Woolwich, Maine is a small town located on the banks of the Sheepscot River in Sagadahoc County. This town of just under 3,000 people has a strong sense of community and pride. The local government in Woolwich is comprised of a Board of Selectmen who oversee all municipal operations and serve as the legislative body for the town. Their meetings are open to the public and often involve discussions regarding local politics, infrastructure projects, and budgeting. Another important figure in Woolwich is its Town Manager who oversees day-to-day operations. The citizens of Woolwich have their own interests to consider when it comes to local politics, issues like taxes, land use regulation, zoning ordinances, road maintenance, public safety initiatives, and more. From time to time there may be elections for certain positions within the local government or referendums that allow citizens to directly voice their opinion on matters that affect them. All in all, the politics in Woolwich are an important aspect of life for its residents as they strive to create a better place to live and work.
The political climate in Woolwich, 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
Woolwich, 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.
Woolwich, 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 Woolwich, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,890 contributions totaling $183,954 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 193 contributions totaling $43,319 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $224 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)