Manchester, Maine is home to many politically active citizens. Located in Kennebec County, the town has a long history of civic involvement and remains an important part of Maine’s political landscape today. Local elections for state and county offices are held on a regular basis, with candidates campaigning hard to win votes from Manchester's residents. Although there are no local political candidates in Manchester, the town often sees high voter turnout in national and statewide races due to its commitment to civic responsibility. The mayor and city council member positions are held by elected officials who serve four-year terms, ensuring that the government remains accountable to the people of Manchester. Residents regularly take an active role in politics by staying informed about current events, attending town hall meetings and voicing their opinions. Manchester is truly a great representation of how politics works well when citizens stay informed and involved.
The political climate in Manchester, ME is somewhat conservative.
Kennebec County, ME is leaning liberal. In Kennebec County, ME 48.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kennebec county flipped narrowly Democratic, 48.6% to 48.3%.
Kennebec county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Manchester, ME is somewhat conservative.
Kennebec County, Maine is leaning liberal.
Augusta-Waterville Metro Area is leaning 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.
Manchester, Maine: D d D D r 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 Manchester, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,895 contributions totaling $195,641 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 204 contributions totaling $43,980 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $216 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)