Newcastle, ME is a small town in Maine with a population of about 1,400. The local political scene in Newcastle is largely dominated by the Democratic party. There are usually two main candidates running for office during election cycles, and they often have to work hard to make their voices heard in this small but engaged community. Issues like the environment, economic development, and education are top priorities for the citizens of Newcastle. In recent years, candidates have actively campaigned on these issues and pushed for increased awareness and involvement from citizens. Political engagement has been steadily increasing as more people register to vote and take part in elections. This has resulted in a lively political atmosphere that encourages dialogue and participation from all sides.
The political climate in Newcastle, ME is leaning conservative.
Lincoln County, ME is somewhat liberal. In Lincoln County, ME 53.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained strongly Democratic, 53.8% to 43.5%.
Lincoln county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Newcastle, ME is leaning conservative.
Lincoln County, Maine is somewhat 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.
Newcastle, Maine: r 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 Newcastle, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,266 contributions totaling $28,470 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 62 contributions totaling $9,418 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)