Sebago, Maine is a small rural town located in Cumberland County. The town is governed by a Board of Selectmen and operates its own Police Department and Fire Department. The citizenry is represented by the Sebago Town Council which meets bi-monthly to discuss local issues and set policy. The town also has its own tax assessor's office, library, post office, and parks and recreation department. The local politics in Sebago are driven largely by the Town Council, as representatives from each district make decisions on behalf of their constituents. Elections for council members take place every two years, allowing citizens to have a say in how they are governed. Residents can get involved in the political process by attending public meetings or voting in upcoming elections, providing valuable input that helps shape the community's future.
The political climate in Sebago, 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
Sebago, 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.
Sebago, 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 Sebago, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 109 contributions totaling $4,323 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 60 contributions totaling $13,939 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $232 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)