Cornish, ME is a small town in York County, Maine. It has a population of approximately 2,000 people and is primarily a rural area. It is known for its agriculture and its scenic beauty. The local government of Cornish consists of a Town Meeting form of government that is led by the Town Clerk. There are five elected Selectmen who serve as the governing body for the town and oversee all aspects of local government. They are responsible for approving budgets, appointing committees, and providing public services such as police protection and road maintenance. The local political landscape in Cornish varies from year to year due to the nature of the Town Meeting form of government which allows citizens to vote on issues directly. Elections are held every two years when Board members’ terms expire; however, residents can call for special elections if needed. Residents can also get involved in their local politics by attending Town Meetings or running for office themselves.
The political climate in Cornish, ME is leaning conservative.
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
Cornish, ME is leaning conservative.
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.
Cornish, 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 Cornish, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $2,416 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)