Scarborough, ME 04074 is a small town located in the southern part of Maine. It is a vibrant community with a strong sense of civic pride and involvement. In terms of politics, Scarborough has several local representatives that are committed to supporting the needs and best interests of their constituents. These include the Mayor, Town Councilors, and School Committee members who are all elected by local residents. The Town Council meets on a regular basis to discuss and vote on important issues related to zoning, public safety, infrastructure improvement projects, budgetary matters, and other important topics. Additionally, there are many community organizations that champion various causes within Scarborough such as environmental protection, education equity, and youth services. These groups work closely with our elected officials to ensure that everyone’s voice is heard when it comes to decision-making processes on topics that affect our community.
The political climate in Zip 04074 (Scarborough, ME) is moderately liberal.
Cumberland County, ME is very liberal. In Cumberland County, ME 66.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 30.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cumberland county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.5% to 30.8%.
Cumberland county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04074 (Scarborough, ME) is moderately liberal.
Scarborough, Maine is moderately liberal.
Cumberland County, Maine is very liberal.
Portland-South Portland Metro Area is strongly 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.
Scarborough, Maine: D 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 04074 (Scarborough)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,275 contributions totaling $263,597 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 458 contributions totaling $99,546 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $217 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)