The small town of 04459 Mattawamkeag, ME is located in Penobscot County and is home to around 600 residents. Despite its small size, the town still has an active local political presence with various elected officials that serve the community. For example, Mattawamkeag is represented by the state legislator Russell Black for District 4 and also by members of county level offices, such as Donni Paine who serves on the Penobscot County Commission. These officials are responsible for providing essential services and making important decisions that affect the quality of life for all of the residents in 04459 Mattawamkeag. Residents can stay up-to-date with their local politics through attending public meetings or by joining various civic organizations throughout town. Furthermore, there are several opportunities for residents to get involved in energy projects and initiatives that will help move the town towards a more sustainable future.
The political climate in Zip 04459 (Mattawamkeag, ME) is somewhat conservative.
Penobscot County, ME is somewhat conservative. In Penobscot County, ME 44.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Penobscot county remained moderately Republican, 52.6% to 44.2%.
Penobscot county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04459 (Mattawamkeag, ME) is somewhat conservative.
Mattawamkeag, Maine is somewhat conservative.
Penobscot County, Maine is somewhat conservative.
Bangor Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Mattawamkeag, Maine: r 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 04459 (Mattawamkeag)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $493 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)