The town of Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107 is a charming coastal community located just south of Portland. Home to a population of 9,015 people according to the 2019 US Census, it is a vibrant place full of diverse cultures and backgrounds. Politically, the town has consistently leaned towards liberal ideals and Democratic candidates. This is reflected in the 11 members of the Town Council who were all elected as Democrats. The mayor is also currently from the Democratic party. Notable issues that are regularly discussed at council meetings include climate change initiatives, public safety, education funding, and infrastructure improvements. The townspeople actively engage in local politics and there is often lively discussion at Town Hall meetings or through public comment at council meetings. Overall, Cape Elizabeth is a politically engaged community that strives to serve its citizens’ needs while also promoting progressive values and ideals for the greater good.
The political climate in Zip 04107 (Cape Elizabeth, ME) is moderately 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 04107 (Cape Elizabeth, ME) is moderately liberal.
Cape Elizabeth, Maine is moderately 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.
Cape Elizabeth, 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 04107 (Cape Elizabeth)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,215 contributions totaling $492,001 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 426 contributions totaling $117,301 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $275 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)