The small town of Chatham, MA is a unique community located on the elbow of Cape Cod. It is known for its rocky cliffs, beautiful beaches, and quaint downtown area. While it may be a small town, Chatham has an active political atmosphere with many important issues that are constantly being discussed. The town is represented by local government officials who are responsible for setting policy and making decisions on behalf of the residents. Additionally, there are several political organizations in the area that are dedicated to promoting progressive values and ensuring that everyone’s voice is heard in the civic arena. There are often lively debates about topics ranging from budgeting to environmental protection to renewable energy initiatives. As a result, the residents of Chatham stay informed and engaged in their local politics and work together to ensure their community remains a place where everyone can thrive.
The political climate in 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
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.
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 Chatham, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,081 contributions totaling $549,401 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $178 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 899 contributions totaling $234,696 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $261 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)