The politics of Cherryfield, Maine reflect the small-town atmosphere of the area. With a population of only 1,258, citizens of Cherryfield are invested in their local government and always work to make sure that their individual concerns are heard. The town is led by a selectman and board of selectmen that work together to address the needs of the community. Every year, residents have the opportunity to voice their opinion during Town Meeting where they can discuss issues such as taxation and other important matters. Local elections maintain a strong focus on local issues and bring out passionate voters who want to ensure that the best candidate is elected for the job. Overall, Cherryfield takes civic engagement seriously and is dedicated to making sure everyone's voice is heard in local politics.
The political climate in Cherryfield, 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
Cherryfield, 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.
Cherryfield, 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 Cherryfield, 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)