Barnstable Town, MA, Massachusetts: Realigning Affluent Suburb metro. In 2024, voted D+21%. Republican peak: R+76 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+21MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Realigning Affluent SuburbAkashic 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
2024 presidential election
Barnstable Town, MA
HarrisD+21
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.
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 59.2% | 88,129 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 38.6% | 57,451 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.2% | 3,205 |
D+60R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −44.2% |
| 1896 | −76.4% |
| 1900 | −62.0% |
| 1904 | −58.5% |
| 1908 | −58.4% |
| 1912 | +1.5% |
| 1916 | −19.5% |
| 1920 | −69.5% |
| 1924 | −75.2% |
| 1928 | −54.4% |
| 1932 | −41.7% |
| 1936 | −40.0% |
| 1940 | −40.3% |
| 1944 | −40.0% |
| 1948 | −51.4% |
| 1952 | −61.4% |
| 1956 | −66.7% |
| 1960 | −25.4% |
| 1964 | +14.1% |
| 1968 | −18.4% |
| 1972 | −23.1% |
| 1976 | −11.0% |
| 1980 | −21.3% |
| 1984 | −14.3% |
| 1988 | −0.9% |
| 1992 | +11.7% |
| 1996 | +17.2% |
| 2000 | +10.5% |
| 2004 | +10.3% |
| 2008 | +14.0% |
| 2012 | +7.8% |
| 2016 | +13.3% |
| 2020 | +24.2% |
| 2024 | +20.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
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
2024 ACS
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.
2024 ACS
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.
2024 ACS
Median household income
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.
2024 ACS
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.
2024 ACS
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.
2020 religion census
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty-four points in 2020 and a Republican high of seventy-six points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-one points.
A population of 231,668, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $95,241 describe the metro.
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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 typology?
Akashic places Barnstable Town, MA, Massachusetts in the "Realigning Affluent Suburb" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. 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 typology — "Realigning Affluent Suburb" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.