The small town of Cherryfield, ME is a rural community with a population of about 1,500 residents. It is home to many families and small businesses that have been living there for generations. The political landscape in Cherryfield is largely influenced by the state government, as well as the federal government, but there are also local officials who provide services to residents. Local elections are held every two years and the current Mayor is Janet McKelvey, who was elected in 2019. The Town Council consists of five members plus the Mayor, and there are several boards and committees like the Planning Board and Zoning Board that help make decisions about matters relating to the town. In terms of major political issues facing the town, residents often express concern about rising taxes, public safety concerns, economic development opportunities, and maintaining strong relationships with neighboring towns and communities.
The political climate in Zip 04622 (Cherryfield, 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 04622 (Cherryfield, ME) is moderately conservative.
Cherryfield, 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.
Cherryfield, 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 04622 (Cherryfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 220 contributions totaling $3,783 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $17 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)