Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Barnstable County, MA — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Barnstable County, Massachusetts voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+20.6 — 88,129 Democratic to 57,451 Republican of 148,785 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 3.6 points toward Republicans. That makes it 4.6 points more Republican than Massachusetts overall (D+25.2).
Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse.
Margin by election, 2000–2024
Democratic minus Republican, in points of all votes cast — blue bars Democratic, red Republican.
Every election in Barnstable County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 88,129 | 57,451 | 3,205 | 59.2% | 38.6% | D+20.6 |
| 2020 | 91,994 | 55,311 | 4,207 | 60.7% | 36.5% | D+24.2 |
| 2016 | 72,430 | 54,099 | 7,333 | 54.1% | 40.4% | D+13.7 |
| 2012 | 70,822 | 60,446 | 1,847 | 53.2% | 45.4% | D+7.8 |
| 2008 | 74,264 | 55,694 | 2,312 | 56.1% | 42.1% | D+14.0 |
| 2004 | 72,156 | 58,527 | 1,465 | 54.6% | 44.3% | D+10.3 |
| 2000 | 62,363 | 49,686 | 9,037 | 51.5% | 41.0% | D+10.5 |
Barnstable County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Barnstable County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Barnstable County, Massachusetts in 2024 by D+20.6, with 148,785 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Barnstable County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Barnstable County shifted 3.6 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+24.2) and 2024 (D+20.6).
Is Barnstable County more Democratic or Republican than Massachusetts overall?+
In 2024, Barnstable County went D+20.6 while Massachusetts overall went D+25.2 — 4.6 points more Republican than the state.
Where does this election data come from?+
County-level presidential returns (2000–2024) come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), published on the Harvard Dataverse. pumsdata is an independent product that makes the data easy to map and compare, and is not affiliated with MEDSL or Harvard.