The small town of Litchfield, ME, located in zip code 04350, is a quintessentially New England community with a population of around 2,200 people. It's home to a variety of local businesses and attractions like the historical Maine Wildlife Park and the Litchfield Speedway. The politics in this rural town are largely conservative and center around fiscal responsibility and resource conservation. In recent years, local officials have focused on building a strong business community while also maintaining the traditional values and resources this rural area offers. Political candidates who are running for office typically promote ideas that appeal to residents such as investing in local infrastructure, expanding job opportunities, protecting natural resources, and keeping taxes low. With its strong community focus and commitment to environmental protection, Litchfield has become an ideal place for families looking for a safe, affordable place to call home.
The political climate in Zip 04350 (Litchfield, 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 04350 (Litchfield, ME) is somewhat conservative.
Litchfield, 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.
Litchfield, 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 04350 (Litchfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 74 contributions totaling $5,815 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $1,762 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)