The town of 01243 Middlefield, MA is a small community with a population of just over 4,000 people. Despite its size, politics are an important part of the local landscape. Every two years, residents of 01243 Middlefield have the opportunity to make their voices heard during the local elections. During these elections, candidates from a wide variety of backgrounds and political ideologies compete for positions on the town council. Some candidates focus on economic development and job creation while others promote public safety initiatives or environmental protection measures. Candidates also work to improve access to health care services, infrastructure improvements, and educational opportunities in the area. Every election season brings a lively debate about the best ways to represent 01243 Middlefield's interests at the local level and ensure that all residents have equitable access to resources and opportunities.
The political climate in Zip 01243 (Middlefield, 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 01243 (Middlefield, MA) is moderately liberal.
Middlefield, 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.
Middlefield, 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 01243 (Middlefield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 186 contributions totaling $12,622 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $300 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)