Richmond, ME is a small town located in coastal Maine with a population of approximately 2,000 people. It is known for its rural charm and supportive community. When it comes to politics, Richmond is represented by the town government, which consists of a 5-member Board of Selectmen and other elected offices such as Town Clerk and Treasurer. The town also has an active citizenry with many local organizations that are actively involved in community activities and policy advocacy. These organizations often work on political issues important to the residents of Richmond such as tax policies, education reform, affordable housing initiatives, environmental protection, and economic development. Residents can make their voices heard at local town meetings where provisions are debated and voted upon by the Board of Selectmen. Local political candidates run for office every two years when elections are held for positions on the Board of Selectmen or other offices up for vote.
The political climate in Richmond, 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
Richmond, 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.
Richmond, 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 Richmond, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 654 contributions totaling $31,830 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 89 contributions totaling $22,006 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $247 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)