Hatfield, MA is an active political town with robust representation from both major parties. The local politics here are focused on issues such as economic development, infrastructure, and environmental protection. Residents of Hatfield take their civic engagement seriously and vote in high numbers in every election. A variety of elected officials represent the interests of their constituents at the local, state, and federal level. At the local level, representatives are elected to the board of selectmen, school committee, conservation commission, and other important roles that support Hatfield’s growth and success. Additionally, representatives serve on state-level committees to ensure that Hatfield remains an active member in Massachusetts’s policymaking and decision-making processes. These representatives provide an important service by advocating for the needs of their constituents at all levels of government.
The political climate in Hatfield, 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
Hatfield, 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.
Hatfield, 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 Hatfield, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,282 contributions totaling $110,075 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 52 contributions totaling $2,552 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)