Northampton, MA is a small city located in the Pioneer Valley region of Massachusetts. It has a unique political environment that is shaped by its diverse population and vibrant culture. The city has a long tradition of progressive politics, with a strong commitment to social justice and environmental protection. As part of this commitment, Northampton takes an active role in protecting its citizens’ rights. The City Council is made up of five members who are elected every two years, while local school committees are elected on alternating years. In addition to the elected officials, there are many organizations that work to ensure Northampton's democratic principles remain intact. These include the Northampton Community Action Network, which works on issues such as food insecurity and public health; the League of Women Voters, which organizes voter registration drives; and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which focuses on issues related to water quality and air pollution. As a result of these efforts, Northampton is able to maintain its commitment to progressive politics while also providing its residents with access to resources they need to live safe and healthy lives.
The political climate in Zip 01062 (Northampton, MA) is strongly 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 01062 (Northampton, MA) is strongly liberal.
Northampton, Massachusetts is strongly 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.
Northampton, 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 01062 (Northampton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,543 contributions totaling $537,750 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 176 contributions totaling $20,831 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)