Onset, MA (02558) is a town in Plymouth County, located on the western edge of Cape Cod. It is home to a variety of businesses, parks, beaches, and community centers. While Onset does not have its own local political candidates, it does participate in many county-level elections. Voters from Onset are able to pick who they want to represent them at the state and federal level through general elections. However, this small town is still heavily engaged in local politics due to their active involvement with various public organizations such as the Onset Bay Association which works to promote the area's natural beauty as well as maintain recreational activities for all residents. Additionally, residents are encouraged to participate in town meetings and voice their opinions on development projects within the community. With such an engaged populace, it's clear that politics may be small but its impact is far-reaching in 02558 Onset, MA.
The political climate in Zip 02558 (Onset, MA) is somewhat liberal.
Plymouth County, MA is moderately liberal. In Plymouth County, MA 57.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Plymouth county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.5% to 40.2%.
Plymouth county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 02558 (Onset, MA) is somewhat liberal.
Onset, Massachusetts is somewhat liberal.
Plymouth County, Massachusetts is moderately liberal.
Boston-Cambridge-Newton 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.
Onset, 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 02558 (Onset)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 47 contributions totaling $3,961 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)