Waltham, Maine is a small yet active community that prides itself on their political involvement. With the upcoming election season, Waltham citizens are eagerly awaiting the list of candidates that will be running for various local offices. Although each candidate's platform is unique and different, most agree that the needs of Waltham residents must remain at the forefront and that any elected official must take steps to ensure the continued growth and prosperity of the town. The local government also works hard to stay connected with its constituents, often hosting forums and events in order to hear feedback from community members regarding any issues or concerns they may have. All in all, Waltham is an active and involved community when it comes to politics.
The political climate in Waltham, ME is leaning conservative.
Hancock County, ME is somewhat liberal. In Hancock County, ME 54.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hancock county remained strongly Democratic, 54.8% to 42.4%.
Hancock county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Waltham, ME is leaning conservative.
Hancock 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.
Waltham, 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 Waltham, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 811 contributions totaling $40,551 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 147 contributions totaling $23,241 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)