Union, ME (04862) is a small rural town located just outside of Augusta, the capital of the state. Politics in the town typically center around local issues such as education and infrastructure. In recent years, Union has become more involved in statewide politics due to the presence of mining and tourism industries. Local elections are usually hotly contested with candidates focusing on what will bring jobs to Union and keep businesses alive. Residents take an active role in their local government by participating in public forums and voting for candidates that support their interests. Community organizations like the Chamber of Commerce are also very active in advocating for Union’s needs both locally and in state politics. Overall, Union remains a tight-knit community dedicated to taking care of its residents and businesses through political involvement.
The political climate in Zip 04862 (Union, 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 04862 (Union, ME) is leaning liberal.
Union, 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.
Union, 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 04862 (Union)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 198 contributions totaling $42,487 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $215 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $3,170 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)