The politics of 02672 Barnstable Town, MA are largely the same as other towns in Massachusetts. The town is located in Barnstable County and is governed by a Board of Selectmen, with six members who are elected to serve three-year terms. There is also a Town Manager who is responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations. Elections for town offices take place every two years, usually in November. Barnstable Town has traditionally voted Democratic in state and national elections. In recent years, the town has become increasingly diverse, with individuals from different backgrounds as well as political perspectives coming together to form a vibrant community. This has resulted in more active debates between local candidates and residents on key issues such as education and taxes. Consequently, the politics of Barnstable Town remain an interesting topic for those interested in regional affairs.
The political climate in Zip 02672 (Barnstable Town, 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
Zip 02672 (Barnstable Town, MA) is somewhat liberal.
Barnstable Town, Massachusetts 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.
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 02672 (Barnstable Town)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 27 contributions totaling $838 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $6,751 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $750 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)