The politics in 01118 Springfield, MA are varied and complex. With a population of over 150,000, the city is split into several wards that each have their own distinct political leaning. Local elections frequently feature a wide range of candidates from both major parties as well as independent and third-party candidates. This year, voters will be able to choose from a diverse slate of candidates for mayor, city councilors, school committee members and other positions. Each candidate offers their own unique views on important issues such as public safety, economic development and social services. Political engagement among residents is high, so whichever candidate is elected will have to represent the many different perspectives held by those who live there.
The political climate in Zip 01118 (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 01118 (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 01118 (Springfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 466 contributions totaling $21,093 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $1,902 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)