The town of Islesboro, ME (04848) is a small island community situated off the coast of Belfast in Maine's mid-coast region. Although the population of Islesboro is small, the issues facing its residents are important and can have long-reaching impacts on other towns in the area. Local government consists of a Board of Selectmen chosen by popular vote which meets twice monthly to set and approve town policies. Recently, there has been discussion around increasing local taxes to fund road maintenance and repairs. Other topics such as zoning regulations, public safety initiatives, and affordable housing options also remain top priorities for members of the community. Each year local candidates put their names forward for positions on the Board of Selectmen in order to lead Islesboro into a brighter future with thoughtful policies that keep residents safe and thriving.
The political climate in Zip 04848 (Islesboro, ME) is leaning conservative.
Waldo County, ME is leaning liberal. In Waldo County, ME 50.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Waldo county remained Democratic, 50.8% to 46.0%.
Waldo county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04848 (Islesboro, ME) is leaning conservative.
Islesboro, Maine is leaning conservative.
Waldo County, Maine is leaning 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.
Islesboro, Maine: r 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 04848 (Islesboro)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 417 contributions totaling $59,058 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $400 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)