Mount Desert, ME is a small town located in Hancock County, Maine with a population of 2,053 as of the 2018 census. It has an active local government that works hard to ensure the community remains vibrant and prosperous. The politics in Mount Desert are largely focused on ensuring the safety and wellbeing of its citizens by focusing on providing necessary services such as fire protection and public utilities as well as advocating for environmental issues like renewable energy initiatives. The town elects officials to serve on the Board of Selectmen, Town Council, Budget Board, Planning Board and other committees. These elected officials make key decisions about the issues facing their constituents including zoning laws, taxation policies, and budgeting for public services. Additionally, they are instrumental in engaging with state representatives to ensure that Mount Desert's voice is heard when it comes to legislation that affects them locally.
The political climate in Zip 04660 (Mount Desert, ME) is leaning liberal.
Hancock County, ME is somewhat liberal. In Hancock County, ME 54.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hancock county remained strongly Democratic, 54.8% to 42.4%.
Hancock county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04660 (Mount Desert, ME) is leaning liberal.
Mount Desert, Maine is leaning liberal.
Hancock 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.
Mount Desert, Maine: d 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 04660 (Mount Desert)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 271 contributions totaling $24,981 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $7,411 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $309 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)