York, ME is a small town located in the southern part of Maine with a population of about 12,000 people. It has an active local political scene, with several candidates regularly running for office. Recent elections have seen both Republican and Democratic candidates vying for positions on the Town Council and School Board. All candidates are committed to improving the quality of life in York for its citizens, and strive to provide responsible fiscal leadership. Issues important to the community range from education and infrastructure development to public safety and environmental protection. Local leaders work hard to ensure York remains one of the most desirable towns in Maine, offering a wonderful quality of life for all who live there.
The political climate in York, ME is leaning liberal.
York County, ME is somewhat liberal. In York County, ME 54.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, York county remained strongly Democratic, 54.9% to 42.3%.
York county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
York, ME is leaning liberal.
York 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.
York, 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 York, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,341 contributions totaling $458,507 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 420 contributions totaling $163,009 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $388 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)