South Yarmouth is a small, vibrant town located in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. It is home to a variety of interesting attractions, such as the historical district and popular beaches. Despite its small size, South Yarmouth has an active political scene with various local candidates running for office. There is a strong Democratic presence in the town and many of the elected officials come from that party. Some of the prominent Democrats who have held office in recent years include Representative Sarah Peake, Senator Julian Cyr, and Senator Anne Gobi. The town also has a vibrant Republican presence with notable figures such as State Representative David Vieira and Judge Robert Lufkin serving on important committees. Both parties are involved in local politics and strive to make South Yarmouth an even more attractive place to live and work.
The political climate in Zip 02664 (South Yarmouth, 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 02664 (South Yarmouth, MA) is somewhat liberal.
South Yarmouth, 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.
South Yarmouth, 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 02664 (South Yarmouth)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 541 contributions totaling $31,343 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 91 contributions totaling $15,678 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $172 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)