04017 Chebeague Island, ME is a small island located in Cumberland County off the coast of Maine. Despite its small size, it is politically active with various committees and organizations that are focused on local affairs in the community. The island has formed its own local government, the Chebeague Island Town Council, which works to ensure that all issues related to the local community are discussed and addressed. Additionally, they work together with other communities on Cumberland County on important matters such as transportation and economic development. In addition to the town council, there are also a number of other organizations such as the Chebeague Island Historical Society which is responsible for preserving the history of the island and ensuring that its culture is respected and protected. These organizations help bring people together in order to maintain an informed and engaged population.
The political climate in Zip 04017 (Chebeague Island, 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 04017 (Chebeague Island, ME) is moderately liberal.
Chebeague Island, 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.
Chebeague Island, 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 04017 (Chebeague Island)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 513 contributions totaling $11,848 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 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)