York Harbor is a small town in Maine located on the Atlantic coast. Although the town has a small population, it is still very politically active. Every year the citizens of York harbor get to select their local leaders through elections. In recent years, candidates have campaigned on issues of environmental protection, affordable housing and education reform. The elections are always hotly contested as residents take civic engagement seriously and strive to make positive changes in their community. Through careful consideration and vigilance, they ensure that York Harbor remains a great place to live for generations to come.
The political climate in York Harbor, ME is leaning liberal.
York County, ME is somewhat liberal. In York County, ME 54.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, York county remained strongly Democratic, 54.9% to 42.3%.
York county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
York Harbor, ME is leaning liberal.
York County, Maine is somewhat liberal.
Portland-South Portland Metro Area is strongly 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.
York Harbor, 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 York Harbor, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,689 contributions totaling $124,845 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 118 contributions totaling $38,344 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $325 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)