The small town of Friendship, ME (04547) is situated in the Midcoast region of Maine and is home to a tight-knit community. With a population of about 1,200 people, Friendship has its fair share of politics. The town government is comprised of volunteer board members elected by the citizens who make up the town. These board members are responsible for the day-to-day operations like making sure the roads are well maintained, approving budgets, and ensuring public safety. Local political candidates are often found campaigning door-to-door during election season or speaking at local events to engage with their constituents and learn more about their concerns. Issues that come up in this rural area range from taxes to zoning laws and school funding. The citizens of Friendship take pride in having their voices heard and being an active part of their local government.
The political climate in Zip 04547 (Friendship, 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 04547 (Friendship, ME) is leaning liberal.
Friendship, 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.
Friendship, 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 04547 (Friendship)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 66 contributions totaling $5,166 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $7,852 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $341 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)