The small town of Waldo, Maine is known for its friendly community and adventurous outdoor activities. Politically, Waldo has historically leaned towards the Democratic Party with some notable exceptions. In recent elections, there have been a few independent candidates that have made an impact on local politics. Issues such as taxes, education, infrastructure and jobs tend to be important topics of discussion among local politicians in this rural community. Despite its small size, Waldo is home to passionate citizens who take an active role in their local government and are eager to have their voices heard through the ballot box.
The political climate in Waldo, ME is somewhat 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
Waldo, ME is somewhat 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.
Waldo, 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 Waldo, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,977 contributions totaling $136,079 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 86 contributions totaling $13,768 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $160 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)