Blandford, MA is a small town located in the heart of the Pioneer Valley region in western Massachusetts. It is home to a diverse population with varied backgrounds and political views. Local politics in Blandford focuses on issues such as economic development, educational opportunities for families, and promoting local businesses. The town has several civic organizations which work together to address these issues and promote public engagement by providing resources and support to residents. In addition, Blandford hosts an annual election where citizens can elect representatives to serve on the local government board. These representatives then represent citizens’ interests when making decisions concerning taxation, zoning laws, and other matters that affect the community. As part of this process, candidates will often debate their positions on various issues in order to inform voters about their stances prior to casting their votes. By doing so, candidates are able to provide insight into how they would approach governing if elected. Ultimately, these debates help ensure that all citizens have a voice in the decisions that shape Blandford's future.
The political climate in Blandford, MA is leaning conservative.
Hampden County, MA is moderately liberal. In Hampden County, MA 57.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hampden county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.7% to 40.0%.
Hampden county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Blandford, MA is leaning conservative.
Hampden County, Massachusetts is moderately 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.
Blandford, 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 Blandford, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 74 contributions totaling $2,166 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 42 contributions totaling $2,536 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)