Politics in 04048 Limerick, ME are regulated by the government of Maine. All registered voters in this area are eligible to cast their vote for local, state, and federal elections. The town is represented at the State House by two House representatives and one Senator. Their job is to represent the interests of the citizens of Limerick in legislative matters. At the local level, residents elect a selectman and other officers including a town manager and clerk to oversee municipal business. These elected officials are responsible for developing budgets, setting tax rates, establishing zoning regulations, and providing many public services. Additionally, all registered voters can participate in political discussions concerning local issues that impact their community such as development projects or environmental policies. By understanding their role in politics, citizens can ensure that their voice is heard in making decisions that affect them.
The political climate in Zip 04048 (Limerick, ME) is leaning conservative.
York County, ME is somewhat liberal. In York County, ME 54.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, York county remained strongly Democratic, 54.9% to 42.3%.
York county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04048 (Limerick, ME) is leaning conservative.
Limerick, Maine is leaning conservative.
York County, Maine is somewhat liberal.
Portland-South Portland Metro Area is strongly liberal.
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.
Limerick, 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 04048 (Limerick)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 107 contributions totaling $4,139 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $430 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)