The town of Brewster, MA is a vibrant community with a population of just over 10,700 people. Located on Cape Cod, the town is known for its beautiful scenery and rich colonial history. Politics in Brewster are no different than any other town; the local government seeks to ensure that all residents’ voices are heard and their needs met. Local politics in Brewster are run by members of the Board of Selectmen, who are elected by popular vote every two years. The Board works collaboratively to manage public resources, create policy, and make decisions that benefit the entire community. Additionally, residents can get involved in local politics by attending Town Meetings, voting in elections or volunteering their time for various committees. By being informed and engaged citizens, residents can help ensure that their voice is heard and their needs met when it comes to local politics in Brewster.
The political climate in Zip 02631 (Brewster, 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 02631 (Brewster, MA) is somewhat liberal.
Brewster, 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.
Brewster, 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 02631 (Brewster)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,868 contributions totaling $161,445 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 124 contributions totaling $20,547 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $166 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)