Brewer, ME 04412 is a small town located in the northern part of Maine. Its political climate is largely conservative, with many voters being registered Republicans. The town has an elected mayor and several city council members that serve as its governing body. Local issues such as taxes, public safety, infrastructure, and economic development are all addressed by the City Council. Each year Brewer holds local elections to determine who will be on the board for the next term. Candidates from both major parties typically run for office, providing constituents with a wide range of options to choose from when it comes to their representation in government. Brewer strives to create a positive environment that allows citizens to express their opinions freely while also ensuring that their voices are heard and taken into consideration when decisions are made.
The political climate in Zip 04412 (Brewer, ME) is leaning conservative.
Penobscot County, ME is somewhat conservative. In Penobscot County, ME 44.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Penobscot county remained moderately Republican, 52.6% to 44.2%.
Penobscot county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04412 (Brewer, ME) is leaning conservative.
Brewer, Maine is leaning conservative.
Penobscot County, Maine is somewhat conservative.
Bangor Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Brewer, Maine: r 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 04412 (Brewer)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 206 contributions totaling $11,571 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 98 contributions totaling $78,071 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $797 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)