Huntington, MA is a small town located in the western part of Massachusetts. It has a population of approximately 3,500 people and is known for its warm community atmosphere. The town’s politics are overseen by the local town government, which consists of three elected Selectmen and an appointed Town Administrator. The Selectmen are responsible for approving budgets, setting town policies, and appointing department heads. They are also responsible for appointing people to various committees such as the Planning Board and Economic Development Committee. There are no local political candidates running in Huntington at this time; however, residents frequently elect state officials who they feel best represent their interests in state government affairs. Local elections are held every two years with the next election taking place in 2021. Through these elections, Huntington’s residents can determine who will be representing their interests at the state level and beyond.
The political climate in Huntington, MA is somewhat 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
Huntington, MA is somewhat 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.
Huntington, 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 Huntington, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 680 contributions totaling $26,312 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $3,342 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)