The town of Huntington, MA 01050 is a small rural community located in the western part of the state. It has a surprisingly affluent population compared to its rural location, with strong public education and healthcare services that are funded by local taxes. Residents take an active role in their local politics, voting in citizens to serve on the town’s board of selectmen and other offices. The town also has a thriving arts and cultural scene, with numerous festivals held throughout the year. With all this activity it’s not surprising that local politics can get heated at times. Issues such as taxation and land use are often debated vigorously between candidates during elections for office, with residents taking active roles in making sure their voices are heard. No matter which candidate they choose to support, Huntington's citizens take pride in participating in the democratic process and make sure their opinions are heard loud and clear when it comes to local political decisions.
The political climate in Zip 01050 (Huntington, 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 01050 (Huntington, MA) is moderately liberal.
Huntington, 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.
Huntington, 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 01050 (Huntington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 340 contributions totaling $13,156 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $1,671 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)