Bucksport, ME (04416) is a small town located in the state of Maine. It has a long history of local politics and civic engagement. The town holds regular elections for mayor and city council members, as well as other elected positions such as school board members or police chiefs. There are several political clubs in Bucksport which engage citizens in a variety of issues that affect the town. These include environmental protection, economic development, and education. Residents also have the opportunity to get involved with other initiatives such as local volunteer organizations or volunteer fire departments. In addition to these activities, Bucksport has a strong sense of community pride which provides an environment that encourages residents to be politically active and engaged citizens.
The political climate in Zip 04416 (Bucksport, ME) is leaning liberal.
Hancock County, ME is somewhat liberal. In Hancock County, ME 54.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hancock county remained strongly Democratic, 54.8% to 42.4%.
Hancock county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04416 (Bucksport, ME) is leaning liberal.
Bucksport, Maine is leaning liberal.
Hancock 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.
Bucksport, 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 04416 (Bucksport)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 176 contributions totaling $4,161 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $5,536 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)