Searsport, Maine is a quaint coastal town located in the state's Midcoast region. It has a small but engaged population of about 2,530 people that are actively involved in their local politics. The Town Council serves as the governing body of the town and is responsible for making decisions that affect the lives of its citizens. The council members are elected by the public every two years and consist of five volunteers from different areas of Searsport who are dedicated to representing their constituents' interests in all matters of local government. Additionally, the town holds regular meetings with its citizens in order to discuss important issues and ensure that everyone’s voice is heard. Every four years, there are municipal elections when residents can vote for candidates who will serve on various boards and commissions such as school committees or planning boards. This allows residents to have a direct say in how their community is run, and ensures fair representation for all voices.
The political climate in Searsport, ME is leaning conservative.
Waldo County, ME is leaning liberal. In Waldo County, ME 50.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Waldo county remained Democratic, 50.8% to 46.0%.
Waldo county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Searsport, ME is leaning conservative.
Waldo County, Maine 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.
Searsport, 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 Searsport, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 470 contributions totaling $36,816 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $6,495 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $271 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)