for its welcoming and tight-knit community atmosphere. The town's politics reflect the same values, with an emphasis on local issues and connecting with the community. In Hanover, Town Meeting is the primary form of local government, where residents can come together to discuss and vote on important issues such as taxation and budgeting. Elected members serve on the Board of Selectmen and are responsible for setting laws and regulations that ensure the safety and well-being of local citizens. Other elected officials include the Town Administrator, who handles day-to-day operations, and various other positions such as Town Clerk and Treasurer. With a commitment to engaging citizens in local politics, Hanover has developed strong ties between its citizens and their leaders, creating a vibrant political culture within the town.
The political climate in Hanover, MA is leaning liberal.
Plymouth County, MA is moderately liberal. In Plymouth County, MA 57.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Plymouth county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.5% to 40.2%.
Plymouth county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hanover, MA is leaning liberal.
Plymouth County, Massachusetts is moderately liberal.
Boston-Cambridge-Newton 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.
Hanover, 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 Hanover, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 417 contributions totaling $72,417 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $174 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 136 contributions totaling $49,502 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $364 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)