Middlefield, MA is a small town located in central Massachusetts. It has a long history of political involvement and a strong sense of civic duty among its residents. Local politics are informed by the values of the town’s population, which tends to lean heavily towards fiscal responsibility and individual rights. The Middlefield Town Council is composed of elected officials who serve as representatives for the community. These representatives are responsible for enacting local government policies, approving budgets, and setting regulations for local services. Residents can participate in local politics by voting in elections or running for office themselves. Political discourse between those on different sides of an issue can be found at meetings of the Town Council, where people come together to discuss their views and create meaningful change in their community.
The political climate in Middlefield, 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
Middlefield, 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.
Middlefield, 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 Middlefield, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 419 contributions totaling $31,564 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $1,790 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)