Islesford, ME is a small island town located off the coast of Maine. The town has a population of just over 200 and is situated in an archipelago of other small islands. It is known for its beauty and quaint atmosphere, with stunning views of the Atlantic Ocean and charming fishing villages. Politically, it is part of Hancock County and is represented by Democrat Emily Cain in the US House of Representatives. At the local level, Islesford does not have any political candidates running for office. Instead, it relies on its state representatives to ensure that their interests are met at both the state and federal level. With such a small population, there is minimal interest in local politics but those who do live here understand the importance of having leaders who understand their needs and can properly represent them in government.
The political climate in Zip 04646 (Islesford, 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 04646 (Islesford, ME) is leaning liberal.
Islesford, 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.
Islesford, 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 04646 (Islesford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 117 contributions totaling $14,389 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)