Aquinnah, MA is a small town located on Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts. Although it has a small population of about 500 people, it has an active local politics scene. The town operates its own government with a five-member Board of Selectmen that are elected from the citizens of Aquinnah and act as the executive branch. They are responsible for the management and operation of the town's departments and services, as well as overseeing any major decisions or changes that occur within the town. The legislative branch of local government is comprised of Town Meeting members who are elected by registered voters at Town Meeting each year. Town Meeting is a forum in which citizens can come together to discuss pertinent topics and issues that affect their community. Additionally, there are several special committees dedicated to addressing specific areas such as parks, conservation, coastal resources, and public safety. These committees provide input on important matters relating to their respective fields and help guide decision-making processes within the town government.
The political climate in Aquinnah, MA is somewhat liberal.
Dukes County, MA is very liberal. In Dukes County, MA 77.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 20.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dukes county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 77.5% to 20.6%.
Dukes county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Aquinnah, MA is somewhat liberal.
Dukes County, Massachusetts is very liberal.
Vineyard Haven Metro Area 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.
Aquinnah, 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 Aquinnah, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,115 contributions totaling $789,521 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $373 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 150 contributions totaling $234,550 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,564 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)