The politics of the Dennis CDP, MA are rooted in the residents’ dedication to their community and commitment to local issues. The town is led by a five-member Board of Selectmen who act as the legislative body for the community. They are responsible for making laws, setting policies, and overseeing municipal operations. Additionally, the town has several elected officials including a Town Administrator, a Treasurer/Tax Collector, and Town Clerk. All of these positions are held by elected officials who strive to ensure that Dennis CDP remains an attractive place to live and work. Local elections are held every two years during which residents can elect candidates who will serve as representatives on the Board of Selectmen. Residents also have opportunities to participate in local government through various committees such as the Committee on Aging or Planning Boards. Through these outlets, citizens can have their voices heard and contribute to improving their communities.
The political climate in Dennis CDP, 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
Dennis CDP, 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.
Dennis CDP, 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 Dennis CDP, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 397 contributions totaling $19,888 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 103 contributions totaling $8,632 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)