Hallowell, ME is a small town located in central Maine. The town is known for its picturesque harbor and village center, as well as its historical significance to the state. Politics in Hallowell are largely centered around local issues that affect the people of the town. These issues include infrastructure, education, public safety, economic development, environmental protection, and more. Local political candidates focus on these topics when running for office and engaging with their constituents. Residents of Hallowell have an opportunity to participate in local politics by attending town meetings and voting in municipal elections. By doing so, they ensure that their voices are heard and respected in decisions that directly affect them and their community.
The political climate in Hallowell, ME is leaning liberal.
Kennebec County, ME is leaning liberal. In Kennebec County, ME 48.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kennebec county flipped narrowly Democratic, 48.6% to 48.3%.
Kennebec county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hallowell, ME is leaning liberal.
Kennebec County, Maine is leaning liberal.
Augusta-Waterville Metro Area is leaning 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.
Hallowell, Maine: D d D D r 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 Hallowell, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,056 contributions totaling $54,057 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 56 contributions totaling $4,526 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)