The small town of Deer Isle, ME (zip code 04627) is nestled in the picturesque Penobscot Bay. It is a small community with just over 2000 residents and a rich history. Politically, the town is represented by members of both major parties; there are currently two Republicans representing Deer Isle in the Maine State House of Representatives and one Democrat representing them in the Maine Senate. The majority of voters in Deer Isle tend to be conservative-leaning, but there are still many people who come out to support progressive candidates during election season. In terms of local politics, the town has a Town Council consisting of five members elected by Deer Isle citizens every two years. This council is responsible for making decisions on municipal issues such as regulating development control and setting tax rates, among other things. Additionally, they also hold public hearings throughout the year to ensure that all views are heard and considered in decision-making processes.
The political climate in Zip 04627 (Deer Isle, 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 04627 (Deer Isle, ME) is leaning liberal.
Deer Isle, 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.
Deer Isle, 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 04627 (Deer Isle)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 504 contributions totaling $31,190 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 30 contributions totaling $1,745 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)