Madison is a small town in Maine, located in Somerset County. The local politics of the 04950 region are heavily influenced by the values and ideas of its citizens. It is a very close-knit community and most of the political issues revolve around public services, economic growth, and environmental conservation. The town's government is headed by an elected mayor and board of selectmen who work closely with local organizations to address any pressing concerns or issues. There are also multiple local political candidates running for office each year, giving residents the chance to choose their representative in government. Overall, the 04950 Madison area has a strong sense of civic responsibility that encourages its citizens to be active participants in their local politics.
The political climate in Zip 04950 (Madison, ME) is moderately conservative.
Somerset County, ME is moderately conservative. In Somerset County, ME 37.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Somerset county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.4% to 37.0%.
Somerset county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04950 (Madison, ME) is moderately conservative.
Madison, Maine is moderately conservative.
Somerset County, Maine is moderately 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.
Madison, 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 04950 (Madison)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 67 contributions totaling $1,832 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $17,080 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,068 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)