The small coastal town of Addison, Maine is located in Washington County. The town has long been a conservative stronghold, with the majority of its population voting Republican in local and state elections. The town's politics are largely shaped by its rural character, as many of its citizens favor traditional values and ideologies that prioritize limited government, fiscal responsibility, and support for agriculture and small business. The most recent mayoral election was won by incumbent Mayor Kenneth Johnson who ran on a platform of fiscal discipline and responsible development. In the upcoming election, voters can choose to re-elect Mayor Johnson or support his challenger Jean Whelton who is campaigning for better infrastructure funding and greater investment in education initiatives. Regardless of who wins the election, it’s clear that residents of Addison value their rural lifestyle and seek to protect it from outside influences while also striving for prosperity within their community.
The political climate in Zip 04606 (Addison, 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 04606 (Addison, ME) is moderately conservative.
Addison, 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.
Addison, 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 04606 (Addison)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 74 contributions totaling $9,157 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $4,481 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $345 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)