The small town of 04612 Bernard, ME is a rural community with a population of around 1,200 people. The town has its own local government which is led by an elected mayor and four town council members. Each year the citizens of Bernard come together to vote for the best candidates for mayor and town council. Local politicians in the area are dedicated to improving the quality of life for residents and making sure that their voices are heard. They work hard to create policies that will help promote economic development, preserve historical landmarks, and protect natural resources. The political landscape in Bernard is one that values openness, inclusivity, fairness and respect - all key ingredients for successful governance.
The political climate in Zip 04612 (Bernard, ME) is leaning liberal.
Hancock County, ME is somewhat liberal. In Hancock County, ME 54.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hancock county remained strongly Democratic, 54.8% to 42.4%.
Hancock county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04612 (Bernard, ME) is leaning liberal.
Bernard, Maine is leaning liberal.
Hancock County, Maine is somewhat 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.
Bernard, 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 04612 (Bernard)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 242 contributions totaling $22,074 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $8,250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,179 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)