Cranberry Isles, Maine is a small town located on an archipelago in the Gulf of Maine. It is a remote and quiet place, with a rich history and culture that dates back centuries. The population of Cranberry Isles is just over 500 people, all of whom are proud to call this special place home. Politically, Cranberry Isles is part of Hancock County and its residents are represented by their local state representatives in the Maine Legislature. Local elections are held every two years in the town and the people elect individuals who they feel will best represent their interests at both the county and state levels. Issues such as taxes, education funding, economic development, tourism, and environmental protection are key issues that local politicians address when campaigning or serving in office. Through these efforts, local leaders strive to ensure that Cranberry Isles remains a vibrant and prosperous community for generations to come.
The political climate in Cranberry Isles, ME is leaning conservative.
Hancock County, ME is somewhat liberal. In Hancock County, ME 54.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hancock county remained strongly Democratic, 54.8% to 42.4%.
Hancock county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cranberry Isles, ME is leaning conservative.
Hancock County, Maine is somewhat 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.
Cranberry Isles, 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 Cranberry Isles, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 391 contributions totaling $40,120 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $7,411 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $309 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)