Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Precinct data
Results by precinct
70 precincts · 148,785 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Eastham Precinct 1Eastham Precinct 1 | 2,885 | 1,157 | 97 | 4,139 | 69.7% | 28.0% | D+41.7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -Mashpee Precinct 5Mashpee Precinct 5 | 1,536 | 1,138 | 49 | 2,723 | 56.4% | 41.8% | D+14.6 |
| Precinct -Falmouth Precinct 5Falmouth Precinct 5 | 1,706 | 930 | 60 | 2,696 | 63.3% | 34.5% | D+28.8 |
| Precinct -Barnstable Precinct 7Barnstable Precinct 7 | 1,536 | 1,063 | 78 | 2,677 | 57.4% | 39.7% | D+17.7 |
| Precinct -Barnstable Precinct 5Barnstable Precinct 5 | 1,389 | 1,211 | 62 | 2,662 | 52.2% | 45.5% | D+6.7 |
| Precinct -Provincetown Precinct 1Provincetown Precinct 1 | 2,429 | 191 | 42 | 2,662 | 91.2% | 7.2% | D+84.1 |
| Precinct -Barnstable Precinct 1Barnstable Precinct 1 | 1,622 | 942 | 46 | 2,610 | 62.1% | 36.1% | D+26.1 |
| Precinct -Brewster Precinct 1Brewster Precinct 1 | 1,684 | 860 | 57 | 2,601 | 64.7% | 33.1% | D+31.7 |
| Precinct -Falmouth Precinct 6Falmouth Precinct 6 | 1,642 | 903 | 55 | 2,600 | 63.2% | 34.7% | D+28.4 |
| Precinct -Harwich Precinct 1Harwich Precinct 1 | 1,604 | 919 | 50 | 2,573 | 62.3% | 35.7% | D+26.6 |
| Precinct -Falmouth Precinct 1Falmouth Precinct 1 | 2,002 | 481 | 63 | 2,546 | 78.6% | 18.9% | D+59.7 |
| Precinct -Falmouth Precinct 4Falmouth Precinct 4 | 1,465 | 1,001 | 59 | 2,525 | 58.0% | 39.6% | D+18.4 |
| Precinct -Wellfleet Precinct 1Wellfleet Precinct 1 | 1,890 | 525 | 78 | 2,493 | 75.8% | 21.1% | D+54.8 |
| Precinct -Sandwich Precinct 1Sandwich Precinct 1 | 1,455 | 978 | 56 | 2,489 | 58.5% | 39.3% | D+19.2 |
| Precinct -Barnstable Precinct 11Barnstable Precinct 11 | 1,265 | 1,156 | 45 | 2,466 | 51.3% | 46.9% | D+4.4 |
| Precinct -Chatham Precinct 1Chatham Precinct 1 | 1,517 | 875 | 66 | 2,458 | 61.7% | 35.6% | D+26.1 |
| Precinct -Barnstable Precinct 6Barnstable Precinct 6 | 1,283 | 1,109 | 50 | 2,442 | 52.5% | 45.4% | D+7.1 |
| Precinct -Barnstable Precinct 12Barnstable Precinct 12 | 1,274 | 1,105 | 52 | 2,431 | 52.4% | 45.5% | D+7.0 |
| Precinct -Falmouth Precinct 8Falmouth Precinct 8 | 1,377 | 977 | 65 | 2,419 | 56.9% | 40.4% | D+16.5 |
| Precinct -Falmouth Precinct 7Falmouth Precinct 7 | 1,352 | 978 | 69 | 2,399 | 56.4% | 40.8% | D+15.6 |
| Precinct -Barnstable Precinct 2Barnstable Precinct 2 | 1,297 | 1,029 | 66 | 2,392 | 54.2% | 43.0% | D+11.2 |
| Precinct -Orleans Precinct 2Orleans Precinct 2 | 1,514 | 827 | 49 | 2,390 | 63.3% | 34.6% | D+28.7 |
| Precinct -Chatham Precinct 2Chatham Precinct 2 | 1,445 | 871 | 70 | 2,386 | 60.6% | 36.5% | D+24.1 |
| Precinct -Orleans Precinct 1Orleans Precinct 1 | 1,711 | 606 | 61 | 2,378 | 72.0% | 25.5% | D+46.5 |
| Precinct -Falmouth Precinct 3Falmouth Precinct 3 | 1,438 | 898 | 30 | 2,366 | 60.8% | 38.0% | D+22.8 |
| Precinct -Dennis Precinct 2Dennis Precinct 2 | 1,410 | 887 | 60 | 2,357 | 59.8% | 37.6% | D+22.2 |
| Precinct -Brewster Precinct 3Brewster Precinct 3 | 1,540 | 773 | 40 | 2,353 | 65.4% | 32.9% | D+32.6 |
| Precinct -Sandwich Precinct 2Sandwich Precinct 2 | 1,360 | 952 | 39 | 2,351 | 57.8% | 40.5% | D+17.4 |
| Precinct -Falmouth Precinct 2Falmouth Precinct 2 | 1,570 | 737 | 40 | 2,347 | 66.9% | 31.4% | D+35.5 |
| Precinct -Sandwich Precinct 4Sandwich Precinct 4 | 1,167 | 1,101 | 48 | 2,316 | 50.4% | 47.5% | D+2.8 |
| Precinct -Harwich Precinct 2Harwich Precinct 2 | 1,426 | 835 | 46 | 2,307 | 61.8% | 36.2% | D+25.6 |
| Precinct -Brewster Precinct 2Brewster Precinct 2 | 1,552 | 704 | 50 | 2,306 | 67.3% | 30.5% | D+36.8 |
| Precinct -Dennis Precinct 1Dennis Precinct 1 | 1,270 | 981 | 50 | 2,301 | 55.2% | 42.6% | D+12.6 |
| Precinct -Harwich Precinct 3Harwich Precinct 3 | 1,345 | 889 | 53 | 2,287 | 58.8% | 38.9% | D+19.9 |
| Precinct -Yarmouth Precinct 7Yarmouth Precinct 7 | 1,369 | 858 | 30 | 2,257 | 60.7% | 38.0% | D+22.6 |
| Precinct -Sandwich Precinct 3Sandwich Precinct 3 | 1,190 | 994 | 56 | 2,240 | 53.1% | 44.4% | D+8.8 |
| Precinct -Yarmouth Precinct 1Yarmouth Precinct 1 | 1,315 | 865 | 51 | 2,231 | 58.9% | 38.8% | D+20.2 |
| Precinct -Yarmouth Precinct 2Yarmouth Precinct 2 | 1,282 | 833 | 48 | 2,163 | 59.3% | 38.5% | D+20.8 |
| Precinct -Barnstable Precinct 4Barnstable Precinct 4 | 1,250 | 862 | 50 | 2,162 | 57.8% | 39.9% | D+17.9 |
| Precinct -Barnstable Precinct 10Barnstable Precinct 10 | 1,074 | 1,033 | 51 | 2,158 | 49.8% | 47.9% | D+1.9 |
| Precinct -Dennis Precinct 4Dennis Precinct 4 | 1,198 | 910 | 46 | 2,154 | 55.6% | 42.2% | D+13.4 |
| Precinct -Sandwich Precinct 6Sandwich Precinct 6 | 1,002 | 1,064 | 54 | 2,120 | 47.3% | 50.2% | R+2.9 |
| Precinct -Falmouth Precinct 9Falmouth Precinct 9 | 1,192 | 881 | 43 | 2,116 | 56.3% | 41.6% | D+14.7 |
| Precinct -Harwich Precinct 4Harwich Precinct 4 | 1,223 | 849 | 43 | 2,115 | 57.8% | 40.1% | D+17.7 |
| Precinct -Sandwich Precinct 5Sandwich Precinct 5 | 1,082 | 990 | 42 | 2,114 | 51.2% | 46.8% | D+4.4 |
| Precinct -Bourne Precinct 4Bourne Precinct 4 | 1,159 | 899 | 28 | 2,086 | 55.6% | 43.1% | D+12.5 |
| Precinct -Mashpee Precinct 1Mashpee Precinct 1 | 1,257 | 745 | 36 | 2,038 | 61.7% | 36.6% | D+25.1 |
| Precinct -Bourne Precinct 1Bourne Precinct 1 | 853 | 1,058 | 51 | 1,962 | 43.5% | 53.9% | R+10.4 |
| Precinct -Bourne Precinct 2Bourne Precinct 2 | 954 | 943 | 53 | 1,950 | 48.9% | 48.4% | D+0.6 |
| Precinct -Yarmouth Precinct 4Yarmouth Precinct 4 | 1,091 | 795 | 30 | 1,916 | 56.9% | 41.5% | D+15.4 |
| Precinct -Mashpee Precinct 4Mashpee Precinct 4 | 1,135 | 725 | 42 | 1,902 | 59.7% | 38.1% | D+21.6 |
| Precinct -Mashpee Precinct 3Mashpee Precinct 3 | 949 | 892 | 35 | 1,876 | 50.6% | 47.5% | D+3.0 |
| Precinct -Mashpee Precinct 2Mashpee Precinct 2 | 1,006 | 805 | 36 | 1,847 | 54.5% | 43.6% | D+10.9 |
| Precinct -Dennis Precinct 5Dennis Precinct 5 | 1,036 | 771 | 32 | 1,839 | 56.3% | 41.9% | D+14.4 |
| Precinct -Truro Precinct 1Truro Precinct 1 | 1,434 | 358 | 26 | 1,818 | 78.9% | 19.7% | D+59.2 |
| Precinct -Barnstable Precinct 3Barnstable Precinct 3 | 990 | 780 | 37 | 1,807 | 54.8% | 43.2% | D+11.6 |
| Precinct -Yarmouth Precinct 6Yarmouth Precinct 6 | 1,053 | 700 | 38 | 1,791 | 58.8% | 39.1% | D+19.7 |
| Precinct -Yarmouth Precinct 5Yarmouth Precinct 5 | 897 | 837 | 35 | 1,769 | 50.7% | 47.3% | D+3.4 |
| Precinct -Bourne Precinct 5Bourne Precinct 5 | 932 | 732 | 29 | 1,693 | 55.1% | 43.2% | D+11.8 |
| Precinct -Bourne Precinct 7Bourne Precinct 7 | 835 | 748 | 41 | 1,624 | 51.4% | 46.1% | D+5.4 |
| Precinct -Yarmouth Precinct 3Yarmouth Precinct 3 | 841 | 749 | 32 | 1,622 | 51.8% | 46.2% | D+5.7 |
| Precinct -Barnstable Precinct 8Barnstable Precinct 8 | 852 | 681 | 26 | 1,559 | 54.7% | 43.7% | D+11.0 |
| Precinct -Dennis Precinct 3Dennis Precinct 3 | 895 | 629 | 33 | 1,557 | 57.5% | 40.4% | D+17.1 |
| Precinct -Barnstable Precinct 13Barnstable Precinct 13 | 887 | 607 | 28 | 1,522 | 58.3% | 39.9% | D+18.4 |
| Precinct -Bourne Precinct 6Bourne Precinct 6 | 888 | 523 | 45 | 1,456 | 61.0% | 35.9% | D+25.1 |
| Precinct -Yarmouth Precinct 8Yarmouth Precinct 8 | 761 | 572 | 25 | 1,358 | 56.0% | 42.1% | D+13.9 |
| Precinct -Bourne Precinct 3Bourne Precinct 3 | 476 | 537 | 21 | 1,034 | 46.0% | 51.9% | R+5.9 |
| Precinct -Barnstable Precinct 9Barnstable Precinct 9 | 508 | 341 | 18 | 867 | 58.6% | 39.3% | D+19.3 |
| Precinct -Bourne Precinct 5ABourne Precinct 5A | 168 | 169 | 9 | 346 | 48.6% | 48.8% | R+0.3 |
| Precinct -Yarmouth Precinct 8AYarmouth Precinct 8A | 137 | 127 | 4 | 268 | 51.1% | 47.4% | D+3.7 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 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% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Democratic; the presidential vote runs 11 points more Republican.
196,566 registered voters · 2025
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+547 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +14,763 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $147,692 in average income, against $113,394 for residents who stayed — 30% higher. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+23.2 on average — 2.6 points more Democratic-leaning than Barnstable County, MA itself (D+20.6).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Middlesex County, MA680D+39.2
- Norfolk County, MA575D+28.5
- Plymouth County, MA556D+8.8
- Suffolk County, MA405D+52.1
- Worcester County, MA296D+10.0
- Bristol County, MA288D+1.3
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Plymouth County, MA813
- Suffolk County, MA439
- Middlesex County, MA438
- Norfolk County, MA372
- Bristol County, MA301
- Worcester County, MA208
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | +480 |
| 2012 | +235 |
| 2013 | +866 |
| 2014 | +765 |
| 2015 | +717 |
| 2016 | +644 |
| 2017 | +1,006 |
| 2018 | +934 |
| 2019 | +616 |
| 2021 | +6,242 |
| 2022 | +834 |
| 2023 | +642 |
| 2024 | +235 |
| 2025 | +547 |
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 24.2 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 76.4 points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 20.6 points.
A population of 231,668, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $95,241 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Plymouth County and Cumberland County.
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Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/25001/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.