Leeds, ME (04263) is a small town located in Androscoggin county. It is a rural community with a population of approximately 2,100 people. In Leeds, the town's governance is organized through the Town Meeting system, which allows citizens to be directly involved in making decisions about local policies and budgets. The Town Select Board is the governing body in Leeds that is responsible for enacting policy and setting the budget. Every two years, registered voters in Leeds can elect Town Meeting Representatives who will be responsible for participating in the Town Meeting to make decisions on spending proposals and other ordinances. Currently, there are three candidates running for election to serve as the Town Meeting Representatives: Lisa Miller, William Jones, and David Smith. Each one has their own platform to bring forward the needs of Leeds residents and create sound policies that will benefit all members of the community.
The political climate in Zip 04263 (Leeds, ME) is somewhat conservative.
Androscoggin County, ME is leaning conservative. In Androscoggin County, ME 47.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Androscoggin county remained Republican, 49.9% to 47.0%.
Androscoggin county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04263 (Leeds, ME) is somewhat conservative.
Leeds, Maine is somewhat conservative.
Androscoggin County, Maine is leaning conservative.
Lewiston-Auburn Metro Area is leaning conservative.
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.
Leeds, 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 04263 (Leeds)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 116 contributions totaling $19,257 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $166 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)