The politics in 04920 Bingham, ME are largely shaped by the political environment of the state as a whole. Maine is a predominantly Democratic state, with recent statewide elections being won by Democrats. However, Bingham itself is located in a county where Republicans have historically held more sway. In recent years, this has started to shift somewhat with increased participation from independent and third-party candidates in local elections. This has resulted in a much more diverse range of opinions and perspectives being voiced in local government. Regardless of party affiliation, it can be said that the residents of Bingham take their civic responsibilities seriously and strive to ensure that their voices are heard on issues that affect their community.
The political climate in Zip 04920 (Bingham, ME) is moderately 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 04920 (Bingham, ME) is moderately conservative.
Bingham, Maine is moderately 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.
Bingham, 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 04920 (Bingham)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $225 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $248 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)