The town of Mechanic Falls in 04256 is a small, rural community located in the state of Maine. While the town does not have a local government, its residents are politically active and engaged in local and state politics. Residents are often informed about current events both locally and nationally, as well as about the candidates running for office in the state. During election season, many volunteer their time to help with campaigns or go door-to-door to encourage people to vote. The town also hosts regular meetings with elected officials from across the state who come to listen to citizens' concerns and work together on issues important to the community. In this way, Mechanic Falls stays connected with its representatives and is an example of how citizens can be involved in politics at all levels despite living in a rural area.
The political climate in Zip 04256 (Mechanic Falls, ME) is leaning conservative.
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
Zip 04256 (Mechanic Falls, ME) is leaning conservative.
Mechanic Falls, Maine is leaning conservative.
Androscoggin County, Maine 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.
Mechanic Falls, 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 zip 04256 (Mechanic Falls)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $211 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $16 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)