Dukes, MA county is a vibrant community in Massachusetts home to many different people and cultures. It is an area with a strong sense of local pride, and the citizens of Dukes take their politics seriously. The county is governed by a board of elected officials who are responsible for tackling issues such as education, infrastructure and economic development. Local candidates run for office every two years and are usually forced to address these topics as well as others that are important to the community. Participation in local government is very high in Dukes; nearly 70% of eligible voters cast a ballot during election season. Residents take an active role in their government by attending town hall meetings, participating in public forums and volunteering on campaigns. Because of this engagement, Dukes has become known as one of the most politically-active counties in the state of Massachusetts.
The political climate in 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
Dukes County, MA 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.
Dukes, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Dukes County, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,174 contributions totaling $1,426,297 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $199 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 293 contributions totaling $271,152 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $925 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)