Chicopee, MA is a city in Hampden County with an estimated 2020 population of 55,298. It is located on the banks of the Connecticut River and is part of the Springfield metropolitan area. The city has a government form of mayor-council, with Richard Kos being elected as the current mayor in 2019. On the City Council, there are nine members that serve staggered two-year terms. These representatives are tasked with allocating funds to various services such as police, fire, schools, and other infrastructure projects. They also pass ordinances related to zoning and land use. The local political candidates that have been running for office in recent years reflect a wide range of ideas and opinions on how to best tackle the issues facing Chicopee residents today. With social issues such as housing affordability and access to healthcare high on many voters’ minds, these candidates have been advocating for innovative approaches to address these concerns through their campaigns.
The political climate in Chicopee, MA is somewhat liberal.
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
Chicopee, MA is somewhat liberal.
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.
Chicopee, 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 Chicopee, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,048 contributions totaling $44,650 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 235 contributions totaling $18,832 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)