The politics of 04537 Boothbay, ME are reflective of the larger state and national contexts. The region has historically been a reliably blue area and is represented in both the Maine House of Representatives and Senate by Democrats. The current representatives for the area are Senator Dana Dow and Representative Holly Stover, both of whom have been very active in advocating for local issues such as environmental protection, health care access, and economic development. Boothbay also has a strong tradition of grassroots political activism which has made its presence known on many important issues facing its residents today. In addition to voting regularly in elections, many local citizens engage with their government on a regular basis, voicing their opinions on everything from taxes to education policy. This strong engagement in civic life ensures that 04537 Boothbay remains an engaged community with an active voice in shaping its own future.
The political climate in Zip 04537 (Boothbay, ME) is leaning conservative.
Lincoln County, ME is somewhat liberal. In Lincoln County, ME 53.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained strongly Democratic, 53.8% to 43.5%.
Lincoln county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04537 (Boothbay, ME) is leaning conservative.
Boothbay, Maine is leaning conservative.
Lincoln 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.
Boothbay, Maine: r 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 04537 (Boothbay)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 423 contributions totaling $35,622 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $6,970 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $279 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)