2024 results by precinct
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38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 88,129 | 57,451 | 148,785 | |
| 2020 | D | 91,994 | 55,311 | 151,512 | |
| 2016 | D | 72,430 | 54,099 | 137,912 | |
| 2012 | D | 70,822 | 60,446 | 133,115 | |
| 2008 | D | 74,264 | 55,694 | 132,270 | |
| 2004 | D | 72,156 | 58,527 | 132,148 | |
| 2000 | D | 62,363 | 49,686 | 121,086 | |
| 1996 | D | 59,223 | 40,144 | 110,737 | |
| 1992 | D | 46,641 | 33,916 | 108,997 | |
| 1988 | R | 48,747 | 49,676 | 99,872 | |
| 1984 | R | 38,369 | 51,261 | 89,951 | |
| 1980 | R | 23,952 | 41,493 | 82,273 | |
| 1976 | R | 31,268 | 39,295 | 73,117 | |
| 1972 | R | 22,636 | 36,340 | 59,442 | |
| 1968 | R | 16,546 | 24,296 | 42,162 | |
| 1964 | D | 20,101 | 15,133 | 35,355 | |
| 1960 | R | 12,423 | 20,900 | 33,372 | |
| 1956 | R | 4,672 | 23,472 | 28,202 | |
| 1952 | R | 4,984 | 20,943 | 25,971 | |
| 1948 | R | 4,616 | 14,633 | 19,490 | |
| 1944 | R | 4,938 | 11,543 | 16,525 | |
| 1940 | R | 5,351 | 12,659 | 18,118 | |
| 1936 | R | 4,751 | 11,337 | 16,485 | |
| 1932 | R | 3,829 | 9,476 | 13,527 | |
| 1928 | R | 2,899 | 9,886 | 12,845 | |
| 1924 | R | 881 | 7,333 | 8,577 | |
| 1920 | R | 1,125 | 6,383 | 7,562 | |
| 1916 | R | 1,892 | 2,836 | 4,833 | |
| 1912 | D | 1,322 | 1,249 | 4,975 | |
| 1908 | R | 777 | 3,312 | 4,341 | |
| 1904 | R | 900 | 3,638 | 4,681 | |
| 1900 | R | 749 | 3,372 | 4,229 | |
| 1896 | R | 517 | 4,456 | 5,158 | |
| 1892 | R | 1,373 | 3,688 | 5,232 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
African American
2.2%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. 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 County ranks in the top 5% of US counties.
Barnstable County$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%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.0%
Working age (18–64)100.0%
Seniors (65+)18.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
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 County covers the entirety of Cape Cod, where a large retiree population and second-home owners produce an older, college-educated electorate that has voted Democratic at the presidential level by double digits in recent cycles.
The Democratic margin in Barnstable County reached its widest at twenty-four points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was twenty-one points — still decisive.
Barnstable County's 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 community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Pima County and Norfolk County.
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