Barnstable Town, MA, Massachusetts: Democratic loyalist metro. In 2024, voted D+21%. Republican peak: R+76 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+21MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 231,6682024 5-year
- Median household income
- $95,2412024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 85.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+24 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+76 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Barnstable Town, MA, MAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 88,129 | 57,451 | 148,785 | ||
| D | 91,994 | 55,311 | 151,512 | ||
| D | 72,430 | 54,099 | 137,912 | ||
| D | 70,822 | 60,446 | 133,115 | ||
| D | 74,264 | 55,694 | 132,270 | ||
| D | 72,156 | 58,527 | 132,148 | ||
| D | 62,363 | 49,686 | 121,086 | ||
| D | 59,223 | 40,144 | 110,737 | ||
| D | 46,641 | 33,916 | 108,997 | ||
| R | 48,747 | 49,676 | 99,872 | ||
| R | 38,369 | 51,261 | 89,951 | ||
| R | 23,952 | 41,493 | 82,273 | ||
| R | 31,268 | 39,295 | 73,117 | ||
| R | 22,636 | 36,340 | 59,442 | ||
| R | 16,546 | 24,296 | 42,162 | ||
| D | 20,101 | 15,133 | 35,355 | ||
| R | 12,423 | 20,900 | 33,372 | ||
| R | 4,672 | 23,472 | 28,202 | ||
| R | 4,984 | 20,943 | 25,971 | ||
| R | 4,616 | 14,633 | 19,490 | ||
| R | 4,938 | 11,543 | 16,525 | ||
| R | 5,351 | 12,659 | 18,118 | ||
| R | 4,751 | 11,337 | 16,485 | ||
| R | 3,829 | 9,476 | 13,527 | ||
| R | 2,899 | 9,886 | 12,845 | ||
| R | 881 | 7,333 | 8,577 | ||
| R | 1,125 | 6,383 | 7,562 | ||
| R | 1,892 | 2,836 | 4,833 | ||
| O | 1,322 | 1,249 | 4,975 | ||
| R | 777 | 3,312 | 4,341 | ||
| R | 900 | 3,638 | 4,681 | ||
| R | 749 | 3,372 | 4,229 | ||
| R | 517 | 4,456 | 5,158 | ||
| R | 1,373 | 3,688 | 5,232 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
25.2%
English
16.7%
Italian
11.2%
German
8.1%
French
4.2%
American
3.8%
Scottish
3.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 55.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$95,241
Barnstable Town, MA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Barnstable Town, MA$95,241
Massachusetts$103,960
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
7.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.1%
Working age (18–64)7.4%
Seniors (65+)7.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.2%
speak English only
Other Indo-European7.0%
Spanish2.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Barnstable Town anchors Cape Cod's retirement-heavy, tourism-driven economy, producing an older, white electorate that has shifted measurably toward competitive margins in federal races after decades of reliable Republican lean.
The Democratic margin in Barnstable Town, MA reached its widest at twenty-four points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was twenty-one points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $95,241, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 231,668 together describe a metro whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Barnstable Town, MA, Massachusetts vote in 2024?
In 2024, Barnstable Town, MA, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 20.6 points (D+21), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 148,785 votes cast, 88,129 went Democratic and 57,451 went Republican.
What is Barnstable Town, MA, Massachusetts's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Barnstable Town, MA, Massachusetts as a "Democratic loyalist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 23 times, and other 1 times.
When did Barnstable Town, MA, Massachusetts last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Barnstable Town, MA, Massachusetts voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Barnstable Town, MA, Massachusetts?
Barnstable Town, MA, Massachusetts has a population of 231,668 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Barnstable Town, MA, Massachusetts?
Median household income in Barnstable Town, MA, Massachusetts is $95,241 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Barnstable Town, MA, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Barnstable Town, MA, Massachusetts from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.