Bowdoin, ME is a small town located off US Route 1 in Sagadahoc County. It is a rural community with a population of around 2,000 people and has been largely unchanged since its inception in 1741. Despite its small size, Bowdoin has an active politics scene. Local residents are highly engaged with the issues that affect their lives; they often attend local town hall meetings to voice their opinions on the topics of the day. The town also holds annual elections where residents can vote for the individuals they believe will best represent their interests in city government. Some candidates focus on issues affecting job growth and economic development while others strive to tackle environmental concerns or making sure public services are up-to-date. Overall, it is clear that Bowdoin's citizens take great pride in their town and are committed to ensuring it remains a desirable place to live and work.
The political climate in Bowdoin, ME is leaning conservative.
Sagadahoc County, ME is somewhat liberal. In Sagadahoc County, ME 56.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sagadahoc county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.3% to 40.6%.
Sagadahoc county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bowdoin, ME is leaning conservative.
Sagadahoc 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.
Bowdoin, 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 Bowdoin, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,995 contributions totaling $143,001 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 194 contributions totaling $51,020 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $263 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)