Nantucket, MA is home to a number of diverse political views and candidates. It is an island off the coast of Cape Cod, and has a unique history in the state of Massachusetts. The town is approximately 14 square miles with a population of 10,000 people. Politics on Nantucket are known for being passionate and progressive. Voters on the island tend to lean toward Democratic candidates, but there are also Republicans who hold offices in the town. Some popular local candidates include Senator Julian Cyr, Representative Dylan Fernandes and County Commissioner Sheila Lyons all of whom have been endorsed by notable individuals and organizations in the area. As a result, Nantucket is an interesting place when it comes to politics as residents have many different perspectives and opinions that they express through their vote.
The political climate in Nantucket, MA is moderately liberal.
Nantucket County, MA is very liberal. In Nantucket County, MA 71.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 26.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nantucket county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 71.7% to 26.2%.
Nantucket county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Nantucket, MA is moderately liberal.
Nantucket County, Massachusetts 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.
Nantucket, 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 Nantucket, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,107 contributions totaling $5,013,752 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $618 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 566 contributions totaling $310,149 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $548 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)