In Buckfield, ME (04220), the local political landscape is an interesting one. It features a mayor-council system of government, with elections held every two years to decide who will serve in each position. The current mayor, Eileen Grohowski, was elected in 2019 and has been working hard since then to improve the town's infrastructure and make it even more welcoming for visitors and residents alike. Alongside her are 10 councilors, all of whom have differing opinions about how to govern and guide the town. Throughout the year there are numerous public meetings where members of the community can come together to discuss issues that affect them all. Local candidates often take part in these discussions, sharing their ideas on how best to address particular issues facing the town. With so many different perspectives at play, Buckfield residents have the opportunity to engage with their local representatives and be a part of making change within their own community.
The political climate in Zip 04220 (Buckfield, ME) is somewhat conservative.
Oxford County, ME is somewhat conservative. In Oxford County, ME 44.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oxford county remained moderately Republican, 52.8% to 44.1%.
Oxford county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04220 (Buckfield, ME) is somewhat conservative.
Buckfield, Maine is somewhat conservative.
Oxford County, Maine is somewhat 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.
Buckfield, Maine: d 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 04220 (Buckfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 89 contributions totaling $2,643 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $1,429 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)