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Dukes County, MA


Micropolitan Statistical Area: Vineyard Haven, 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: 21,061   ( 471 from 2020)
Land area: 103.2 square miles
Population density: 204.1 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:17,988 85.41% 0.6%
Black:1,2666.01% 37.9%
Indian:2301.09% 1.3%
Asian:2861.36% 9.2%
2+ races:5202.47% 4.6%
Hispanic:7713.66% 33.4%
Total non-White:3,07314.59% 23.5%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:720 8.7
Deaths:7228.8
Net Migration: -210-2.5
Net Immigration: 6898.4
Change in White population:-114 -0.6
Change in Non-White pop.:585 2.8



Historical Presidential Election Results for Dukes County, MA

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R +114 R +891 R + 4.3%
D -777
2024 vs. 2016 R +268 D +469 R + 0.7%
D +737
2020 vs. 2016 R +154 D +1,360 D + 3.6%
D +1,514
2024 vs. 2012 R -47 D +1,206 D + 5.6%
D +1,159
2016 vs. 2008 R +35 D +452 D + 1.6%
D +487
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2024 69% Kamala Harris (D) 9,137 74.8% Donald Trump (R) 2,745 22.5% 327 [+] 2.7% 12,209 -14 -27 0.35%
2020 77% Joe Biden (D) 9,914 77.5% Donald Trump* (R) 2,631 20.6% 253 [+] 2.0% 12,798 -12 -26 0.35%
2016 76% Hillary Clinton (D) 8,400 72.0% Donald Trump (R) 2,477 21.2% 797 [+] 6.8% 11,674 -12 -25 0.35%
2012 78% Barack Obama* (D) 7,978 72.7% Mitt Romney (R) 2,792 25.5% 198 [+] 1.8% 10,968 -12 -22 0.35%
2008 81% Barack Obama (D) 7,913 75.0% John McCain (R) 2,442 23.1% 198 [+] 1.9% 10,553 -13 -22 0.34%
2004 81% John Kerry (D) 7,265 72.7% George W. Bush* (R) 2,602 26.0% 130 [+] 1.3% 9,997 -11 -25 0.34%
2000 76% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 5,474 61.8% George W. Bush (R) 2,315 26.1% 1,067 [+] 12.0% 8,856 -6 -22 0.33%
1996 73% Bill Clinton* (D) 5,137 66.7% Robert Dole (R) 1,739 22.6% 826 [+] 10.7% 7,702 -6 -18 0.30%
1992 83% Bill Clinton (D) 4,292 54.4% George Bush* (R) 1,827 23.2% 1,769 [+] 22.4% 7,888 -6 -14 0.28%
1988 82% Michael Dukakis (D) 4,495 64.0% George Bush (R) 2,441 34.7% 89 [+] 1.3% 7,025 -11 -19 0.27%
1984 79% Walter Mondale (D) 3,313 54.1% Ronald Reagan* (R) 2,788 45.5% 24 0.4% 6,125 -6 -13 0.24%
1980 78% Jimmy Carter* (D) 2,370 43.9% Ronald Reagan (R) 1,809 33.5% 1,218 [+] 22.6% 5,397 -8 -17 0.21%
1976 90% Jimmy Carter (D) 2,513 48.9% Gerald Ford* (R) 2,365 46.1% 257 [+] 5.0% 5,135 6 -2 0.20%
1972 90% Richard Nixon* (R) 2,312 53.3% George McGovern (D) 2,001 46.1% 23 [+] 0.5% 4,336 8 -7 0.18%
1968 80% Richard Nixon (R) 1,576 49.3% Hubert Humphrey (D) 1,540 48.2% 80 [+] 2.5% 3,196 16 6 0.14%
1964 82% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 2,187 68.0% Barry Goldwater (R) 1,015 31.6% 12 0.4% 3,214 8 -7 0.14%
1960 85% Richard Nixon (R) 1,998 60.8% John Kennedy (D) 1,282 39.0% 6 0.2% 3,286 21 11 0.13%
1956 78% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 2,618 82.8% Adlai Stevenson (D) 541 17.1% 1 0.0% 3,160 24 25 0.13%
1952 79% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 2,432 76.0% Adlai Stevenson (D) 760 23.8% 6 0.2% 3,198 22 21 0.13%
1948 63% Thomas Dewey (R) 1,731 69.7% Harry Truman* (D) 720 29.0% 33 [+] 1.3% 2,484 27 25 0.12%
1944 56% Thomas Dewey (R) 1,372 61.4% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 861 38.5% 1 0.0% 2,234 14 16 0.11%
1940 67% Wendell Willkie (R) 1,643 61.5% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 1,014 38.0% 13 0.5% 2,670 15 17 0.13%
1936 74% Alf Landon (R) 1,655 63.3% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 931 35.6% 29 [+] 1.1% 2,615 22 27 0.14%
1932 58% Herbert Hoover* (R) 1,330 68.8% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 583 30.2% 20 [+] 1.0% 1,933 22 29 0.12%
1928 62% Herbert Hoover (R) 1,487 75.9% Al Smith (D) 470 24.0% 1 [+] 0.1% 1,958 27 18 0.12%
1924 45% Calvin Coolidge (R) 1,182 86.9% John Davis (D) 108 7.9% 70 [+] 5.1% 1,360 25 33 0.12%
1920 41% Warren Harding (R) 1,013 86.7% James Cox (D) 150 12.8% 5 [+] 0.4% 1,168 18 26 0.12%
1916 28% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 464 59.0% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 309 39.3% 14 [+] 1.8% 787 8 13 0.15%
1912 27% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 278 35.9% William Taft* (R) 269 34.8% 227 [+] 29.3% 774 3 12 0.16%
1908 26% William Taft (R) 589 76.8% William J. Bryan (D) 133 17.3% 45 [+] 5.9% 767 19 25 0.17%
1904 26% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 602 80.2% Alton Parker (D) 120 16.0% 29 [+] 3.9% 751 22 24 0.17%
1900 27% William McKinley* (R) 617 79.1% William J. Bryan (D) 114 14.6% 49 [+] 6.3% 780 22 28 0.19%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Dukes County, MA

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2024 S1 69% Elizabeth Warren* (D) 8,792 72.9% John Deaton (R) 3,260 27.0% 10 [+] 0.1% 12,062 -13 0.35%
2022 G 53% Maura Healey (D) 7,185 76.9% Geoff Diehl (R) 2,011 21.5% 147 [+] 1.6% 9,343 -13 0.38%
2020 S2 76% Ed Markey* (D) 9,767 77.3% Kevin O'Connor (R) 2,799 22.2% 66 [+] 0.5% 12,632 -11 0.35%
2018 S1 63% Elizabeth Warren* (D) 7,414 73.1% Geoff Diehl (R) 2,338 23.1% 386 [+] 3.8% 10,138 -13 0.37%
2018 G 63% Charlie Baker* (R) 5,556 55.4% Jay Gonzalez (D) 4,470 44.6% 7 [+] 0.1% 10,033 -11 0.38%
2014 S2 49% Ed Markey* (D) 5,161 71.9% Brian Herr (R) 2,010 28.0% 4 [+] 0.1% 7,175 -10 0.34%
2014 G 50% Martha Coakley (D) 4,477 61.3% Charlie Baker (R) 2,493 34.1% 333 [+] 4.6% 7,303 -14 0.34%
2013 S2 30% Ed Markey (D) 2,965 68.7% Gabriel Gomez (R) 1,338 31.0% 13 [+] 0.3% 4,316 -14 0.37%
2012 S1 78% Elizabeth Warren (D) 7,387 67.7% Scott Brown* (R) 3,520 32.3% 5 [+] 0.0% 10,912 -14 0.35%
2010 S1 57% Martha Coakley (D) 4,922 64.2% Scott Brown (R) 2,646 34.5% 98 [+] 1.3% 7,666 -17 0.34%
2010 G 63% Deval Patrick* (D) 4,908 58.4% Charlie Baker (R) 2,757 32.8% 744 [+] 8.8% 8,409 -9 0.37%
2008 S2 79% John Kerry* (D) 7,491 72.7% Jeffrey Beatty (R) 2,501 24.3% 318 [+] 3.1% 10,310 -7 0.34%
2006 S1 59% Edward Kennedy* (D) 5,735 76.7% Kenneth Chase (R) 1,734 23.2% 10 [+] 0.1% 7,479 -7 0.35%
2006 G 60% Deval Patrick (D) 4,817 63.2% Kerry Healey (R) 2,143 28.1% 660 [+] 8.7% 7,620 -7 0.34%
2002 S2 55% John Kerry* (D) 5,487 84.3% Michael Cloud (Libertarian) 864 13.3% 161 [+] 2.5% 6,512 n/a 0.32%
2002 G 58% Shannon O'Brien (D) 3,688 53.0% Mitt Romney (R) 2,815 40.4% 458 [+] 6.6% 6,961 -9 0.32%
2000 S1 74% Edward Kennedy* (D) 6,641 77.5% Jack Robinson (R) 991 11.6% 939 [+] 11.0% 8,571 -1 0.33%
1998 G 57% Scott Harshbarger (D) 3,550 56.0% Paul Cellucci* (R) 2,639 41.7% 147 [+] 2.3% 6,336 -9 0.33%
1996 S2 73% John Kerry* (D) 4,664 60.6% William Weld (R) 2,863 37.2% 166 [+] 2.2% 7,693 -7 0.30%
1994 S1 59% Edward Kennedy* (D) 3,797 64.1% Mitt Romney (R) 2,062 34.8% 64 [+] 1.1% 5,923 -6 0.27%
1994 G 58% William Weld* (R) 3,748 64.3% Mark Roosevelt (D) 2,007 34.4% 77 [+] 1.3% 5,832 -7 0.27%
1990 S2 63% John Kerry* (D) 3,597 63.6% Jim Rappaport (R) 2,054 36.3% 7 [+] 0.1% 5,658 -6 0.24%
1990 G 62% John Silber (D) 2,720 49.2% William Weld (R) 2,559 46.3% 247 [+] 4.5% 5,526 -4 0.24%
1988 S1 81% Edward Kennedy* (D) 4,981 71.9% Joe Malone (R) 1,830 26.4% 119 [+] 1.7% 6,930 -8 0.27%
1986 G 57% Michael Dukakis* (D) 3,642 78.5% George Kariotis (R) 994 21.4% 1 [+] 0.0% 4,637 -10 0.28%
1984 S2 78% John Kerry (D) 3,782 62.8% Raymond Shamie (R) 2,242 37.2% 1 [+] 0.0% 6,025 -8 0.24%
1982 S1 58% Edward Kennedy* (D) 2,764 64.6% Raymond Shamie (R) 1,458 34.1% 58 [+] 1.4% 4,280 -4 0.21%
1982 G 59% Michael Dukakis (D) 2,698 62.9% John Sears (R) 1,453 33.9% 141 [+] 3.3% 4,292 -3 0.21%
1978 S2 68% Edward Brooke* (R) 2,850 68.9% Paul Tsongas (D) 1,282 31.0% 3 [+] 0.1% 4,135 24 0.21%
1978 G 67% Francis Hatch (R) 2,851 69.3% Edward King (D) 1,201 29.2% 64 [+] 1.6% 4,116 22 0.21%
1976 S1 89% Edward Kennedy* (D) 3,320 66.0% Michael Robertson (R) 1,567 31.2% 141 [+] 2.8% 5,028 2 0.20%
1974 G 69% Francis Sargent* (R) 2,189 60.5% Michael Dukakis (D) 1,346 37.2% 84 [+] 2.3% 3,619 18 0.20%
1972 S2 89% Edward Brooke* (R) 3,566 83.0% John Droney (D) 629 14.6% 102 [+] 2.4% 4,297 19 0.18%
1970 S1 69% Josiah Spalding (R) 1,470 51.9% Edward Kennedy* (D) 1,339 47.2% 25 [+] 0.9% 2,834 15 0.15%
1970 G 62% Francis Sargent (R) 1,731 68.1% Kevin White (D) 800 31.5% 10 [+] 0.4% 2,541 11 0.14%
1966 S2 65% Edward Brooke (R) 2,017 78.4% Endicott Peabody (D) 545 21.2% 12 [+] 0.5% 2,574 18 0.13%
1966 G 65% John Volpe* (R) 1,846 71.4% Edward McCormack (D) 726 28.1% 13 [+] 0.5% 2,585 9 0.13%
1964 S1 81% Edward Kennedy* (D) 2,017 63.1% Howard Whitmore (R) 1,176 36.8% 6 [+] 0.2% 3,199 11 0.14%
1964 G 81% John Volpe (R) 1,894 59.4% Francis Bellotti (D) 1,285 40.3% 11 [+] 0.3% 3,190 9 0.14%
1962 S1 73% George Cabot Lodge (R) 1,668 59.0% Edward Kennedy (D) 1,094 38.7% 64 [+] 2.3% 2,826 17 0.13%
1962 G 72% John Volpe* (R) 1,798 64.0% Endicott Peabody (D) 1,001 35.6% 12 [+] 0.4% 2,811 14 0.13%
1960 S2 84% Leverett Saltonstall* (R) 2,512 77.5% Thomas O'Connor (D) 720 22.2% 11 [+] 0.3% 3,243 21 0.13%
1960 G 83% John Volpe (R) 2,223 69.5% Joseph Ward (D) 951 29.7% 23 [+] 0.7% 3,197 17 0.13%
*: 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 Dukes County, MA

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2022-11-08 MA09William Keating* (D) 7,270 79.0% Jesse Brown (R) 1,924 20.9% 3 0.0% 9,197
County Total for 2022-11-08:   9,197
2020-11-03 MA09William Keating* (D) 9,815 79.1% Helen Brady (R) 2,434 19.6% 166 1.3% 12,415
County Total for 2020-11-03:   12,415
2018-11-06 MA09William Keating* (D) 7,916 78.6% Peter Tedeschi (R) 2,157 21.4% 1 0.0% 10,074
County Total for 2018-11-06:   10,074
2014-11-04 MA09William Keating* (D) 5,131 72.0% John Chapman (R) 1,997 28.0% 3 0.0% 7,131
County Total for 2014-11-04:   7,131
2012-11-06 MA09William Keating* (D) 7,701 74.3% Christopher Sheldon (R) 2,177 21.0% 482 4.7% 10,360
County Total for 2012-11-06:   10,360
2010-11-02 MA10William Keating (D) 5,019 60.7% Jeff Perry (R) 2,314 28.0% 939 11.4% 8,272
County Total for 2010-11-02:   8,272
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Dukes County, MA

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2024 24,150 1,143 4.7% 5,815 24.1% 17,192 71.2% Dem +4,672 Dem +19.3% 137%
2022 16,769 1,188 7.1% 6,053 36.1% 9,528 56.8% Dem +4,865 Dem +29.0% 95%
2020 16,242 1,325 8.2% 6,116 37.7% 8,801 54.2% Dem +4,791 Dem +29.5% 92%
2018 15,252 1,379 9.0% 5,706 37.4% 8,167 53.5% Dem +4,327 Dem +28.4% 91%
2016 15,125 1,427 9.4% 5,657 37.4% 8,041 53.2% Dem +4,230 Dem +28.0% 95%
2014 14,313 1,442 10.1% 5,221 36.5% 7,650 53.4% Dem +3,779 Dem +26.4% 95%
2012 14,000 1,437 10.3% 5,099 36.4% 7,464 53.3% Dem +3,662 Dem +26.2% 99%
2010 13,504 1,415 10.5% 4,920 36.4% 7,169 53.1% Dem +3,505 Dem +26.0% 101%
2008 13,148 1,472 11.2% 4,712 35.8% 6,964 53.0% Dem +3,240 Dem +24.6% 101%
2006 12,503 1,615 12.9% 4,326 34.6% 6,562 52.5% Dem +2,711 Dem +21.7% 99%
2004 12,641 1,691 13.4% 4,266 33.7% 6,684 52.9% Dem +2,575 Dem +20.4% 103%
2002 11,746 1,689 14.4% 3,688 31.4% 6,369 54.2% Dem +1,999 Dem +17.0% 98%
2000 11,537 1,768 15.3% 3,491 30.3% 6,278 54.4% Dem +1,723 Dem +14.9% 100%
1996 9,486 1,559 16.4% 2,633 27.8% 5,294 55.8% Dem +1,074 Dem +11.3% 90%
1994 8,746 1,434 16.4% 2,399 27.4% 4,913 56.2% Dem +965 Dem +11.0% 88%
1992 8,193 1,525 18.6% 1,906 23.3% 4,762 58.1% Dem +381 Dem +4.7% 87%
1988 7,699 1,459 19.0% 1,723 22.4% 4,517 58.7% Dem +264 Dem +3.4% 90%
1986 7,414 1,488 20.1% 1,570 21.2% 4,356 58.8% Dem +82 Dem +1.1% 91%
1984 7,045 1,502 21.3% 1,406 20.0% 4,137 58.7% Rep +96 Rep +1.4% 91%
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.