Kingfield, Maine, is a small rural town with a population of approximately 1,700 people. The town boasts a rich history of farming and orcharding, and is home to some of the most beautiful scenery in the state. It is also an active part of the political landscape in the region. Every two years, the residents of Kingfield elect representatives to serve on the local Town Council. Members of this council are tasked with making important decisions about zoning, healthcare, public safety, and other issues that affect life in Kingfield. In addition to these local elections, Kingfield residents can cast their votes for State Representatives and Senators during general elections. Even though Kingfield is a small town, its citizens take their civic responsibilities seriously and participate actively in the political process.
The political climate in Zip 04947 (Kingfield, ME) is somewhat conservative.
Franklin County, ME is leaning conservative. In Franklin County, ME 46.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained Republican, 50.3% to 46.4%.
Franklin county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04947 (Kingfield, ME) is somewhat conservative.
Kingfield, Maine is somewhat conservative.
Franklin County, Maine is leaning conservative.
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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.
Kingfield, Maine: d D D D r r
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 04947 (Kingfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 141 contributions totaling $14,991 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $4,415 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $368 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)