Gosnold, MA is a small town with a population of about 5,500 people. It is located in the eastern part of the state and has a long history of local politics. The town has an active Town Council which is responsible for governing the community. Each year, citizens elect local political candidates to serve on the Council and represent their interests. The current members are committed to ensuring that Gosnold remains a safe and vibrant place to live. They strive to make decisions that will create economic opportunities, protect its natural resources, and maintain public services that benefit all residents. In addition, they are working on initiatives such as job training programs, support for small businesses, and improvements to infrastructure.
The political climate in Gosnold, 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
Gosnold, 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.
Gosnold, 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 Gosnold, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,158 contributions totaling $82,733 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 30 contributions totaling $26,205 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $874 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)