Dennis, MA is a small town located on the Cape Cod region of Massachusetts. It has a total population of 14,207 residents as of 2016. The town is run by an elected five-member board of selectmen and several other local government offices. The board of selectmen is responsible for setting policy and approving the budget for the town.
In terms of politics, Dennis is largely Democratic, and has voted for Democrats in every presidential election since 1988. In the last state election in 2018, state representative Timothy Whelan was reelected to represent the First Barnstable District in legislative matters at the State House in Boston. Locally, Dennis also elects representatives to other bodies such as the Cape Cod Commission and the Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates. There are currently no local political candidates running in Dennis this year, however it is still important for citizens to stay informed on their local political issues so that they can make educated decisions when it comes time to vote.
The political climate in Dennis, 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
Dennis, 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.
Dennis, 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 Dennis, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,541 contributions totaling $166,201 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 614 contributions totaling $135,387 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $221 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)