Provincetown, MA is a small town located along the Atlantic coast in Barnstable county. It has a population of around 3,000 people and is known for its vibrant art scene and eclectic architecture. Politically, Provincetown is a highly progressive community that consistently elects progressive candidates to local offices. The most recent election saw the election of an openly gay mayor and two transgender select board members. These elected officials have been champions for social justice issues such as LGBTQ rights, environmental protection, and economic development initiatives. The current mayor has also implemented policies that promote rural tourism while maintaining the city’s unique cultural charm. In addition to local candidates, the citizens of Provincetown participate actively in state politics with many residents volunteering or running for office at the state level every year.
The political climate in Zip 02657 (Provincetown, 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 02657 (Provincetown, MA) is moderately liberal.
Provincetown, 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.
Provincetown, 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 02657 (Provincetown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,728 contributions totaling $655,730 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $240 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $7,425 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $530 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)