Politics in 01104 Springfield, MA are quite diverse. The city is heavily Democratic, with a large percentage of voters having registered with the party. There are several politicians at the local level who have been actively campaigning for office and representing their constituents. These include current Mayor Domenic Sarno, State Representative Bud L. Williams, and City Councilors Jesse Lederman and Kenneth E. Shea Jr. The local political scene is also very active with residents taking part in rallies and protests to advocate for changes in their community. Residents also regularly attend city council meetings to stay informed about new proposals or policy initiatives from the city government. In addition to the elected officials representing 01104 Springfield, MA, there are several non-profit organizations that work to ensure that the needs of specific communities within the city are met. These include organizations providing job training to those in need or helping seniors access resources they may not know about otherwise.
The political climate in Zip 01104 (Springfield, MA) is somewhat 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 01104 (Springfield, MA) is somewhat liberal.
Springfield, Massachusetts is somewhat 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.
Springfield, 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 01104 (Springfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 173 contributions totaling $8,821 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $3,133 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)