Sorrento, Maine is located on the eastern coast of the United States and is home to a diverse population of people. The city is known for its stunning beaches, picturesque harbors, and iconic lighthouses. Politically, Sorrento has an interesting history which includes strong ties to the Democratic Party. Though it has seen some Republican candidates in recent years, the majority of local elections have been won by Democrats. Recently, Democratic Candidate Shawn Sullivan was elected Mayor of Sorrento after campaigning on a platform of improving infrastructure and creating jobs. He has already taken steps to update roads in the area and invest in new businesses. Additionally, he works closely with other leaders in the region to ensure that all residents are given equal opportunities and access to resources regardless of their political affiliation.
The political climate in Sorrento, ME is leaning conservative.
Hancock County, ME is somewhat liberal. In Hancock County, ME 54.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hancock county remained strongly Democratic, 54.8% to 42.4%.
Hancock county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sorrento, ME is leaning conservative.
Hancock County, Maine is somewhat 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.
Sorrento, 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 Sorrento, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 39 contributions totaling $2,235 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)