Meddybemps, ME is a small town with a population of around 800 people. It has a strong sense of community and its citizens take great pride in their local politics. Elections for Mayor, Town Council, School Board, and other positions are held every two years. The elections draw a lot of interest from the local residents who take part in the process by voting and campaigning for their selected candidates. The campaigns focus on issues that are important to Meddybemps such as public safety, economic development, education reform, and environmental protection. Candidates work hard to earn the support from voters and strive to represent the best interests of the community. As a result, Meddybemps continues to be an active and engaged political environment where residents have a real say in how their town is run.
The political climate in Meddybemps, 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
Meddybemps, 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.
Meddybemps, 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 Meddybemps, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $763 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)