Belgrade, ME is a small town with a population of around 3,000 people. It is located in Kennebec County and has been part of the county since 1792. Despite its small size, Belgrade has an active political scene. Local elections are held regularly to determine the town's leadership. Candidates from both major parties have served on the Town Council in the past and continue to do so today. The Board of Selectmen is also elected by local voters and sets policy for the town. Community members can stay involved in politics by attending meetings, voting in elections, and participating in local events such as parades and festivals. Belgrade residents have a strong sense of civic pride that encourages participation in the political process.
The political climate in Zip 04917 (Belgrade, ME) is somewhat conservative.
Kennebec County, ME is leaning liberal. In Kennebec County, ME 48.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kennebec county flipped narrowly Democratic, 48.6% to 48.3%.
Kennebec county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04917 (Belgrade, ME) is somewhat conservative.
Belgrade, Maine is somewhat conservative.
Kennebec County, Maine is leaning liberal.
Augusta-Waterville Metro Area is leaning 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.
Belgrade, Maine: D d D D r 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 04917 (Belgrade)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 223 contributions totaling $52,609 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $236 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $45,855 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,638 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)