Beddington, ME is a small rural town located in the southern part of the state. The town has a rich history of political involvement and activism with multiple local politicians having held office in recent years. Locally, the political climate is one of cooperation and collaboration as candidates from both major parties work together to represent the needs of their constituents. The most recent election saw two Republican candidates vie for the seat in the state legislature, with the incumbent winning by a narrow margin. With both major parties represented in town, Beddington residents are assured that their voices will be heard on issues that matter to them. Residents continue to engage in meaningful dialogue concerning topics such as school funding, infrastructure improvements, and other matters that impact life in Beddington. This dedication to working together continues to make Beddington a great place to call home.
The political climate in Beddington, ME is moderately conservative.
Washington County, ME is moderately conservative. In Washington County, ME 39.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained very strongly Republican, 58.7% to 39.0%.
Washington county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Beddington, ME is moderately conservative.
Washington County, Maine is moderately conservative.
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.
Beddington, Maine: r r d d R R
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 Beddington, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 220 contributions totaling $3,783 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $17 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)