North Berwick, ME is a small town located in York County. Although it has a population of only around 8,000 people, North Berwick is an important political hub in the greater area. Every year, local citizens have the opportunity to participate in elections for city council and other municipal offices. The town is also home to many different political interest groups that are committed to fostering civic engagement and promoting the ideals of democracy. These organizations often host events such as debates, town halls, and forums where citizens can discuss the issues that are important to them. These efforts have helped North Berwick become a politically engaged place which gives its residents a voice in local government decisions.
The political climate in North Berwick, ME is leaning conservative.
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
North Berwick, ME is leaning conservative.
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.
North Berwick, 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 North Berwick, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 930 contributions totaling $59,753 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 51 contributions totaling $5,445 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)