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Barnstable County, MA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Barnstable Town, MA
Designated Market Area: Boston, MA-NH-VT
USDA County Type (2025): Recreation/Tourism, Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Graying America

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2024 population: 232,570   ( 3,503 from 2020)
Land area: 394.2 square miles
Population density: 590.0 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:204,536 87.95% 0.1%
Black:9,0233.88% 20.5%
Indian:1,3600.58% 6.3%
Asian:4,0151.73% 12.5%
2+ races:4,4021.89% 10.8%
Hispanic:9,2343.97% 17.3%
Total non-White:28,03412.05% 15.1%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:6,330 6.9
Deaths:13,79515.1
Net Migration: 7,2938.0
Net Immigration: 4,2534.6
Change in White population:-184 -0.1
Change in Non-White pop.:3,687 1.6



Historical Presidential Election Results for Barnstable County, MA

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R +2,140 R +6,005 R + 3.8%
D -3,865
2024 vs. 2016 R +3,352 D +12,347 D + 6.6%
D +15,699
2020 vs. 2016 R +1,212 D +18,352 D + 10.4%
D +19,564
2024 vs. 2012 R -2,995 D +20,302 D + 13.2%
D +17,307
2016 vs. 2008 R -1,595 R +239 D + 0.2%
D -1,834
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2024 75% Kamala Harris (D) 88,129 59.2% Donald Trump (R) 57,451 38.6% 3,205 [+] 2.2% 148,785 3 -11 4.28%
2020 78% Joe Biden (D) 91,994 61.2% Donald Trump* (R) 55,311 36.8% 3,020 [+] 2.0% 150,325 5 -10 4.14%
2016 72% Hillary Clinton (D) 72,430 53.3% Donald Trump (R) 54,099 39.8% 9,252 [+] 6.8% 135,781 7 -6 4.08%
2012 73% Barack Obama* (D) 70,822 53.2% Mitt Romney (R) 60,446 45.4% 1,847 [+] 1.4% 133,115 8 -2 4.20%
2008 74% Barack Obama (D) 74,264 56.1% John McCain (R) 55,694 42.1% 2,395 [+] 1.8% 132,353 6 -4 4.30%
2004 74% John Kerry (D) 72,156 54.6% George W. Bush* (R) 58,527 44.3% 1,465 [+] 1.1% 132,148 8 -6 4.54%
2000 68% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 62,363 51.5% George W. Bush (R) 49,686 41.0% 9,037 [+] 7.5% 121,086 9 -7 4.48%
1996 67% Bill Clinton* (D) 59,223 53.5% Robert Dole (R) 40,144 36.3% 11,370 [+] 10.3% 110,737 8 -4 4.33%
1992 71% Bill Clinton (D) 46,641 42.8% George Bush* (R) 33,916 31.1% 28,440 [+] 26.1% 108,997 2 -6 3.93%
1988 71% George Bush (R) 49,676 49.7% Michael Dukakis (D) 48,747 48.8% 1,449 [+] 1.5% 99,872 4 -4 3.79%
1984 71% Ronald Reagan* (R) 51,261 57.0% Walter Mondale (D) 38,369 42.7% 321 0.4% 89,951 6 -2 3.51%
1980 73% Ronald Reagan (R) 41,493 50.4% Jimmy Carter* (D) 23,952 29.1% 16,828 [+] 20.5% 82,273 9 0 3.26%
1976 80% Gerald Ford* (R) 39,295 53.7% Jimmy Carter (D) 31,268 42.8% 2,554 [+] 3.5% 73,117 13 6 2.87%
1972 78% Richard Nixon* (R) 36,340 61.1% George McGovern (D) 22,636 38.1% 466 [+] 0.8% 59,442 16 0 2.42%
1968 71% Richard Nixon (R) 24,296 57.6% Hubert Humphrey (D) 16,546 39.2% 1,320 [+] 3.1% 42,162 25 14 1.81%
1964 67% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 20,101 56.9% Barry Goldwater (R) 15,133 42.8% 121 0.3% 35,355 19 4 1.51%
1960 73% Richard Nixon (R) 20,900 62.6% John Kennedy (D) 12,423 37.2% 49 0.1% 33,372 23 13 1.35%
1956 66% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 23,472 83.2% Adlai Stevenson (D) 4,672 16.6% 58 0.2% 28,202 24 26 1.20%
1952 72% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 20,943 80.6% Adlai Stevenson (D) 4,984 19.2% 44 0.2% 25,971 26 25 1.09%
1948 63% Thomas Dewey (R) 14,633 75.1% Harry Truman* (D) 4,616 23.7% 241 [+] 1.2% 19,490 32 30 0.92%
1944 58% Thomas Dewey (R) 11,543 69.9% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 4,938 29.9% 44 0.3% 16,525 23 24 0.84%
1940 70% Wendell Willkie (R) 12,659 69.9% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 5,351 29.5% 108 0.6% 18,118 24 25 0.89%
1936 72% Alf Landon (R) 11,337 68.8% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 4,751 28.8% 397 [+] 2.4% 16,485 27 32 0.90%
1932 63% Herbert Hoover* (R) 9,476 70.1% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 3,829 28.3% 222 [+] 1.6% 13,527 23 30 0.86%
1928 64% Herbert Hoover (R) 9,886 77.0% Al Smith (D) 2,899 22.6% 60 [+] 0.5% 12,845 28 19 0.81%
1924 46% Calvin Coolidge (R) 7,333 85.5% John Davis (D) 881 10.3% 363 [+] 4.2% 8,577 23 31 0.76%
1920 44% Warren Harding (R) 6,383 84.4% James Cox (D) 1,125 14.9% 54 [+] 0.7% 7,562 16 24 0.76%
1916 28% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 2,836 58.7% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 1,892 39.1% 105 [+] 2.2% 4,833 8 13 0.91%
1912 29% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 2,315 46.5% Woodrow Wilson (D) 1,323 26.6% 1,338 [+] 26.9% 4,976 -7 2 1.02%
1908 25% William Taft (R) 3,312 76.3% William J. Bryan (D) 777 17.9% 252 [+] 5.8% 4,341 18 25 0.95%
1904 27% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 3,638 77.7% Alton Parker (D) 900 19.2% 143 [+] 3.1% 4,681 20 21 1.05%
1900 24% William McKinley* (R) 3,372 79.7% William J. Bryan (D) 749 17.7% 108 [+] 2.6% 4,229 22 28 1.02%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Barnstable County, MA

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2024 S1 74% Elizabeth Warren* (D) 81,395 55.3% John Deaton (R) 65,709 44.6% 183 [+] 0.1% 147,287 5 4.32%
2022 G 58% Maura Healey (D) 68,042 59.3% Geoff Diehl (R) 45,033 39.3% 1,617 [+] 1.4% 114,692 5 4.62%
2020 S2 77% Ed Markey* (D) 89,977 60.5% Kevin O'Connor (R) 57,965 39.0% 790 [+] 0.5% 148,732 6 4.17%
2018 S1 62% Elizabeth Warren* (D) 62,670 53.0% Geoff Diehl (R) 51,810 43.8% 3,691 [+] 3.1% 118,171 8 4.37%
2018 G 61% Charlie Baker* (R) 85,726 73.7% Jay Gonzalez (D) 30,169 26.0% 359 [+] 0.3% 116,254 7 4.35%
2014 S2 52% Ed Markey* (D) 51,317 53.5% Brian Herr (R) 44,534 46.4% 60 [+] 0.1% 95,911 9 4.60%
2014 G 53% Charlie Baker (R) 52,251 53.4% Martha Coakley (D) 41,525 42.5% 4,003 [+] 4.1% 97,779 5 4.53%
2013 S2 33% Gabriel Gomez (R) 32,020 53.2% Ed Markey (D) 27,982 46.5% 229 [+] 0.4% 60,231 9 5.11%
2012 S1 73% Scott Brown* (R) 69,597 52.4% Elizabeth Warren (D) 63,277 47.6% 42 [+] 0.0% 132,916 6 4.21%
2010 S1 59% Scott Brown (R) 60,032 57.4% Martha Coakley (D) 43,652 41.7% 938 [+] 0.9% 104,622 6 4.64%
2010 G 60% Charlie Baker (R) 50,609 47.4% Deval Patrick* (D) 47,124 44.2% 8,930 [+] 8.4% 106,663 5 4.65%
2008 S2 73% John Kerry* (D) 71,509 55.0% Jeffrey Beatty (R) 55,673 42.8% 2,799 [+] 2.2% 129,981 12 4.34%
2006 S1 58% Edward Kennedy* (D) 63,412 61.5% Kenneth Chase (R) 39,471 38.3% 149 [+] 0.1% 103,032 8 4.76%
2006 G 59% Deval Patrick (D) 47,713 45.7% Kerry Healey (R) 44,986 43.1% 11,596 [+] 11.1% 104,295 8 4.70%
2002 S2 52% John Kerry* (D) 70,393 76.5% Michael Cloud (Libertarian) 20,696 22.5% 972 [+] 1.1% 92,061 n/a 4.59%
2002 G 58% Mitt Romney (R) 57,466 56.3% Shannon O'Brien (D) 39,640 38.9% 4,887 [+] 4.8% 101,993 7 4.65%
2000 S1 66% Edward Kennedy* (D) 79,222 67.7% Jack Robinson (R) 19,460 16.6% 18,335 [+] 15.7% 117,017 4 4.50%
1998 G 54% Paul Cellucci* (R) 50,690 54.7% Scott Harshbarger (D) 40,259 43.4% 1,718 [+] 1.9% 92,667 4 4.87%
1996 S2 67% William Weld (R) 57,057 51.6% John Kerry* (D) 50,812 45.9% 2,787 [+] 2.5% 110,656 7 4.33%
1994 S1 58% Edward Kennedy* (D) 47,772 51.8% Mitt Romney (R) 43,860 47.5% 655 [+] 0.7% 92,287 7 4.23%
1994 G 58% William Weld* (R) 68,719 74.7% Mark Roosevelt (D) 22,576 24.6% 662 [+] 0.7% 91,957 4 4.25%
1990 S2 61% John Kerry* (D) 46,884 52.2% Jim Rappaport (R) 42,952 47.8% 18 [+] 0.0% 89,854 5 3.88%
1990 G 62% William Weld (R) 50,911 56.0% John Silber (D) 37,474 41.2% 2,491 [+] 2.7% 90,876 6 3.88%
1988 S1 71% Edward Kennedy* (D) 59,702 59.9% Joe Malone (R) 39,087 39.2% 895 [+] 0.9% 99,684 5 3.82%
1986 G 50% Michael Dukakis* (D) 41,644 62.8% George Kariotis (R) 24,641 37.2% 23 [+] 0.0% 66,308 6 3.94%
1984 S2 71% Raymond Shamie (R) 45,386 50.7% John Kerry (D) 44,033 49.2% 33 [+] 0.0% 89,452 6 3.54%
1982 S1 57% Edward Kennedy* (D) 35,841 52.5% Raymond Shamie (R) 31,895 46.7% 494 [+] 0.7% 68,230 8 3.33%
1982 G 57% Michael Dukakis (D) 33,942 49.8% John Sears (R) 32,379 47.5% 1,899 [+] 2.8% 68,220 11 3.33%
1978 S2 60% Edward Brooke* (R) 32,763 55.6% Paul Tsongas (D) 26,093 44.3% 72 [+] 0.1% 58,928 11 2.97%
1978 G 59% Francis Hatch (R) 36,198 61.8% Edward King (D) 21,986 37.5% 425 [+] 0.7% 58,609 15 2.99%
1976 S1 79% Edward Kennedy* (D) 41,833 58.3% Michael Robertson (R) 29,064 40.5% 907 [+] 1.3% 71,804 11 2.88%
1974 G 57% Francis Sargent* (R) 26,539 56.0% Michael Dukakis (D) 19,362 40.9% 1,490 [+] 3.1% 47,391 14 2.56%
1972 S2 76% Edward Brooke* (R) 45,126 77.3% John Droney (D) 12,322 21.1% 893 [+] 1.5% 58,341 14 2.46%
1970 S1 62% Josiah Spalding (R) 22,181 56.2% Edward Kennedy* (D) 17,111 43.3% 198 [+] 0.5% 39,490 19 2.04%
1970 G 60% Francis Sargent (R) 27,941 73.3% Kevin White (D) 10,051 26.4% 113 [+] 0.3% 38,105 17 2.04%
1966 S2 60% Edward Brooke (R) 26,414 78.7% Endicott Peabody (D) 7,013 20.9% 126 [+] 0.4% 33,553 18 1.68%
1966 G 60% John Volpe* (R) 25,471 75.3% Edward McCormack (D) 8,232 24.3% 127 [+] 0.4% 33,830 13 1.66%
1964 S1 67% Edward Kennedy* (D) 19,814 56.2% Howard Whitmore (R) 15,362 43.6% 98 [+] 0.3% 35,274 18 1.53%
1964 G 67% John Volpe (R) 24,007 67.9% Francis Bellotti (D) 11,228 31.8% 116 [+] 0.3% 35,351 18 1.51%
1962 S1 58% George Cabot Lodge (R) 18,519 64.4% Edward Kennedy (D) 9,443 32.8% 803 [+] 2.8% 28,765 23 1.37%
1962 G 59% John Volpe* (R) 20,075 69.6% Endicott Peabody (D) 8,740 30.3% 46 [+] 0.2% 28,861 20 1.37%
1960 S2 72% Leverett Saltonstall* (R) 25,564 77.4% Thomas O'Connor (D) 7,405 22.4% 80 [+] 0.2% 33,049 21 1.37%
1960 G 72% John Volpe (R) 23,006 70.0% Joseph Ward (D) 9,702 29.5% 147 [+] 0.4% 32,855 18 1.36%
*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote


Historical U.S. House Election Results for Barnstable County, MA

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2022-11-08 MA09William Keating* (D) 72,474 62.3% Jesse Brown (R) 43,801 37.7% 44 0.0% 116,319
County Total for 2022-11-08:   116,319
2020-11-03 MA09William Keating* (D) 93,493 63.6% Helen Brady (R) 49,753 33.8% 3,769 2.6% 147,015
County Total for 2020-11-03:   147,015
2018-11-06 MA09William Keating* (D) 72,289 61.3% Peter Tedeschi (R) 45,535 38.6% 41 0.0% 117,865
County Total for 2018-11-06:   117,865
2014-11-04 MA09William Keating* (D) 50,413 52.2% John Chapman (R) 46,094 47.7% 49 0.1% 96,556
County Total for 2014-11-04:   96,556
2012-11-06 MA09William Keating* (D) 76,877 60.2% Christopher Sheldon (R) 43,323 33.9% 7,568 5.9% 127,768
County Total for 2012-11-06:   127,768
2010-11-02 MA10Jeff Perry (R) 51,026 48.3% William Keating (D) 48,490 45.9% 6,123 5.8% 105,639
County Total for 2010-11-02:   105,639
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Barnstable County, MA

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2024 263,189 23,404 8.9% 42,982 16.3% 196,803 74.8% Dem +19,578 Dem +7.4% 133%
2022 188,776 23,966 12.7% 44,345 23.5% 120,465 63.8% Dem +20,379 Dem +10.8% 95%
2020 184,407 25,586 13.9% 46,076 25.0% 112,745 61.1% Dem +20,490 Dem +11.1% 93%
2018 173,474 25,431 14.7% 43,264 24.9% 104,779 60.4% Dem +17,833 Dem +10.3% 89%
2016 173,757 26,431 15.2% 44,340 25.5% 102,986 59.3% Dem +17,909 Dem +10.3% 91%
2014 167,140 26,493 15.9% 43,180 25.8% 97,467 58.3% Dem +16,687 Dem +10.0% 90%
2012 169,618 27,702 16.3% 44,155 26.0% 97,761 57.6% Dem +16,453 Dem +9.7% 93%
2010 166,453 27,687 16.6% 44,070 26.5% 94,696 56.9% Dem +16,383 Dem +9.8% 93%
2008 168,623 29,017 17.2% 44,985 26.7% 94,621 56.1% Dem +15,968 Dem +9.5% 95%
2006 164,268 30,581 18.6% 43,458 26.5% 90,229 54.9% Dem +12,877 Dem +7.8% 92%
2004 171,494 33,140 19.3% 45,543 26.6% 92,811 54.1% Dem +12,403 Dem +7.2% 97%
2002 163,443 32,674 20.0% 40,964 25.1% 89,805 54.9% Dem +8,290 Dem +5.1% 92%
2000 159,161 33,011 20.7% 39,724 25.0% 86,426 54.3% Dem +6,713 Dem +4.2% 90%
1996 135,584 29,176 21.5% 34,561 25.5% 71,847 53.0% Dem +5,385 Dem +4.0% 82%
1994 125,807 26,829 21.3% 32,697 26.0% 66,281 52.7% Dem +5,868 Dem +4.7% 79%
1992 119,861 26,348 22.0% 30,266 25.3% 63,247 52.8% Dem +3,918 Dem +3.3% 78%
1988 111,904 25,930 23.2% 28,770 25.7% 57,204 51.1% Dem +2,840 Dem +2.5% 80%
1986 107,067 25,787 24.1% 26,903 25.1% 54,377 50.8% Dem +1,116 Dem +1.0% 80%
1984 103,168 25,016 24.2% 27,260 26.4% 50,892 49.3% Dem +2,244 Dem +2.2% 81%
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.