Androscoggin County, Maine is a rural county with a small population and strong sense of community. It is largely agricultural, reflecting in its diverse towns and villages. The local politics are centered around the preservation of the rural and agricultural identity of Androscoggin County, with an emphasis on protecting and improving the environment and promoting economic growth. Residents are actively engaged in local politics, participating in town meetings, volunteering for campaigns, attending rallies and forums to discuss issues that impact their lives. Local elections often feature spirited debates between candidates on how best to improve the quality of life for all Androscoggin County residents. With robust local political discourse and a determination to protect the unique character of Androscoggin County, residents look forward to an even brighter future in this rural corner of Maine.
The political climate in Androscoggin County, ME is leaning conservative.
In Androscoggin County, ME 47.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Androscoggin county remained Republican, 49.9% to 47.0%.
Androscoggin county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Androscoggin County, ME is leaning conservative.
Lewiston-Auburn Metro Area is leaning conservative.
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.
Androscoggin, Maine: D D D D r r
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 Androscoggin County, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,648 contributions totaling $277,171 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 774 contributions totaling $153,520 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)