Monson, MA is a small town in Hampden County with a population of 8,563 as of the 2019 census. It has a town government consisting of a Town Manager, Board of Selectmen, and Town Meeting members. The local elections for these positions are held every two years and are an important part of the political landscape in Monson. The current Town Manager is Patrice Purdy, who was elected in 2020 to her second term. She oversees all municipal departments and is responsible for implementing the policies set by the Board of Selectmen. The current Board consists of five members: Chairman David Meehan, Vice Chairman Lawrence Crevier, Secretary Matthew Jendraszak, Member Thomas Murray and Member Michael Moore. Each member serves a two-year term with elections taking place during odd-numbered years. The residents of Monson also have the opportunity to participate in annual Town Meetings where they vote on budget appropriations and any other issues that need to be addressed in their community. It is through these meetings that the citizens take an active role in their own governance, making politics an integral part of life in Monson.
The political climate in Zip 01057 (Monson, MA) is leaning 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 01057 (Monson, MA) is leaning liberal.
Monson, Massachusetts is leaning 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.
Monson, 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 01057 (Monson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 419 contributions totaling $17,587 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 62 contributions totaling $8,503 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)