Goshen, MA is a small town located in western Massachusetts. It has a diverse population of about 2,500 people, primarily comprised of families and retirees. The town is very close knit and involved in local politics with many active citizens who take the time to stay informed on important issues and actively participate in elections. In recent years, Goshen has seen an increase in political activism as residents become more invested in choosing candidates that will best represent their interests. Local elections often have several candidates running for mayor or town council representative, all with different views and platforms to support. The citizens of Goshen are passionate about their town and make sure they are informed before casting their votes for those who will be responsible for representing them at the local level.
The political climate in Goshen, MA is somewhat liberal.
Hampshire County, MA is very liberal. In Hampshire County, MA 72.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 25.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hampshire county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 72.1% to 25.4%.
Hampshire county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Goshen, MA is somewhat liberal.
Hampshire County, Massachusetts is very 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.
Goshen, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Goshen, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 842 contributions totaling $57,360 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $2,986 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)