South Yarmouth, MA is a vibrant and diverse community located in the heart of Cape Cod. Politically, South Yarmouth residents have an active involvement in the local government. They elect candidates to positions at both the town and state levels who are dedicated to representing the interests of their constituents. The local elections are mainly based on issues surrounding economic growth, education, public safety, healthcare and infrastructure. Popular topics include improving transportation services in South Yarmouth, developing new recreational spaces for families to enjoy together and addressing environmental concerns. Local political candidates often focus on these issues when vying for office in order to ensure that they make positive contributions to the community and its future. With a strong sense of civic responsibility among its population, South Yarmouth ensures that its people remain engaged with their local politics through regular elections and involvement from all levels of society.
The political climate in South Yarmouth, 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
South Yarmouth, 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.
South Yarmouth, 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 South Yarmouth, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,074 contributions totaling $112,169 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 151 contributions totaling $33,810 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $224 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)