The small town of 04413 Brookton, ME is governed by a local government, comprised of members from the community who are elected to represent its citizens and make decisions on their behalf. The local government is responsible for setting laws that impact the daily lives of those living in the area, such as zoning laws, creating policies related to schools and libraries, handling road maintenance, and providing public safety measures. Despite its small size, the political atmosphere in Brookton remains vibrant and active. Local elections often feature debates between candidates about taxes, education reform, economic development initiatives, crime prevention strategies and other important topics relevant to those living in the community. Residents take part in these moments of civic engagement by casting their ballots during municipal elections every two years. It's clear that Brookton takes their politics seriously and puts great effort into engaging all citizens to ensure they have a voice in shaping their town’s future.
The political climate in Zip 04413 (Brookton, ME) is moderately conservative.
Washington County, ME is moderately conservative. In Washington County, ME 39.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained very strongly Republican, 58.7% to 39.0%.
Washington county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04413 (Brookton, ME) is moderately conservative.
Brookton, Maine is moderately conservative.
Washington 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.
Brookton, Maine: r r 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 04413 (Brookton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 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)