The town of Farmington, Maine, located in zip code 04938, is a small rural community in Somerset County. With a population of just over 5,000 people, Farmington is known for its strong sense of community and rural way of life. Local politics are an important part of the town's culture. Every two years, residents vote to choose members for the Town Council and School Board. These elected officials work together to ensure that all citizens have access to quality education, safe roads and public services that meet their needs. There are also several local organizations that provide support and resources to the citizens of Farmington on issues such as economic development, environmental preservation and public safety. Through local political engagement, Farmington strives to maintain its unique identity and continue to be a vibrant place for generations to come.
The political climate in Zip 04938 (Farmington, ME) is leaning conservative.
Franklin County, ME is leaning conservative. In Franklin County, ME 46.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained Republican, 50.3% to 46.4%.
Franklin county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04938 (Farmington, ME) is leaning conservative.
Farmington, Maine is leaning conservative.
Franklin County, Maine is leaning 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.
Farmington, Maine: d D 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 04938 (Farmington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 651 contributions totaling $51,825 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 79 contributions totaling $33,076 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $419 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)