Edgartown, MA is a small town located on the island of Martha’s Vineyard. It has a rich history of local politics, ranging from town meetings to gubernatorial campaigns. With the island's diverse array of cultures and backgrounds, Edgartown residents have an appreciation for both traditional and progressive politics. This appreciation has kept the town engaged in local politics, with an emphasis on transparency and open dialogue. Residents regularly come out to attend Town Meetings, where they can voice their opinions on important issues facing the town, such as zoning ordinances or plans for economic development. In addition to attending Town Meetings, many Edgartown citizens volunteer their time to support local political candidates who share their values and interests. From Governor Charlie Baker to Congressman Bill Keating to State Representative Dylan Fernandes, Edgartowners actively participate in supporting candidates that represent their collective interests at all levels of government.
The political climate in Edgartown, 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
Edgartown, 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.
Edgartown, 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 Edgartown, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,217 contributions totaling $200,020 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 77 contributions totaling $18,071 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $235 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)