Hancock, ME is a small town located in Hancock County. The town has a population of about 5,000 people and is known for its rural beauty and strong community presence. It is represented at the state level by Senator Susan Collins, who serves on the Appropriations Committee and the Health, Education Labor and Pension Committee. At the local level, Hancock is run by selectmen, three of which are elected by the residents of Hancock each year. The selectmen are responsible for setting budgets to meet local needs and making decisions that affect their constituents. They are also responsible for upholding laws set forth by the state government in order to keep Hancock safe and prosperous. The town also holds elections every two years for representatives to serve on its school board, which sets policy for the local schools and ensures that students receive an adequate education. All in all, politics in Hancock are focused primarily on providing the best services possible to its citizens while preserving the unique character of this rural Maine town.
The political climate in Zip 04640 (Hancock, 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 04640 (Hancock, ME) is leaning liberal.
Hancock, 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.
Hancock, 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 04640 (Hancock)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 413 contributions totaling $29,601 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 46 contributions totaling $11,916 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $259 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)