04643 Harrington, ME is home to a small but vibrant community. Politics in the area are important to the people living here, as they have the power to shape their lives. Local elections feature candidates from both major political parties and independents who are all vying for the same office. These politicians bring with them different points of view on how to best serve the needs of the citizens of Harrington. The local government takes into account a variety of issues affecting their constituents such as education, public safety, infrastructure, and economic development. The citizens of 04643 Harrington, ME take part in active debates about these issues and make sure that their voices are heard by elected officials so that they can choose leaders who will represent their interests and ensure that their town can continue to grow and thrive.
The political climate in Zip 04643 (Harrington, ME) is moderately conservative.
Washington County, ME is moderately conservative. In Washington County, ME 39.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained very strongly Republican, 58.7% to 39.0%.
Washington county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04643 (Harrington, ME) is moderately conservative.
Harrington, Maine is moderately conservative.
Washington County, Maine is moderately conservative.
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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.
Harrington, Maine: r r 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 zip 04643 (Harrington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30 contributions totaling $916 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $3,837 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $256 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)