Bailey Island, ME (04003) is a small island off the coast of Maine, located in Cumberland County. While it borders several other small towns, it is largely independent, with its own unique local government and set of laws. The town consists of 447 year-round residents that are mainly fishermen and lobstermen who have lived on the island for generations. Local politics in Bailey Island are mostly concerned with protecting the island’s traditional fishing industry and keeping the community safe. The Town Meeting form of governance allows residents to meet regularly to discuss important issues and pass legislation as needed. With such a small population size, elections are relatively low-key affairs with most candidates being well known faces running largely unopposed for various positions within town government.
The political climate in Zip 04003 (Bailey Island, 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 04003 (Bailey Island, ME) is moderately liberal.
Bailey Island, 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.
Bailey Island, 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 04003 (Bailey Island)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 76 contributions totaling $1,283 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $17 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)