The small town of 04847 Hope, ME is filled with a close-knit community that takes pride in their local politics. The town holds elections for all sorts of local government positions, ranging from Town Council to Road Commissioner. In these local elections, the residents of Hope come together to determine who will best represent their unique needs and interests. Civic engagement is seen as a crucial aspect of life in this rural Maine community, and the people are committed to making sure that the right candidates are elected who will work hard for their constituents and serve their best interests. The local political system is an integral part of life in this beloved small town and its people take great pride in it.
The political climate in Zip 04847 (Hope, ME) is leaning liberal.
Knox County, ME is moderately liberal. In Knox County, ME 58.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Knox county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.7% to 38.8%.
Knox county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04847 (Hope, ME) is leaning liberal.
Hope, Maine is leaning liberal.
Knox County, Maine is moderately 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.
Hope, 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 04847 (Hope)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 73 contributions totaling $9,083 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $645 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)