Kittery, Maine is a small town located in York County on the southern coast of Maine. It is known for its picturesque views, historic homes, and quaint shops. Politically, Kittery is home to two main political parties: the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. Local elections are held every two years for positions such as Mayor, Town Councilors, and School Board Members. The Kittery Town Council meets regularly to discuss community needs and elected officials are accountable to their constituents. Each election cycle brings new ideas and initiatives from both parties as they strive to move Kittery forward in a positive direction. Issues like infrastructure improvement, open space preservation, and economic development are always top priorities in Kittery politics. With strong leadership and active civic engagement from all citizens, Kittery can continue to be an amazing place to live, work, and play for many generations to come.
The political climate in Kittery, ME is leaning liberal.
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
Kittery, ME is leaning liberal.
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.
Kittery, 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 Kittery, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,068 contributions totaling $295,919 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 294 contributions totaling $49,392 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)