04258 Minot, ME is a small rural town located in the western part of Maine. Despite its size, 04258 Minot has a vibrant political scene. Local elections often draw a large number of voters and the town has a long history of politically active citizens. In recent years, local politics have been centered around issues such as environmental protection, public education, infrastructure improvements, economic development and municipal services. Residents regularly participate in town hall meetings to discuss current political issues and the town also holds regular debates between candidates running for office. The town’s focus on local politics ensures that its citizens have a voice in how their community is run and what policies are implemented.
The political climate in Zip 04258 (Minot, 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 04258 (Minot, ME) is somewhat conservative.
Minot, 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.
Minot, 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 04258 (Minot)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 113 contributions totaling $6,690 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $345 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)