The town of Phippsburg, ME is a small coastal community located in the midcoast region of Maine. With a population of 2,320 people, Phippsburg is a diverse and vibrant seaside town. Politics in Phippsburg are an important part of the local culture. Every year, citizens come together to vote for their preferred candidates in local elections. The town is represented by two members at the Maine House Of Representatives who work on behalf of their constituents to ensure that all voices are heard and considered when making decisions about the future of the community. In addition, local groups and organizations often lobby for changes in policy or regulation that benefit the residents of Phippsburg. There is a strong sense of civic engagement and pride among citizens in this small Maine town, which has created an atmosphere where political discourse and involvement can flourish.
The political climate in Phippsburg, ME is leaning conservative.
Sagadahoc County, ME is somewhat liberal. In Sagadahoc County, ME 56.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sagadahoc county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.3% to 40.6%.
Sagadahoc county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Phippsburg, ME is leaning conservative.
Sagadahoc 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.
Phippsburg, 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 Phippsburg, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 400 contributions totaling $33,355 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $3,500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $184 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)