The small city of Damariscotta, ME (04543) has a strong political climate, with residents passionately advocating for their beliefs. The two dominant political ideologies in the area are conservative and liberal, though some independent thinkers may also be represented. Local politics involves many different issues and initiatives such as infrastructure improvements, crime reduction strategies, education reform and social service programs. Every election cycle brings out a host of candidates who support various local causes ranging from environmental protection to economic growth. The residents of Damariscotta use their votes to ensure that their voices are heard on election day and that the people they elect will represent them appropriately. Although it is a small city with a population of just under 3000 people, its citizens remain dedicated to making sure their town remains an attractive place to live.
The political climate in Zip 04543 (Damariscotta, ME) is leaning liberal.
Lincoln County, ME is somewhat liberal. In Lincoln County, ME 53.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained strongly Democratic, 53.8% to 43.5%.
Lincoln county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04543 (Damariscotta, ME) is leaning liberal.
Damariscotta, Maine is leaning liberal.
Lincoln 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.
Damariscotta, Maine: r 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 04543 (Damariscotta)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 902 contributions totaling $43,083 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 66 contributions totaling $13,758 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $208 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)