Politics in 04551 Bremen, ME are largely focused on the local level. This is due to the small size of the community and its proximity to larger cities such as Portland. The main political issue that is discussed in the area is the preservation of its rural character and way of life. Local politicians have made an effort to preserve the history and culture of this small town while also making it economically viable for residents. They have implemented initiatives such as providing incentives for businesses to locate here and helping promote tourism in order to bring more locals and visitors into the area. Additionally, local politicians support efforts that increase environmental awareness and sustainability initiatives, such as encouraging sustainable farming practices or protecting vulnerable species from habitat destruction.
The political climate in Zip 04551 (Bremen, 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 04551 (Bremen, ME) is leaning conservative.
Bremen, 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.
Bremen, 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 04551 (Bremen)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 133 contributions totaling $20,068 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $2,700 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,700 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)