Cooper, ME is a small town located in the coastal region of Maine. The town is known for being a close-knit community with strong ties to traditional values and history. Politically, Cooper, ME is mainly conservative but there are progressive views held by some members of the population. With the 2020 elections coming up, it will be interesting to see how the politics of Cooper, ME play out. Currently, there are several local political candidates vying for office in the town. Their stances on issues such as health care reform, immigration policies, gun control laws, and environmental protection vary widely and will surely ignite interesting debates among members of the community.
The political climate in Cooper, ME is moderately conservative.
Washington County, ME is moderately conservative. In Washington County, ME 39.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained very strongly Republican, 58.7% to 39.0%.
Washington county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cooper, ME is moderately conservative.
Washington County, Maine is moderately conservative.
Maine is somewhat liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Cooper, Maine: r r d d R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Cooper, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $763 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)