Harrington, Maine is a small town located in Washington County, with a population of about 1,500 people. With such a small population, the political landscape of Harrington is quite localized and focused on local issues that affect the community. The Town Council is made up of five members who are elected to serve two-year terms. There are also several committees and commissions that are appointed by the Town Council to provide insight into local matters. During elections, one can find locals discussing important topics such as infrastructure projects, road maintenance, taxes, and other municipal services. In most cases, residents will vote for candidates they feel will best represent their interests when it comes to these important topics.
The political climate in Harrington, 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
Harrington, 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.
Harrington, 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 Harrington, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30 contributions totaling $916 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $3,837 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $256 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)