Waldoboro, Maine is a small town located in the midcoast region of the state. It has a rich history of politics and civic engagement with many residents actively participating in local government. The Town Council consists of seven elected officials that meet regularly to discuss and make decisions about policy and initiatives for the community. In addition to this governing body, Waldoboro also offers several committees and boards open to all residents. These groups focus on topics such as planning, education, economic development, and public safety. These provide an opportunity for citizens to get involved at a deeper level and have their voices heard. Civic engagement is an important part of Waldoboro's culture, with most residents taking an active role in local politics and making an effort to stay informed about issues impacting their community.
The political climate in Waldoboro, ME is leaning conservative.
Lincoln County, ME is somewhat liberal. In Lincoln County, ME 53.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained strongly Democratic, 53.8% to 43.5%.
Lincoln county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Waldoboro, ME is leaning conservative.
Lincoln County, Maine is somewhat liberal.
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.
Waldoboro, Maine: r d D D d D
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 Waldoboro, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,062 contributions totaling $108,362 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 186 contributions totaling $139,230 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $749 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)