The town of Hatfield, MA (01038) is a small rural community located in the northern part of Hampshire County. It has a population of around 4,100 people and is known for its quaint charm. Hatfield has had a long history of involvement in local politics, with the Town Meeting playing an important role in town decision-making. Local political candidates are elected to various offices including Board of Selectmen, School Committee, and Town Moderator and provide the residents with representation at town meetings. The elections are held every two years and candidates are required to have a valid residency status within Hatfield to be eligible to run for office. Residents take great pride in their town and actively engage in civic matters such as voting in local elections or attending school board meetings. This commitment to local politics serves as an example for other communities across Massachusetts and beyond.
The political climate in Zip 01038 (Hatfield, 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 01038 (Hatfield, MA) is moderately liberal.
Hatfield, 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.
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 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 01038 (Hatfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 967 contributions totaling $50,092 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $1,276 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)