The town of 02670 West Dennis, MA is home to an engaged and active citizenry. While the town does not have its own local government, it is well represented in the political arena by several elected officials from neighboring towns. At the state level, 02670 West Dennis, MA is served by Senator Julian Cyr and Representative William Crocker. Both of these representatives are active in advocating for the town’s interests within the legislature. Additionally, at a local level, 02670 West Dennis, MA benefits from having selectmen from Dennis and Yarmouth who work closely with residents to ensure their needs are met. Overall, despite not having its own local government, 02670 West Dennis' citizens are adequately represented by both state and local politicians who understand their concerns and strive to make sure they are heard on all levels of government.
The political climate in Zip 02670 (West Dennis, 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 02670 (West Dennis, MA) is somewhat liberal.
West Dennis, 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.
West Dennis, 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 02670 (West Dennis)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 279 contributions totaling $20,682 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $9,585 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $252 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)