The 02601 zip code of Barnstable Town, Massachusetts is an area full of diversity and civic engagement. With a population of 12,467 people, the community is rich in culture and politics. Every election cycle, citizens take to the polls to cast their votes for state and local representatives they believe will best serve their interests. In recent years, citizens have elected prominent candidates such as Julian Cyr (State Senator), William Crocker (State Representative), and David Vieira (County Commissioner). These individuals are committed to furthering the interests of their constituents in Barnstable Town by advocating for issues such as immigration reform, economic growth and public education. The local government works hard to ensure that its citizens are heard and respected while making decisions that benefit all residents of 02601.
The political climate in Zip 02601 (Barnstable Town, MA) is moderately 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
Zip 02601 (Barnstable Town, MA) is moderately liberal.
Barnstable Town, Massachusetts is moderately 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.
Barnstable Town, 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 zip 02601 (Barnstable Town)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 347 contributions totaling $18,044 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 83 contributions totaling $15,312 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $184 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)