Kennebec County in Maine is a largely rural county that is home to many small towns and communities. The county has a strong sense of community spirit and prides itself on its commitment to local government, education, and economic development. While there are no local political candidates for Kennebec County, the politics of the area are still very important. Citizens participate in grassroots movements and have an active voice in advocating for their interests on both state and national levels. Many civic organizations, such as churches, clubs, and volunteer groups have a great influence on the politics of Kennebec County. There are also several local newspapers that provide valuable information about topics such as current events or upcoming elections. Overall, Kennebec County is an important part of both Maine’s political landscape as well as its history and culture.
The political climate in Kennebec County, ME is leaning liberal.
In Kennebec County, ME 48.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kennebec county flipped narrowly Democratic, 48.6% to 48.3%.
Kennebec county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kennebec County, ME is leaning liberal.
Augusta-Waterville Metro Area 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.
Kennebec, Maine: D d D D r 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Kennebec County, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,652 contributions totaling $560,657 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 958 contributions totaling $400,387 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $418 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)