The small town of Freeport, ME 04032 is an idyllic community steeped in New England history. It has a vibrant local culture with active politics that impact the lives of citizens. Located in Cumberland County, Freeport is home to a select number of elected officials who make up the local government. The Mayor and Town Councilors are responsible for making decisions on important issues such as public safety, infrastructure improvements, and land development. Their decisions shape the future of Freeport’s community and influence its growth. Political candidates running for these offices present their platforms to citizens through debates and speeches. Local elections also bring out residents to cast their votes on the issues that are important to them. All in all, politics plays a significant role in shaping Freeport’s future and providing citizens with a voice to be heard in their community.
The political climate in Zip 04032 (Freeport, ME) is moderately liberal.
Cumberland County, ME is very liberal. In Cumberland County, ME 66.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 30.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cumberland county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.5% to 30.8%.
Cumberland county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04032 (Freeport, ME) is moderately liberal.
Freeport, Maine is moderately liberal.
Cumberland County, Maine is very 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.
Freeport, 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 04032 (Freeport)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,420 contributions totaling $274,117 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $193 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 235 contributions totaling $191,209 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $814 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)