Waldo, ME County is a small community located in the state of Maine. The county has been historically known for its low political involvement and lack of population. However, in recent years, there has been an increase in people running for local office, giving the county more of a voice. In the past election cycle, several candidates ran for positions on the county board and many residents were excited to have their voices heard and be able to make a difference in their community. While many political changes have yet to be seen in Waldo ME County, it is clear that people are beginning to see the importance of engaging in local politics and taking part in their democracy.
The political climate in 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
Waldo County, ME is leaning liberal.
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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.
Waldo, 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 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 Waldo County, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,477 contributions totaling $419,065 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 265 contributions totaling $41,618 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)