The town of 02575 West Tisbury, MA has a strong tradition of political engagement and involvement. The town is served by a five-member elected select board that sets the budget and oversees the conduct of municipal business. Residents also elect a three-member library trustees board, as well as representatives to school boards, water boards, and other local committees. Candidates for these positions come primarily from organizations within the community such as local advocacy groups and neighborhood associations.
Residents have many opportunities to get involved in politics in West Tisbury through events such as Town Meetings and debates for candidates running for office. During Town Meetings, residents can vote on budgets, proposed ordinances, and other matters affecting the town's future. Community members are encouraged to voice their opinions and concerns when these issues are discussed. Through debates between candidates running for office, residents can learn more about each candidate’s platform before making an informed decision when they cast their ballots at the polls on Election Day.
The political climate in Zip 02575 (West Tisbury, MA) is moderately 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 02575 (West Tisbury, MA) is moderately liberal.
West Tisbury, Massachusetts is moderately 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.
West Tisbury, 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 02575 (West Tisbury)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,225 contributions totaling $128,558 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $2,700 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)