The 01027 Easthampton Town, MA is a vibrant community with plenty of political activity. The town is part of the 22nd Hampden District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and is represented by Representative Natalie Blais. At the state level, Easthampton Town is part of the 2nd Hampden & Hampshire district which is represented by Senator Jo Comerford since 2019. More locally, the town has an annual Town Meeting which sets policy for the town's budget and makes decisions about local issues. It also has a five-member Select Board that meets twice a month to discuss relevant matters like public works projects or zoning laws. Additionally, there are multiple local committees and initiatives in place that focus on specific areas such as economic development or environmental sustainability. Participation from citizens in these committees and initiatives helps to drive progress and keep the community engaged in local politics.
The political climate in Zip 01027 (Easthampton Town, MA) is strongly 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 01027 (Easthampton Town, MA) is strongly liberal.
Easthampton Town, Massachusetts is strongly 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.
Easthampton Town, 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 01027 (Easthampton Town)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,497 contributions totaling $167,654 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 156 contributions totaling $17,288 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)