The politics in 01009 Palmer Town, MA are fairly typical of any small town. The local government consists of a mayor, several council members, and other elected officials who work together to make important decisions about the future of the community. The major issues addressed by the local government are public safety, infrastructure development, economic development initiatives, and educational programs for residents. Local elections are held every two years to determine who will serve in office and represent their constituents. Candidates for mayor and council positions are nominated by voters and chosen through a majority vote. Residents of 01009 Palmer Town can get involved in the political process by attending meetings or volunteering for campaigns. Through participation in this process they can ensure that their voices are heard and help shape the policies that affect their community.
The political climate in Zip 01009 (Palmer Town, 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 01009 (Palmer Town, MA) is leaning liberal.
Palmer Town, 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.
Palmer Town, 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 01009 (Palmer Town)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 70 contributions totaling $14,134 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $202 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $4,260 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)