Pelham, MA is a small rural town located in the Northern part of Massachusetts near the borders with New Hampshire and Vermont. It has a long history of strong local politics that have shaped the development of the area and its people. The town is currently governed by an elected Board of Selectmen, who oversee all aspects of local government, from infrastructure to public safety. Pelham residents have been known for active participation in elections and debates on many issues that affect their community. In recent years, there have been important initiatives to promote sustainability, public health, education, economic development and more. Local political candidates in Pelham often reflect these priorities when campaigning for office to ensure they represent the needs of the citizens. As a result, Pelham's political landscape is always changing as new ideas are embraced or challenged for their potential impact on the town's future.
The political climate in Pelham, 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
Pelham, 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.
Pelham, 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 Pelham, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15,577 contributions totaling $1,192,726 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 181 contributions totaling $34,415 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $190 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)