Oak Bluffs, MA is a popular tourist destination with great natural beauty and many attractions. Despite this, the politics of Oak Bluffs are just as important and influential to the community. The town's government is led by an elected five-member Board of Selectmen who serves as the legislative body for Oak Bluffs. The Board is responsible for establishing policies, ordinances, and regulations throughout the town. Additionally, there are several local initiatives that have been put in place to ensure that citizens have their voices heard on issues such as zoning, land conservation, economic development, and education. There are also several local organizations dedicated to fighting for social justice in Oak Bluff’s diverse population. These organizations bring attention to various causes while working to better the community as a whole. Overall, it is clear that politics play an important role in shaping the future of Oak Bluffs.
The political climate in Oak Bluffs, MA is moderately liberal.
Dukes County, MA is very liberal. In Dukes County, MA 77.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 20.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dukes county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 77.5% to 20.6%.
Dukes county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oak Bluffs, MA is moderately liberal.
Dukes County, Massachusetts is very liberal.
Vineyard Haven Metro Area is very 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.
Oak Bluffs, 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 Oak Bluffs, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,617 contributions totaling $308,198 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 48 contributions totaling $15,831 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $330 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)