The small island town of Monhegan, ME (04852) is a unique place with a population of only around 70 full-time residents. Even though the population has remained relatively small over the years, Monhegan still has an active local political scene. There are no major political candidates from the area, but the citizens do have two representatives in Maine's House of Representatives. These representatives focus on key issues that are important to Monhegan and its residents, such as preserving the town's natural beauty and ensuring that there is adequate funding for municipal services. The town council also works to ensure that development stays in check so that Monhegan can maintain its small-town charm and appeal.
The political climate in Zip 04852 (Monhegan, ME) is leaning liberal.
Lincoln County, ME is somewhat liberal. In Lincoln County, ME 53.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained strongly Democratic, 53.8% to 43.5%.
Lincoln county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04852 (Monhegan, ME) is leaning liberal.
Monhegan, Maine is leaning liberal.
Lincoln County, Maine is somewhat liberal.
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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.
Monhegan, Maine: r d D D d 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 04852 (Monhegan)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17 contributions totaling $575 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 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)