Athens, Maine is a small town located in the midcoast region of Maine. It is known for its picturesque views of the Atlantic Ocean and its close proximity to larger cities like Portland and Augusta. Athens has a long history of local politics including the election of several mayors and town council members. The most recent mayor was elected in 2017 and is continuing to work closely with the town council to ensure that Athens remains a vibrant community with strong economic growth. Over the years, Athens has seen an influx of new businesses, large-scale renovations to existing buildings, and an increase in recreational opportunities for area residents. With ongoing support from local officials and community members alike, Athens is looking forward to a bright future as a vibrant coastal community.
The political climate in Zip 04912 (Athens, ME) is strongly conservative.
Somerset County, ME is moderately conservative. In Somerset County, ME 37.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Somerset county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.4% to 37.0%.
Somerset county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04912 (Athens, ME) is strongly conservative.
Athens, Maine is strongly conservative.
Somerset 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.
Athens, 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 04912 (Athens)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $396 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $3,700 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,850 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)