"How is that socialism if they had a democratic vote?"
Well, socialists can legally be elected into office. Didn't it happen in Germany in '32? The National Socialist German Workers Party:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_party#Reborn_Nazi_Party
Going for the nazi argument doesn't usually work out rhetorically, as in this case for example. If the citizens of the town take a vote and decide they don't want chain restaurants, again, how is that socialist? Please try to explain without nazi references if possible. Nantucket requires all the commercial buildings to be gray with white trim. Are zoning laws socialist? If a state has blue laws, is that socialist?