Gorham, Maine is a small town located in Cumberland County. The town has a strong sense of community and civic engagement, with many residents participating in local politics. Gorham's Town Council is an elected body that represents the interests of the citizens of Gorham. It meets throughout the year to review and act on issues concerning the town. The council is comprised of five members who are elected for two-year terms by residents of Gorham. Additionally, there are several committees which serve as advisory bodies to the Town Council on specific topics such as land use, recreation and public works. Residents have opportunities to get involved in local politics by attending meetings, volunteering for committees or running for office on the Town Council and other municipal boards. This involvement helps ensure that the needs of all citizens are considered when decisions about the future of Gorham are made.
The political climate in Gorham, ME is somewhat 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
Gorham, ME is somewhat 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.
Gorham, 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 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 Gorham, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,091 contributions totaling $186,753 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 588 contributions totaling $75,519 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)