The small town of East Waterboro, ME (04030) is a vibrant community that is deeply involved in its local politics. From electing the current mayor to voting on ballot initiatives, residents actively participate in the political process and are passionate about their town’s future. The town is currently led by an independent mayor who has held office for several consecutive terms and was reelected last year with over 60% of the vote. In addition, East Waterboro residents often get involved in state and national elections, passionately advocating for their preferred candidates. In recent years, East Waterboro residents have been particularly active in campaigns against drug abuse and encouraging policies that promote sustainable energy production. With a history of civic engagement and an active population, East Waterboro is a prime example of the power of participatory democracy.
The political climate in Zip 04030 (East Waterboro, ME) is leaning conservative.
York County, ME is somewhat liberal. In York County, ME 54.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, York county remained strongly Democratic, 54.9% to 42.3%.
York county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04030 (East Waterboro, ME) is leaning conservative.
East Waterboro, Maine is leaning conservative.
York County, Maine is somewhat 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.
East Waterboro, 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 04030 (East Waterboro)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 85 contributions totaling $2,539 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $5,955 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $596 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)