The politics of 01105 Springfield, MA are largely dominated by local issues and initiatives that impact the everyday lives of its residents. The city is represented at the state level by two representatives in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, one from each district in Springfield. The current mayor is Domenic Sarno, who has been serving since 2008. Recently, city council members have been vocal about their efforts to prioritize public safety through increased police presence and improved infrastructure. In addition, they have focused on increasing access to educational programs and job opportunities for area youth. There have also been efforts to reduce taxes and fees for small businesses as well as providing more incentives for local entrepreneurs. With a population of around 155,000 people, Springfield has a diverse range of opinions when it comes to politics and it will be interesting to see how these conversations continue to shape policy decisions in the future.
The political climate in Zip 01105 (Springfield, MA) is moderately 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 01105 (Springfield, MA) is moderately liberal.
Springfield, Massachusetts is moderately 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 01105 (Springfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 144 contributions totaling $28,044 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $195 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)