Cape Elizabeth, Maine is a beautiful coastal town located along Casco Bay. It has a rich history and strong sense of community that draws people to the area. Despite its small population size, Cape Elizabeth has been known for being politically active since its founding in 1631. The town is consistently represented in local government by elected officials who reflect the interests of its citizens. Recently, there have been several initiatives to increase transparency and accountability among local leaders. These efforts have included town hall meetings and public forums where residents can voice their opinions and ask questions about policy decisions. Additionally, the municipality has made strides to improve communication between elected officials and constituents through social media outlets such as Facebook and Twitter. Overall, political engagement in Cape Elizabeth continues to be an important part of life in this charming coastal community.
The political climate in Cape Elizabeth, ME is somewhat liberal.
Cumberland County, ME is very liberal. In Cumberland County, ME 66.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 30.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cumberland county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.5% to 30.8%.
Cumberland county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cape Elizabeth, ME is somewhat liberal.
Cumberland County, Maine is very 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.
Cape Elizabeth, 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 Cape Elizabeth, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,500 contributions totaling $729,460 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 597 contributions totaling $182,629 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $306 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)