Addison, ME is a small town in the Midcoast region of Maine. It is situated on a peninsula and has a population of around 1,000 people. Addison has a long history of local politics that reflects its rural character. The town’s government is led by the Board of Selectmen and they are elected to serve two-year terms by voters in the community. Additionally, Addison residents can participate in their government through many volunteer opportunities such as attending meetings and providing input on local issues. Civic engagement is integral to the health of this town and its citizens, ensuring that all voices are heard when important decisions are made.
The political climate in Addison, 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
Addison, 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.
Addison, 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 Addison, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 74 contributions totaling $9,157 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $4,481 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $345 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)