The town of 04563 Cushing, ME is a rural community located in the Midcoast region of Maine. It has a small population of just over 1,000 residents who mostly depend on the fishing and tourism industries for their livelihoods. Although there is no local government in Cushing, there are organizations that work to ensure the safety and wellbeing of its citizens. The local organizations include the Cushing Fire Department, the mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce, and the non-profit organization Habitat for Humanity. These organizations work to provide health care services, education opportunities, and economic development opportunities for the community. Despite the lack of a formal government structure in Cushing, its citizens are still very involved with their local politics and are passionate about issues that affect them and their communities.
The political climate in Zip 04563 (Cushing, ME) is leaning liberal.
Knox County, ME is moderately liberal. In Knox County, ME 58.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Knox county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.7% to 38.8%.
Knox county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04563 (Cushing, ME) is leaning liberal.
Cushing, Maine is leaning liberal.
Knox County, Maine is moderately 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.
Cushing, 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 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 zip 04563 (Cushing)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 189 contributions totaling $22,870 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $795 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)