04349 Kents Hill, ME is a rural community in the state of Maine. Politics in this area are driven by local issues such as the availability of resources, water and sewage infrastructure, and the local economy. As a whole, 04349 Kents Hill is represented at the state level by two senators and two representatives. At the county level, residents of 04349 Kents Hill are represented by a county commissioner. Local elections are held every two years to decide who will represent them in their respective government offices. Some of the popular topics discussed during these elections include fiscal responsibility, taxation reform, education funding and job creation initiatives. Ultimately, it is up to the voters in 04349 Kents Hill to decide which candidates best represent their interests and ideals.
The political climate in Zip 04349 (Kents Hill, ME) is somewhat conservative.
Kennebec County, ME is leaning liberal. In Kennebec County, ME 48.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kennebec county flipped narrowly Democratic, 48.6% to 48.3%.
Kennebec county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04349 (Kents Hill, ME) is somewhat conservative.
Kents Hill, Maine is somewhat conservative.
Kennebec County, Maine is leaning liberal.
Augusta-Waterville Metro Area is leaning 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.
Kents Hill, Maine: D d D D r 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 04349 (Kents Hill)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 62 contributions totaling $9,765 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 49 contributions totaling $4,063 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)