Bingham, Maine is a small town located in the heart of rural Maine. The town is known for its strong sense of community and its dedication to local politics. Local politics in Bingham are unique due to the fact that there are no political parties or elected officials. All decisions are made on a consensus basis by the town’s citizens who come together to discuss their issues and vote on them accordingly. These citizens have a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences which makes for an interesting mix of opinions when it comes to making decisions about the town’s future. This meaning that all voices are heard and considered equally when it comes to deciding how best to move forward as a community. While there may not be any local political candidates running, Bingham’s citizens remain committed to participating in the civic process and making sure that their hometown remains the best it can be for generations to come.
The political climate in Bingham, ME is moderately conservative.
Somerset County, ME is moderately conservative. In Somerset County, ME 37.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Somerset county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.4% to 37.0%.
Somerset county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bingham, ME is moderately conservative.
Somerset 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.
Bingham, Maine: d d 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 Bingham, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 23 contributions totaling $475 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $21 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $586 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)