The town of Georgetown, Maine (04548) is a small rural community with a population of only about 1,000 people. Despite its size, Georgetown has an active political landscape in which citizens are encouraged to participate. Local elections in Georgetown are typically uncontested and decisions tend to be made by consensus, as residents have the opportunity to discuss topics openly and work together to find solutions. Many local issues relate to the environment, given that it lies on Maine’s rocky coast line. Citizens care deeply about preserving their natural surroundings and promoting sustainable development. Several candidates regularly vie for positions at the town level, and citizens have the chance to make their voices heard during town meetings and through various initiatives throughout the year.
The political climate in Zip 04548 (Georgetown, ME) is leaning liberal.
Sagadahoc County, ME is somewhat liberal. In Sagadahoc County, ME 56.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sagadahoc county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.3% to 40.6%.
Sagadahoc county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04548 (Georgetown, ME) is leaning liberal.
Georgetown, Maine is leaning liberal.
Sagadahoc 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.
Georgetown, 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 04548 (Georgetown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 246 contributions totaling $36,412 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $148 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $7,677 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $274 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)