Pownal, Maine is a small town located in Cumberland County. It is a rural community with a population of approximately 2,500 people. The local politics in Pownal are largely dominated by the Republican party, with many members of the community having strong ties to conservative values. There are several prominent political groups in Pownal that have had great influence on the town's governing decisions. Two of the biggest political groups in Pownal are the Pownal Republicans and the Friends of Pownal. Both organizations work to promote their respective party's values and ideas while also promoting local initiatives that benefit the area’s citizens. Citizens of Pownal can stay informed about their local government through town meetings as well as other public forums where elected officials address issues facing the town. In addition to these public forums, citizens may also contact their local representatives for more information about matters being discussed at Town Hall or for assistance resolving any grievance they may have concerning their government services.
The political climate in Pownal, ME is leaning 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
Pownal, ME is leaning 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.
Pownal, 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 Pownal, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 658 contributions totaling $109,385 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $166 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 158 contributions totaling $80,052 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $507 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)