The town of Bridgton, ME (04057) is located in the foothills of the White Mountains in western Maine. It is a small town with a population of 5,336 according to the most recent census data. The local political landscape is characterized by its commitment to maintaining the rural integrity of its community and providing excellent service to its citizens. The two main political parties represented are Republicans and Democrats, who focus on issues that affect daily life such as taxation, public safety, and infrastructure development. Local elections often turn more on individual candidates’ attitudes towards these issues than their party affiliations. In 2020, the town held an election for mayor which resulted in a Republican victory. As part of this election cycle, several local candidates ran for other positions such as Town Councilor and School Board Member. Overall, Bridgton has a diverse political atmosphere that serves to bring together everyone from all walks of life with respect to their beliefs and values.
The political climate in Zip 04057 (Bridgton, ME) is somewhat liberal.
Cumberland County, ME is very liberal. In Cumberland County, ME 66.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 30.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cumberland county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.5% to 30.8%.
Cumberland county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04057 (Bridgton, ME) is somewhat liberal.
Bridgton, Maine is somewhat liberal.
Cumberland County, Maine is very 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.
Bridgton, 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 04057 (Bridgton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 235 contributions totaling $9,814 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)