The town of Belchertown, MA is a small community located in the Pioneer Valley region of Massachusetts. The town has a population of around 14,000 and is known for its rolling hills, beautiful forests and close-knit community spirit. Politically, Belchertown leans heavily towards the Democratic party, as demonstrated by its voting record in recent elections. There are various local political candidates who have put themselves forward to serve the citizens of Belchertown at either a municipal or state level. These candidates have various backgrounds and experiences and are dedicated to improving the lives of those living in Belchertown through increased access to services such as health care, education opportunities and public safety initiatives. However, Belchertown residents take an active role in their government by participating in local town meetings to express their views on policy decisions that affect their daily lives. Ultimately, this helps ensure that Belchertown remains a vibrant and safe place to live for all residents.
The political climate in Zip 01007 (Belchertown, MA) is moderately 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
Zip 01007 (Belchertown, MA) is moderately liberal.
Belchertown, Massachusetts is moderately 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.
Belchertown, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 01007 (Belchertown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,327 contributions totaling $79,633 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 58 contributions totaling $7,677 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)