Hanson, MA is a small town located in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Despite its size, Hanson has a thriving political scene. The local government consists of a Town Moderator and Board of Selectmen, who are responsible for deciding the policies that affect Hanson and its citizens. They are elected every two years by the citizens of Hanson on Town Meeting Day. Additionally, there are numerous local candidates running for office to represent the diverse interests of the community. Residents can participate in elections by voting on ballot measures and finding out more about the candidates and their views on key issues. The people of Hanson have an active role in their political process, making it a great place to live and work with a strong sense of civic engagement.
The political climate in Hanson, MA is leaning liberal.
Plymouth County, MA is moderately liberal. In Plymouth County, MA 57.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Plymouth county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.5% to 40.2%.
Plymouth county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hanson, MA is leaning liberal.
Plymouth County, Massachusetts is moderately liberal.
Boston-Cambridge-Newton Metro Area is very 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.
Hanson, 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 Hanson, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 416 contributions totaling $27,132 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 338 contributions totaling $32,720 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)