West Chatham, MA is a small town nestled along the coast of Massachusetts. It has a history steeped in colonial traditions and a local government that works to preserve the town’s heritage and values. The local political scene is vibrant and diverse, with many candidates running for office each election cycle. All of these candidates have deep roots in the community and call West Chatham home. They are passionate about issues such as education, infrastructure improvements, environmental protection, public safety, economic development, and historic preservation. They also bring unique perspectives from their various backgrounds that ensure West Chatham remains a special place for generations to come. From its founding fathers to current-day politicians, West Chatham stands proudly on the bedrock of civic engagement and democracy.
The political climate in West Chatham, 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
West Chatham, 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.
West Chatham, 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 West Chatham, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 785 contributions totaling $176,071 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $224 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 278 contributions totaling $70,599 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $254 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)