Harwich, Massachusetts is a beautiful and vibrant town located on the southeastern coast of Cape Cod. The town has a rich history and is home to many scenic attractions, including beaches, hiking trails, lighthouses, and more. Politically, Harwich has been represented in the Massachusetts State Legislature since 1966 by current Representative William Crocker. A Republican from Brewster, Rep. Crocker serves as one of the most senior members of the House. At the local level, voters in Harwich help to elect a five-member Board of Selectmen who are responsible for overseeing municipal issues like budgeting and policy implementation. The town also holds annual Town Meeting events that give citizens an opportunity to vote directly on various matters affecting their community. Overall, politics in Harwich are an important part of life as residents strive to ensure their town remains vibrant and prosperous for generations to come.
The political climate in Harwich, MA is leaning liberal.
Barnstable County, MA is strongly liberal. In Barnstable County, MA 61.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Barnstable county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.2% to 36.8%.
Barnstable county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Harwich, MA is leaning liberal.
Barnstable County, Massachusetts is strongly liberal.
Barnstable Town 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.
Harwich, 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 Harwich, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,345 contributions totaling $567,499 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 701 contributions totaling $90,842 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $130 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)