Biddeford, Maine is a small city located along the coast of Maine. It has a rich history that dates back to the 1600s when settlers first arrived. Politically, Biddeford is known as a swing state and it votes both Democrat and Republican in most major elections. The city has three elected officials: the mayor, four city council members, and six school board members. Although there are no local political candidates currently running for office, Biddeford's citizens are engaged in the political process and actively participate in debates and discussions about important issues concerning their community. In addition to voting in elections, many locals also volunteer with local organizations that advocate for social justice or environmental protection. From discussing current events to working together for positive change, politics is an integral part of life in Biddeford.
The political climate in Biddeford, ME is somewhat 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
Biddeford, ME is somewhat 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.
Biddeford, 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 Biddeford, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,090 contributions totaling $66,228 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 89 contributions totaling $19,940 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $224 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)