Raymond, ME (04071) is a small coastal town located in Cumberland County. Although it has a relatively small population, Raymond is represented by a number of local and state representatives. At the local level, Raymond is represented by President David Lemoine of the Board of Selectmen, who was elected to the board in 2017. In addition to being the chairperson of the Board of Selectmen, Lemoine also serves on several local committees. At the state level, Raymond is represented by Senator Cathy Breen, Representative Richard Malaby, and Senator Bill Diamond who are all members of the Maine Senate and House of Representatives. All three legislators are committed to ensuring that Raymond receives its fair share of state resources and services. They have worked hard to bring economic development opportunities to town as well as preserving its rural character.
The political climate in Zip 04071 (Raymond, ME) is moderately liberal.
Cumberland County, ME is very liberal. In Cumberland County, ME 66.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 30.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cumberland county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.5% to 30.8%.
Cumberland county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04071 (Raymond, ME) is moderately liberal.
Raymond, Maine is moderately liberal.
Cumberland County, Maine is very 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.
Raymond, 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 04071 (Raymond)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 509 contributions totaling $105,299 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $207 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 50 contributions totaling $9,962 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $199 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)