The town of Southwick, MA 01077 is a small but vibrant community located in the western region of Massachusetts. Located just outside of Springfield, MA, Southwick boasts a rich history and a diverse population that makes it an ideal place to live. The politics in Southwick are focused on improving the quality of life for its residents by providing them with the resources they need to succeed. Local elected officials work diligently to ensure that Southwick remains a safe and prosperous place for its citizens. A strong emphasis is placed on economic development, educational opportunities, affordable housing, public safety, and environmental protection. Every election cycle, Southwick residents have the opportunity to elect local leaders who share their values and vision for their town. These candidates strive to make sure that all communities within Southwick are given equal access to resources and services needed for successful growth and development.
The political climate in Zip 01077 (Southwick, 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 01077 (Southwick, MA) is leaning liberal.
Southwick, 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.
Southwick, 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 01077 (Southwick)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 291 contributions totaling $40,159 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 132 contributions totaling $17,269 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)