Hampden, MA is a small town situated in Western Massachusetts. Politically, Hampden is a solidly Democratic town that leans towards progressive policies. Every two years, town residents have the opportunity to elect individuals to represent them on the Hampden Town Council and School Committee. Recent elections have seen more progressive candidates win office and focus their efforts towards municipal issues like supporting local businesses and increasing access to recreational activities for all citizens. In addition, the town council has maintained its commitment to environmental protection and sustainability through participation in climate-change initiatives and renewable energy projects. As Hampden continues to grow, residents can look forward to continued support for their local government from politicians who share their values.
The political climate in Hampden, MA is leaning 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
Hampden, MA is leaning 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.
Hampden, 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 Hampden, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 685 contributions totaling $39,996 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 83 contributions totaling $13,021 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)