Leeds, Maine is a small town in Androscoggin County with a population of around 2,500. It has a government consisting of a Town Manager and Board of Selectmen, who oversee all of the town's matters and decisions. The current Town Manager is Ray Carr who was appointed in 2019. Leeds is also home to two state representatives: Senator Bill Diamond and Representative Katherine Cassidy, both Democrats. In addition, the town has several other local political offices including a clerk, treasurer, police chief and fire chief. All elections for these positions are held on an annual basis and involve members of the community taking part in voting. Politics in Leeds are generally quite supportive of progressive causes such as environmentalism and social justice. There is also strong support for businesses in the area as well as investments that will benefit the local economy. Residents are encouraged to participate in their local politics by attending meetings or volunteering for campaigns when elections come up.
The political climate in Leeds, ME is somewhat conservative.
Androscoggin County, ME is leaning conservative. In Androscoggin County, ME 47.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Androscoggin county remained Republican, 49.9% to 47.0%.
Androscoggin county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Leeds, ME is somewhat conservative.
Androscoggin County, Maine is leaning conservative.
Lewiston-Auburn Metro Area is leaning 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.
Leeds, Maine: D D 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 Leeds, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 116 contributions totaling $19,257 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $166 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)