Winterport, ME is known for its strong sense of community and neighborly spirit. Although the city is small and unincorporated, there are several local government factions that work together to ensure the safety and well-being of the citizens. Winterport is led by a mayor who works with seven elected town council members to make decisions for the city. The Mayor and Town Council are responsible for making decisions on topics such as public safety, local taxes, infrastructure improvements, and more. The Town Council holds regular meetings throughout the year in which citizens can voice their opinions about proposed initiatives. Additionally, Winterport has an active police department and volunteer fire department who help to keep the community safe. There are also many civic organizations that offer various social services to residents and serve as a great way for people to get involved in their local government activities.
The political climate in Winterport, ME is somewhat conservative.
Waldo County, ME is leaning liberal. In Waldo County, ME 50.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Waldo county remained Democratic, 50.8% to 46.0%.
Waldo county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Winterport, ME is somewhat conservative.
Waldo County, Maine is leaning 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.
Winterport, Maine: r 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 Winterport, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 96 contributions totaling $11,930 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $1,574 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)