Politics in 01040 Holyoke, MA are largely focused on providing citizens with the resources they need to thrive. Local politicians work hard to ensure that all residents have access to quality public services such as healthcare, education, and public safety. From community development initiatives to economic opportunities, local leaders strive to make Holyoke a place where everyone can live and work with dignity and security. They take active steps in addressing issues like poverty, housing availability, and racial disparities in order to promote justice and fairness for all. Politicians also work closely with local businesses and organizations to ensure a vibrant local economy. With its strong commitment to progress and social justice, 01040 Holyoke has become a model city for the rest of Massachusetts.
The political climate in Zip 01040 (Holyoke, MA) is moderately liberal.
Hampden County, MA is moderately liberal. In Hampden County, MA 57.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hampden county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.7% to 40.0%.
Hampden county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 01040 (Holyoke, MA) is moderately liberal.
Holyoke, Massachusetts is moderately liberal.
Hampden County, Massachusetts is moderately 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.
Holyoke, 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 01040 (Holyoke)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,382 contributions totaling $88,265 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 129 contributions totaling $17,570 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)