North Yarmouth, ME is known for its small-town charm and peaceful atmosphere. The town has a population of 3,742 and is governed by the Board of Selectmen. This board consists of three volunteer members who are elected to serve two-year terms. The current members are Chair Robert McManus, Vice Chair Donna Larson, and member Mike Zavodnyik. Residents can have their voices heard at local Town Meetings which are held twice a year in March and November. These meetings offer an opportunity for townspeople to vote on important decisions such as budget appropriations or ordinance changes. North Yarmouth also holds regular elections in both state and national races so everyone has the chance to select their representatives for various offices. Regardless of political affiliation, all citizens of North Yarmouth can get involved in local politics by attending meetings, volunteering on campaigns, or simply being informed about the issues that affect their community.
The political climate in North Yarmouth, ME is somewhat liberal.
Cumberland County, ME is very liberal. In Cumberland County, ME 66.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 30.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cumberland county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.5% to 30.8%.
Cumberland county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
North Yarmouth, ME is somewhat liberal.
Cumberland County, Maine is very 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 Yarmouth, 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 Yarmouth, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 378 contributions totaling $83,037 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $220 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 142 contributions totaling $74,101 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $522 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)