Southampton, MA is a small town located in the southeastern part of the state. It has a close-knit community with many local organizations and businesses that serve the residents. Politically, it is primarily made up of registered voters who are predominantly Democrats. The Town of Southampton holds local elections every two years for various offices including Town Moderator, Select Board members, School Committee members, and Assessors. These local representatives provide important services to the citizens of Southampton while promoting accountability and transparency in local government. Recent initiatives have included exploring alternate renewable energy sources for the town and working on projects that improve transportation infrastructure. With such a wide range of issues facing the area, it is important for local residents to stay informed about their candidates and take part in their democracy by voting in local elections.
The political climate in Southampton, 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
Southampton, 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.
Southampton, 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 Southampton, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 533 contributions totaling $45,280 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $3,755 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $209 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)