Sandwich, MA is a small town located on the south shore of Massachusetts. The town is rich in history and culture, and has a strong sense of community. Politically, Sandwich leans slightly Democratic, although there are many independent voters in the area. The town has several local political initiatives that focus on improving quality of life for residents. Issues such as education funding, affordable housing, public safety, and infrastructure improvements have all been addressed by politicians in the area. Recently, a referendum was passed to invest additional funds into local infrastructure projects such as road repairs and bridge replacements. This initiative is aimed at making Sandwich a safer and more attractive place to live for both current residents and future visitors alike. Local politicians continue to be involved in the community, advocating for positive change and working with citizens to support initiatives that will benefit everyone living in Sandwich.
The political climate in Sandwich, 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
Sandwich, 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.
Sandwich, 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 Sandwich, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,587 contributions totaling $410,863 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 762 contributions totaling $147,124 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $193 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)