Vineyard Haven is located in the town of Tisbury on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts. This small island community has a thriving economy and its own local politics. The town of Tisbury is led by a five-member Board of Selectmen who are elected for two-year terms in staggered elections. These selectmen are responsible for setting policy and managing the town budget. Additionally, there is an elected Town Meeting Member from each precinct, who serve four-year terms. These Town Meeting Members are responsible for voting on various budget and policy decisions that affect the entire town. General matters concerning the town are decided upon through open meetings, where public input is welcome and encouraged. Residents have a voice in their government through their votes and participation in Town Meetings and other public forums.
The political climate in Zip 02568 (Vineyard Haven, MA) is strongly liberal.
Dukes County, MA is very liberal. In Dukes County, MA 77.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 20.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dukes county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 77.5% to 20.6%.
Dukes county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 02568 (Vineyard Haven, MA) is strongly liberal.
Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts is strongly liberal.
Dukes County, Massachusetts is very liberal.
Vineyard Haven 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.
Vineyard Haven, 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 02568 (Vineyard Haven)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,940 contributions totaling $231,905 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 31 contributions totaling $8,423 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $272 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)