Bourne, MA is a small town located in Barnstable County on the south coast of Massachusetts. The population of Bourne is approximately 19,754 as of 2019, and the majority of residents are white (83.9%). The politics in Bourne is primarily focused on local government and its impact on citizens' lives. Local candidates are expected to understand the issues which affect Bourne's residents on a daily basis and be able to propose solutions for their improvement. This includes topics such as infrastructure development, education funding, economic growth, public safety, and quality of life initiatives. The Town Council holds elections every two years in March to determine who will represent the people of Bourne in local government. During these elections individuals from both major political parties - Democratic and Republican - compete for office as well as those with no party affiliation.
The political climate in Bourne, MA is somewhat 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
Bourne, MA is somewhat 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.
Bourne, 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 Bourne, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,392 contributions totaling $347,686 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 650 contributions totaling $98,825 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)