Biddeford, located in York County, Maine, is a small city with a population of 21,277 as of the 2018 census. As an integral part of Maine politics, Biddeford residents are active participants in the political process. Local elections for mayor, city council members, and other municipal positions occur every two years based on the terms of each officeholder. Each election cycle brings new candidates to represent the people of Biddeford and give voice to their issues and concerns. In addition to local elections, Biddeford voters also participate in state-wide elections for governor, state legislature representatives and US Congress members. Residents of this vibrant community come together during these political processes to make sure that their voices are heard through participating in debates and attending public forums hosted by local government organizations.
The political climate in Zip 04005 (Biddeford, ME) is somewhat liberal.
York County, ME is somewhat liberal. In York County, ME 54.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, York county remained strongly Democratic, 54.9% to 42.3%.
York county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04005 (Biddeford, ME) is somewhat liberal.
Biddeford, Maine is somewhat liberal.
York County, Maine is somewhat 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.
Biddeford, 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 04005 (Biddeford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 890 contributions totaling $52,042 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 83 contributions totaling $16,700 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $201 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)